Yes, there's the creation of FPInnovations and the decision to create the pulp and paper green transformation program, which for a billion dollars put every penny into Canadian mills. Each of those Canadian mills that got money came out of that program stronger, more capable, and able to compete with their American cousins and internationally. We invested in export market promotion, such that the growth of exports, of lumber sales to China, is almost unprecedented at 1,400% over the time period. Also, we consciously invested in partnerships in the work that Bob spoke about with building codes.
We have pushed the boundaries and are continuing to push the boundaries of what you can do with wood safely in buildings in our built environment here in Canada. We're doing the same in the United States. That's important because the United States is a much bigger market. The more we can get the Americans to do the same, the bigger the market there will be for us.
At the same time, we redirected our science. We created the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre. We put about 50 or 60 scientists in it and said that they would get their directions from industry, that it wasn't the university of the CFS, that they would be doing work that matters to industry. The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre is part of FPInnovations. While they're supported and they're technically my employees, they actually get the operational direction from FPInnovations and through that from industry.
We also turned around our science such that if there is a phytosanitary issue, if there's a trade issue that is any way related to the health and safety of our products, we have scientists who are lined up and can respond right away. Whether it's the recent opening up of the ash market to Canadian products and the opening of the market in India to Canadian products, we're there, and we're able to turn the organization and focus our scientific expertise to support the international growth of the market.