The Canadian Press — A preliminary report from the Canadian Transportation Agency appears to confirm shippers’ complaints about a relatively high number of restrictions on commodities they tried to move by rail through the Vancouver area. Industry groups have accused Canada’s two largest rail companies of “discriminatory treatment” against some commodities, the report notes, highlighting…
Samsung Electronics has announced it will replace plastic packaging used for its bevy of products — from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances and wearables — with paper and other environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics. Samsung will start making the switch in the first half of the year. The company aims to only…
CBC News — A former mayor and forestry operator on the of the Northern Peninsula, Nfld. has questions about Active Energy Company ‘s intentions. Leander Pilgrim, who served as the mayor of Main Brook for over 30 years, says the U.K. company has no experience in forestry management and will ruin the traditional way of…
Representatives of Resolute Forest Products are asking Queen’s Park for help, as they battle with American producers for access to U.S. markets. In a news report published in Dryden Now, Resolute says they have $100 million in duty deposits sitting in Washington, and there’s still no agreement on softwood lumber. The last deal expired in…
Timberbiz — Forests2Market, which focuses primarily on the US and the American continent, has provided its predictions for 2019. The company is a provider of global timber pricing, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw materials supply chain. 1.Global pulp market will maintain strength China will continue to buy more pulp…
Registration is now available for the 62nd Industry Forum & Forest NB/ARPFNB AGM’s – “Forests for the Future.” Click Here The 2019 event will again be hosted at the Fredericton Convention Center with accommodations blocked for delegates at the Hilton Garden Inn. Registration remains open and preferred hotel rates are valid until March 8th, 2019…
For the third year in a row, the technology company Continental was honoured as one of FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” for 2019, maintaining its spot in the Top 5 within its industry. Recognized for excellence in key areas like quality of products and management, social responsibility, people management, and innovation, Continental works tirelessly…
Bandit Industries has announced that it will offer select trommel screens and conveyor stackers manufactured by Poland-based company, Pronar. Bandit will unveil and demonstrate the Model 60 GT-HD stacker and the Model 7.24 GT at the U.S. Composting Council’s Conference and Tradeshow in Glendale, AZ., from Jan. 28-31. “This partnership is very important for Bandit…
BC — As a result of the final phase of the logging contractor sustainability review, the ministry will amend the Timber Harvesting Contract and Subcontract Regulation to make forest-sector contractors and licensees more sustainable and competitive in the long term. Amending the regulation is the recommendation of former provincial premier Dan Miller, who facilitated the…
YAKIMA, Wash. — As wildfires continue to increase throughout Washington state, so does the sense of urgency to prevent and control them. According to a report in the Yakima Herald, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz unveiled a strategic 10-year fire protection plan that calls for significant increases in resources, training, funding, and education to tackle…