Agreement sends Alaska timber to Taiwan.

• Position: TIMBER

AS 1.7 million agreement to export Southeast Alaska timber to Taiwan was announced recently by Alaska economic and resource development officials and Taiwan resource executives.

The announcement confirms terms agreed to by Sealaska Timber Corp. and Long Haeuser Enterprise Co. Ltd. of Taiwan. Sealaska Timber is a component of Sealaska Regional Native Corp., headquartered in Juneau.

Alaska TATICC Co-Chairs Frank Roppel and Mike Barry announced the $1.7 million contract on behalf of the state. Announcing the agreement for Taiwan were Taiwanese TATICC Co-Chairs Dr. Sheng-Cheng Hu and Theodore M.H. Huang. "The contract between these...