Jun 02, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs approved the registration of a new association, the China Timber Protection Industry Association. The association will be supervised and guided by the Ministries of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The aim of the new association is to improve timber utilization, to extend timber life in-use, to promote standardization and to expand markets, ITTO reported. The products in the association mandate include wooden frame houses and wooden structures, wooden outdoor products, treated and fire resistant wood, modified wood, wood preservatives, composite materials, engineered bamboo and wood coatings. The new association will also promote timber recycling and waste utilisation.