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USEFUL LINKS
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ANPM – National
Association of Producers of Wood Floors – is seeking to develop
activities that provide aggregation of quality, greater valorization and
incentives to utilization of wood floors. Contributing to all sectors
involved in the production, trade and use of wood floors, ANPM’S
target is to develop a Quality Program that presents various benefits
to producers, including an increase in exports. Visit the site – www.anpm.org.br – and learn about the company’s actions geared to the development of the sector. Have access to the schedule of courses and technical reports for floor manufacturing companies, installers, suppliers of raw materials, equipment manufacturers and clients, in addition to the schedule of events of interest to the segment. |
| - IBAMA - At the home-page of the Brazilian Environment Agency (Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis - IBAMA) you can learn about the legislation that regulates forestry and the sustainable forestry management in Brazil, and check how the work we do at FOREX-CEMEX is in accordance with all legal requirements. At this site you can also get the latest news on the environment in Brazil. (Portuguese) |
| - NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION - Here you can verify FOREX-CEMEX affiliation with the most important group of wood flooring manufacturers in the world. The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) is a non-profit organization in the USA representing all segments of the wood flooring industry. (English) |
| - ASSOCIATION TECHNIQUE INTERNATIONALE DES BOIS TROPICAUX - Created in 1951, upon FAO and OCDE request, the Association Technique Internationale Des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT) has an important role and history. It helped to reorganize and rationalize tropical hardwoods trade after WWII. One of its current priorities is the sustainable tropical forestry management. ATIBT is a non-governmental, non-political organization with over 200 affiliates in 33 manufacturers and buyers countries of tropical hardwoods. Here you can learn about the latest information on the economics, political and technological aspects of tropical hardwoods business. (French) |
| - NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION - Here you can learn about the grading sort used by FOREX-CEMEX in its hardwoods’ production. The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) is a non-profit organization created in 1898 in the USA, in order to create an uniform grading system for measurement and inspection of hardwoods. This system is used worldwide (English). |
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OXFORD FORESTRY
INSTITUTE - The Oxford Forestry Institute (OFI), at Oxford University,
is the world leading college for forestry studies, with activities in
education, training, research, information and counseling services. Through
its association with CAB International and the Plant Sciences Library
from Oxford University (the largest library and database in this field),
OFI developed the world's most important literature and information center
for forestry research. (English) |