APPLETON, WI and WAPAKONETA, OH — Construction is well underway of Pratt Industries new Wapakoneta, Ohio, corrugated packaging mill, which includes a customized BlueLine stock preparation system from Voith. The stock preparation system is designed to handle approximately 425,000 tons of recycled fiber each year when the mill begins operation, planned for the second half…
LUCCA, ITALY — Fabio Perini S.p.A took part in the presentations at Tissue World Istanbul, the international conference that took place September 4th to 6th for tissue buyers, suppliers and producers, in the course of which the latest innovations in equipment and production solutions were presented. On Sept. 5th, during one of the technical workshops,…
At the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM), Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced its strong support for the Ministers’ commitment to strengthen Canada’s forest sector through a renewed national vision. The CCFM meeting is an annual gathering of Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers and Deputy…
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HALIFAX – CNW — As Canada leads the way in sustainable growth, our government is supporting Indigenous-led economic growth in Canada’s forest sector. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, announced $873,600 for the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq and Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources to apply traditional knowledge to the economic development of…
WASHINGTON — REUTERS — Canada’s top trade negotiator said on Friday she and her U.S. counterpart were making “very good progress” in talks to save the North American Free Trade Agreement amid increasing Canadian optimism that a deal could be reached, even if a conclusion did not appear imminent. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland repeated…
We are just one month away from the kick-off of the 2018 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase! October 2-4, the global gathering of the hardwood community will take place in Toronto and we hope you are making your plans to attend. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – HARDWOOD SPECIFIC EDUCATION – NETWORKING – SPECIAL EVENTS – CUSTOMERS…
The polluted air that hung over a vast stretch of the West Coast — from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. — has generated a fresh wave of support for more logging and cool-season burns to thin the forests and reduce the potential fuel. These tactics are standard practice, but according to a report in the…
While 12 wildfires continue to burn in the Monashee Complex — which ranges from south of Highway 6 to Three Valley Gap — officials say the worst may be over. Now ranked the worst wildfire season in B.C.’s history with nearly 1.3 million hectares of forest burned as of Aug. 29, cooling temperatures and the…
Forestry professors from the University of New Brunswick and the University of Maine say they are not surprised to hear New Brunswick government forecasters are projecting much larger yields of wood from replanted areas on Crown land than was thought possible five years ago. According to a report by CBC News, those projections were used…