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July 2013 Issue

 

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TP provides superior quality assurance programs and services to the forest products industry. This is accomplished by providing timely, cost effective services, thorough and accurate inspections, and exemplary customer service.
 
 
 
 
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Update on ISPM 15 Participating Countries

 

 

 

  

Below is an updated list of countries participating in the ISPM 15 program:

 

North AmericaAfrica
United States*  Egypt
Canada* Kenya
MexicoNigeria
 Senegal
Latin AmericaSeychelles
ArgentinaSouth Afirica
Brazil Tanzania
Bolivia 
ChileAsia
Columbia
  
Costa RicaAustralia
CubaChina
Dominican RepublicIndia
EcuadorIndonesia
GuatamalaIsrael
HondurasJapan
JamaicaJordan
NicaraguaLebanon
ParaguayMalaysia
PeruNew Zealand
Trinidad & TobagoOman
VenezuelaPhilippines
South Korea
EuropeSri Lanka
European Union**Syria
NorwayTaiwan
SwitzerlandThailand
Turkey Vietnam

Ukraine

Croatia

 
 

  

*The U.S. and Canada currently maintain a bilateral agreement allowing for the movement of WPM across each other's border without ISPM 15 marks.

 

**European Union - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

 

There are countries not on this list that are enforcing ISPM-15 without any published regulation. It is recommended to use ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging regardless of international destination.

 

Content coutesy of the NWPCA.

SOLID WEEK, SOLID QUARTER, SUPERB FIRST HALF

 

The Dow advanced 0.74% for the last week of June to 14,909.60, the S&P 500 rose 0.87% for the week to reach 1,606.28, and the NASDAQ wrapped up June at 3,403.25 after a 1.37% weekly gain. While the second quarter saw a 32.36% rise in the CBOE VIX, it also brought gains of 2.27% for the DJIA, 4.15% for the NASDAQ and 2.36% for the S&P, even as all three indices lost ground in June. The YTD gain represents the DJIA's best first half of a year since 1999.1 

 

Citations:

1 - cnbc.com/id/100852152 [6/28/13]

 

    
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