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Timber
Britain uses a large amount of timber, paper, boards and other wood products each year, equivalent to about 50 million cubic metres. Around 85% of this has to be imported at a cost of about £8 billion. The development of the British timber industry, using wood from Britain's forests, has been a major success story. Over £1.6 billion has been invested in sawmills and paper and board mills over the last 15 years, and a further £2 billion is expected to be invested over the next fifteen years, creating many new jobs. The volume of wood supplied from Britain's forests each year has more than doubled from 4 million cubic metres in the 1970s to nearly 9 million now. This will increase to 15 million cubic metres by 2020, offering scope for further substantial investment in the processing industry.
Timber Facts and Figures
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What's of interest
 Timber from sustainably managed forests is one of the most environmentally friendly materials available. For more information on the environmental credentials of wood visit the wood. for good website
 The Forestry Commission selected the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) label for all of its timber because it is recognised by more consumers and is supported by most environmental groups.
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