HPBA Urges Senate Action to Give Wood Stove Manufacturers Time to Meet EPA Emissions Standards Statement from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association in response to S. 1857, a bill that will set the effective compliance date of New Source Performance Standards for residential wood heaters, hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces as May 15, 2023….
MURRAY LATTA PROGRESSIVE MACHINE INC. ACQUIRES KIMWOOD OPERATIONS Cottage Grove, Oregon – Murray Latta Progressive Machine, Inc. of Surrey, BC, Canada, has announced that it has acquired the operations of Kimwood Corporation, a Cottage Grove, Oregon based manufacturer of machinery for the forest products industry; including sanders, planers, re-saws, rotary hogs, and cylinders. Murray Latta…
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) applauds the Canadian government, and in particular International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr, on the launch of the debate on Bill C-79 – the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) involving Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. This agreement will…
The BC Community Forest Association (BCCFA) has released its annual report which summarizes the benefits of community forestry in BC. Forty community forests participated in the survey, providing data from their last reporting year. This sample represents 93% of the operating community forests in the BCCFA. Most are small rural communities, with an average population…
CBC News — Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin says action related to the Lahey report on forestry could come as soon as this fall, but any changes requiring legislation won’t be introduced until at least the spring. Acording to a report by CBC News, Rankin has yet to provide an in-depth response to the…
Canadian Business and Maclean’s ranked Weston Forest No. 334 on the 30th annual Growth 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Produced by Canada’s premier business and current affairs media brands, the Growth 500 ranks Canadian businesses on five-year revenue growth. Growth 500 winners are profiled in a special print issue of Canadian Business…
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is an annual evaluation of companies’ sustainability practices. Each year over 3 400 listed companies around the world are analyzed, the top 10 percent are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. This year BillerudKorsnäs is the industry leader in the category…
Foresight and FPInnovations announced that Object Raku Technology, with its project partner Forsite Consultants Ltd., has been selected as the winner of the FPInnovations – Foresight Challenge (formerly the ARCTIC Innovation Challenge). These companies have been awarded a $200,000 contract to further advance technologies and techniques for rapidly producing more accurate and more detailed LiDAR-based…
SOLNA, Sweden — BillerudKorsnäs has opened one of Europe’s largest and most efficient MG paper machines at Skärblacka production unit outside Norrköping in Sweden. The opening ceremony was held by BillerudKorsnäs President and CEO Petra Einarsson, retiring Governor of Östergötland County Elisabeth Nilsson, acceding Governor of Östergötland County Carl Fredrik Graf and Factory Manager of…
SEGEZHA, Russia — The R & D team from Segezha Packaging (BU Europe, Segezha Group, «Sistema» JSFC) has recently developed an intelligent packaging solution, a paper sack with an integrated communication tag known as RFID. The equipment required for the tag´s application has been successfully installed at Segezha Packaging’s production facility in Achern, Germany. This…