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Survey reveals impact of COVID-19 on components manufacturing industry
The UK has experienced a 4.1 per cent drop in property website visits but its market is by no means the worst affected by lockdown. Rentals search website Spotahome analysed visits to Europeans main property portals over the past six months. Most real estate investment trusts are still getting their rent, except in the retail sector
EU plans sweeping bioenergy review by end 2020
The European Commission intends to push a “transformative approach” to all forms of bioenergy – including biofuels and woody biomass – as part of a biodiversity strategy due to be unveiled on Wednesday.
Timber supply chain is gearing up for business
The timber supply chain is gearing up for business according to latest Confederation of Timber Industries survey, with almost all businesses to reopen in May. The third of businesses which didn't close are set to be rejoined by the rest of the respondents, with most (99%) having either reopened or planning to this month.
Nova Scotia chemists team up with mill to make N95 masks using pulp
A team of chemists at Saint Mary's University in Halifax is looking at methods to help East Coast mills produce pulp that can be used in the N95 respirator masks that have been in high demand during the global pandemic.
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OSHA providing guidance and resources on how to respond to Covid-19 in the workplace
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is urging employers and workers to take advantage of interim guidance and resources available from OSHA in response to Covid-19.
Buy lumber stocks, says RBC analyst
Shares of lumber stocks have plunged recently and one analyst at RBC Capital Markets says now is the time for investors to buy — but at least one of his peers disagrees. BNN Bloomberg's Paul Bagnell has more.
