2018 Q2 highlights:
China has posted its Q2 GDP growth of 6.7%, slightly lower than 6.8 percent in Q1 of 2018. Tighter financial conditions (such as authorities continue to demolish on shadow banking and back up financial deleveraging)… more
It is probably every marketing director’s dream to see their promotional content going viral on social media platforms or create a ripple effect with the contents reaching a group of selected audience and their immediate circle… more
For the first time, Rugao Port of Jiangsu Province imported a total of 300 tons Canadian wood valued at US$121,000 on June 22.
The Canadian lumber has been transferred to a new and expanding wood industry park, which improves logistics and… more
China’s cabinet has released a three-year action plan on air pollution control, solidifying a timetable and road map for improving air quality.
Economic, legal, technological, and administrative means will be adopted in a… more
A revised national standard for wood frame constructions will take effect starting August 1.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has approved the revised code. It includes modifications to lumber grading and strength… more
Canada Wood China has again teamed up with university partners to hold a timber structure design competition this June as a part of continuous efforts to inspire interest in wood frame construction among future professionals.
The 3rd… more
Canada Wood China (CW China) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Railway Real Estate Group on June 20 in Beijing.
The two sides agreed to develop a long term strategic partnership, which will focus on development of wood… more
Canada Wood China has inked a MOU with Qingdao Commodity Exchange Center to jointly promote the use of Canadian wood in China.
Representatives from the two sides signed the MOU at a ceremony in Qingdao on May 22, 2018.
As a listed firm,… more
Canada Wood China joined European Wood to hold symposiums on fire safety in timber structures. The first was in Shanghai on April 27th while the second was in Beijing on April 28th.
The seminars attracted more than 400 industry… more
The Chinese government has announced in April the location of a special economic zone (SEZ) that will effectively serve as an extension of Beijing.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, China’s… more
Canada Wood China has signed a MOU with United Furniture Association (UFA) in Dongguan City to further cooperation in the Chinese furniture industry.
The MOU ceremony was a part of a seminar held by the two parties on wood applications in… more
2018 Q1 highlights:
Based on the report issued by the official statistics bureau on April 17th, China’s GDP growth increased 6.8% in the first quarter which exceeded the previous expectation (6.7%); real estate investment is expected to… more
Canada Wood China has agreed to work with two key industry stakeholders to cultivate local talents for wood and hybrid prefabrication.
Executives from Canada Wood China, the China Association of Construction Education and Shanghai Lenyer… more
The Shanghai municipal government has started compiling a guidebook on passive house constructions, a move it hopes will encourage a more energy-saving and environmentally friendly construction model.
The Shanghai Green Building Council… more
China will set up a new ministry to protect and manage the country’s natural resources, according to a reform plan submitted to the national legislature on March 14th.
The restructuring of the State Council, China’s cabinet, is… more
A timber structure project in Jiangsu Province has won the International Wood Design Award at the 2018 Wood Design Awards in Vancouver, Canada.
The Timber Structure Enterprise Pavilion at the Jiangsu Horticultural Expo in Suzhou was… more
Dingchi Wood Co of Shandong Province will build a six-story wood building, which will be the tallest wood structure in China.
The 23.55-meter tall building will be built in an industrial park in Penglai City with a total construction area… more
Canada Wood China has signed an MOU with Ningbo Forest Travel Development Co. to build a strategic partnership in promoting energy efficient wood buildings.
Both parties signed the MOU at Canada Wood’s Shanghai office on February 9, 2018… more
Canada Wood China joined forces with BC Premier John Horgan and the Chinese government to promote the synergies of wood construction and green building at a recent policy forum in Beijing.The forum —organized by Canada Wood China,… more
As part of its effort to fight against pollution, China unveiled its first environmental protection tax law on January 1. The law replaces a decades-old pollutant discharge fee targeting enterprises and public institutions discharging… more
