October 25, 2011
TIMBER INDUSTRY AND RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM CABINET TO PROMOTE BNG CONSUMPTION OF WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
TIMBER INDUSTRY AND RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM CABINET TO PROMOTE BNG CONSUMPTION OF WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
- Representatives of Spain and Confemadera Confemadera - Galicia meet Olaia Fernández, Galician Nationalist Bloc candidate in the elections of November 20, to convey the industry's proposals
President Confemadera Spain, Francisco Huidobro and the president of Confemadera - Galicia, Elier Ojea, received the support of the Galician Nationalist Bloc candidate, Olaia Fernandez, the industry's proposals to promote the consumption of wood and its products.
The meeting took place at BNG, is part of the round Confemadera is developing contacts with political parties attending the General Election of November 20, 2011.
Huidobro said that by their nature wood is the raw material of the future, as it is a renewable and recyclable material that helps in the fight against climate change because it stores and retains CO2.The Spanish government should promote the consumption of wood and its products, both in the case of new construction and rehabilitation or reform, tax incentives as already being done in neighboring countries such as France, said Francisco Huidobro, Confemadera president.
Forest transport more competitive
The industry asked the nationalist candidate that matches forest transportation conditions in Spain than in other neighboring countries such as Portugal and France, under the same EU legislation, at present, a timber transport Tui has a load of 40 Valenca tons of Minho, 20 tons Elier said Ojea, president of Confemadera - Galicia.
The industry asked the government to develop the necessary legislation to end this discrimination and allow the transport of logs with a maximum weight of 60 tons and the use of modular truck up to a maximum of 25.25 meters.
500 kilograms to 5,000 kilograms.
These changes in the current transportation system Spanish forest significantly reduce the number of transports in the race, which would increase energy efficiency, carbon footprint and improve the management of forests.For all wood products and furniture are proposed to increase the load of 40 to 46 tons, and in the case of transporting products in the furniture industry and ancillary businesses, the proposal is to increase the maximum weight of 3.
Tree is Life Campaign
The industry demonstrated its commitment to the forest wealth of Spain and, above all, from Galicia to the proposed tree is life program that aims to promote the culture of tree planting 10 million trees in the Spanish forests.The initiative will generate 1,000 direct jobs, savings on purchases of CO2 emission rights for the Government of 1 million euros a year for 40 years (approximately) and VAT revenues, Social Security and income tax of 11 million euros.
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