Sawmill profit margins fell substantially in North America during the second half of 2018 after reaching record highs in the 2Q/18, reports the WRQ. Softwood lumber prices have generally fallen faster than the costs for sawlogs throughout the world in late 2018, resulting in lower margins for the sawmilling sector, according to the WRQ. In…
Following the government’s 10-year review consultations this past winter of the province’s Endangered Species Act, the province is improving outcomes for species at risk by implementing recommendations received to modernize and improve the effectiveness of the act and improve outcomes for species at risk. “During consultation, we received valuable feedback from the public, Indigenous communities…
In January 2019, the CSA 086 Technical Committee endorsed the inclusion of Canadian grown Norway Spruce as having met the structural design values for “North Species” (as published in the CSA 086 Engineering Design in Wood) In March of this year, the American Lumber Standards Committee approved the submitted in-grade design values for Canadian grown…
NHLA is offering two lumber grading training opportunities in Brattleboro, Vermont – Class Begins April 29. On April 29, NHLA will offer TWO different learning opportunities at the same location: 3-Day Intro to Lumber Grading Course Block 1 of the Inspector Training School Progressive Program. The 3-Day Intro to Lumber Grading Course is perfect for…
London, 17 April — The Global Warming Policy Forum has called for Sir David Attenborough to come clean about the infamous falling walruses in his new Netflix series. In his narration for the Our Planet show, David Attenborough claims that lack of sea ice is forcing walruses ashore, where they fall from cliffs. However, his…
JOHANNESBURG – LignoTech South Africa (LignoTech) is an equal partnership joint venture between Sappi Southern Africa Limited (“Sappi”) and Borregaard AS of Norway (“Borregaard”). The lignin extraction plant in Umkomaas, KwaZulu Natal was first commissioned in December 1998 and officially opened in 1999. The plant at LignoTech was designed to generate revenue from a previously-unused…
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, CBW — Cascades Inc., has announced that it is extending its transportation electrification program to all its employees in Ontario. In addition to its 4,400 Quebec-based employees, the Company will now offer its 2,200 employees in Ontario access to the program that encourages individuals to transition from gas to electric or hybrid…
BRUSSELS –FEFCO is proud to announce the new cradle-to-grave carbon impact of corrugated packaging at 538kg CO2 equivalents per tonne of product. The carbon footprint covers the cradle-to-grave carbon impact of corrugated packaging, taking account of fossil and biogenic greenhouse gas emissions and removals and emissions from direct land use change. The data for production…
WASHINGTON, UK — Polar Krush, the UK-based iced drinks market leader has actively eliminated plastic straws from its brand with the launch of a revolutionary, 100% environmentally friendly spoon straw. After listening to feedback from its global customer base, Northumberland-based Polar Krush has developed a unique spoon straw made from paper to replace the hundreds…
GENEVA — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has selected 14 members for the Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessment (TG-Data) from 81 nominations from 51 countries. TG-Data aims to provide guidance to the IPCC’s Data Distribution Centre (DDC) on curation, traceability, stability, availability and transparency of data and scenarios related…