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Timcon rallies msp support
12 December 2012
The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) presented the economic and environmental advantages of the timber industry to an assembly of MSPs at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on December 2nd. The event

The Timber Packaging & Pallet
Confederation (TIMCON)
presented the economic and
environmental advantages of the
timber industry to an assembly of
MSPs at the Scottish Parliament in
Edinburgh on December 2nd.
The event was hosted by Jim
Hume, the MSP for the South of
Scotland, and highlighted the role the
wooden pallets and packaging
industry has in sustaining the
Scottish timber and sawmilling
sectors and the wider Scottish
economy, as well as in reducing
carbon dioxide emissions.
Mr Hume said: "As an employer of more than 8000 people directly and 30,000 indirectly, the timber pallets and packaging industry contributes significantly to our economy. And, as the sustainable forests from which they are produced store carbon as they grow, they are also highly beneficial for our environment."
Mr Hume said: "As an employer of more than 8000 people directly and 30,000 indirectly, the timber pallets and packaging industry contributes significantly to our economy. And, as the sustainable forests from which they are produced store carbon as they grow, they are also highly beneficial for our environment."
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