Liberia is also gaining from the export of woodchips to Europe, where they are used as either biomass for energy production or in the manufacture of fiber board.
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Agricultural landscapes can accomplish this while improving food and fiberproduction and minimizing the need for artificial fertilizer and fossil-fuel-driven tilling and raising farmer incomes.
Analysts said that Futong achieved a breakthrough in the manufacturing of optical fiber preform, the core raw material for optical fiberproduction, and is the first enterprise in China that can make this material with the latest all-synthesis technology.
Cellulose fuel production would require a consistant base product so it would become necessary to secure massive amounts of plant fiber to ensure uninterrupted production.