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VISTA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building Products, Inc. (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the Company has been awarded two additional production releases, representing over $260,000.00 in additional contract orders, on ECOB's contract to supply Eco Red Shield(tm) coated lumber and trusses for two phases of houses at Brookfield Homes project in Ontario California. E Build & Truss, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eco Building Products, was awarded...

MONTREAL, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Members of the board, management and employees of CelluForce are pleased to announce the end of the construction phase and the start of operations at the first manufacturing plant for NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) in the world. Recyclable and renewable, NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) is an advanced material derived from wood fibre that improves strength, durability and toughness. This high-value nanomaterial is capable of transforming...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maine Governor Paul LePage signed an executive order today directing that "any new or expanded state buildings shall incorporate 'Green Building' standards that give certification credits equally to forest products grown, manufactured, and certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standard, Forest Stewardship Council, American Tree Farm System, and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification systems." "This...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY) today announced the February 17(th) worldwide availability of its much-anticipated RAZR Fit(TM) Driver and RAZR Fit(TM) Fairway Woods. Building on 29 years of clubmaking excellence, Callaway's much-anticipated RAZR Fit line of woods represents the Company's most advanced products to date. By combining the performance benefits gained from several proprietary technologies with an easy-to-understand,...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced that it is planning to build a 454,000 metric ton wood pellet manufacturing facility in Courtland, Va., which could begin operations as early as the first half of 2013. The project is contingent on the property where the plant will be located being rezoned by Southampton County and on other permitting requirements....

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: "BMSPF") (the "Company") is pleased to provide shareholders with an outline of our three year growth plan. The Company is in various stages of development of five plant sites that will be designed to produce three and a half million tonnes of pellets per year with gross revenues expected to exceed $650 million per year. The first plant is expected to commence production in 2012, with plants two...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced that it has partnered with ConocoPhillips, a prominent international oil and gas producer, to create a new company, ECo Biomass Technologies ("ECo Biomass"), which will bring torrefied biomass fuels to market. ECo Biomass, jointly owned by Enviva and ConocoPhillips, will use a combination of proprietary and acquired existing...

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: "BMSPF") (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to purchase 27 acres in Cowichan lake, British Columbia. This is a major milestone for the Company as the first of three plants currently in development will see construction of the plant completed in 2012. About the CompanyBiomass Secure Power Inc. is incorporated in the Province of British Columbia. The Company...

ATLANTA, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, one of the largest wood products manufacturers in North America, announced today a new strategic direction for the company's engineered lumber business to facilitate more direct involvement with its customer base and expansion of services. GP will provide its engineered lumber customers with inside and outside account management personnel, business development support, engineering and technical services, and software...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The British Columbia (BC) government has failed to implement the 2011 regular update to the so-called BC Market Pricing System (MPS) for timber in the BC Coast region in a timely manner. This foot-dragging is of considerable concern to the U.S. Lumber Coalition and amounts to yet another new subsidy to Canadian lumber manufacturers. The last regular update of the MPS, in 2009, resulted in a significant decrease in Coast timber...