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Tables summarize volume and values of United States trade in wood products from 1978 to 2005. Import and export data are shown for 21 commodities aggregated from over 1,700 wood products. Data were obtained from an earlier report by Chmelik and others and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Trade in each commodity is delineated by trading partner and shipments through each of four regional aggregations of U.S. customs districts. Data show that the United States is a net importer of wood products and Canada is the dominant supplier

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Reducing the environmental impacts of products and activities becomes more and more important as the world's population grows and limits of the earth's carrying capacity are closing in or already exceeded. Wood and engineered wood products, coming from a natural source, are generally seen as more environmentally sound than alternative products and materials. However, to keep up with the general development of environmental efficiency (i.e., less environmental impact per produced unit), wood and engineered wood products should also improve their environmental footprint. In this contribution, the standardized method of life cycle assessment is used to investigate a range of wood and wood products with a focus on building materials, like glued-laminated timber (glulam) and oriented strand boards. Where data permits, the Environmental Footprint indicators as recommended by the European Union, are applied. The results are used to highlight fields of improvement and strategies for an even lower environmental profile for wood materials and products and could be of interest for producers as well as purchasers and users of materials and products based on wood materials. By combining all strategies, a reduction of the overall environmental footprint by up to ca 60 % was achieved. ; Pages 143-151

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV), a model has been developed for estimating the carbon storage potential as well as the annual CO2- emissions from wood products in Germany. For this purpose, the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories describe various possible calculation methods (tiers) (IPCC 2006).