THE INTERIOR NEWS, BC — Wetzin’kwa Community Forest is exploring opportunities to dispose of harvesting residue (waste wood) using alternatives to open burning. “It is the goal of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) and community partners to reduce the amount of waste wood, open burning, and reduce the fuels that…
The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) Board of Directors elected its 2021 slate of officers during its annual meeting which took place virtually on December 9, 2020. They are: Chairman Craig Forbes of Weyerhaeuser Company Vice-Chair Will Lampe of Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Company Treasurer Mark Richardson of The Westervelt Company The Board also elected…
Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has announced that Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, will provide a keynote address from Washington, D.C., to delegates at COFI’s annual convention taking place virtually on Thursday, April 8, 2021. “I’m very pleased to welcome Ambassador Kirsten Hillman to COFI’s convention this…
Individuals and institutions are invited to nominate candidates for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize between 1 March and 31 May 2021. The Prize is awarded for scientific achievements of importance to forestry and forest industries. The aim of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broader knowledge and/or…
Winning Projects Celebrated & Announced during OFIA Convention Toronto, ON, February 24th, 2021 – The Canadian Wood Council’s Ontario Wood WORKS! program joined forces with the Ontario Forest Industries Association’s (OFIA)Virtual AGM on February 24 th in Toronto to recognize six winning projects as part of the Ontario Wood Design Awards program. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories…
FOREST2MARKET — Prices for North American softwood lumber continue to move ever higher as we cross the midway point of 1Q2021. Southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices set new records last month before temporarily dropping for three consecutive weeks. We’re now seeing a two-week rally take shape that has driven Forest2Market’s composite SYP lumber price to…
BNN BLOOMBERG — The relentless rise in lumber prices shows no signs of abating as the pandemic keeps people at home, spurring a home-renovation boom. Lumber futures climbed to a record US$1,004.90 per 1,000 board feet Thursday, rising for the eighth session in nine. Prices have climbed about 40 percent this year, fueling concerns for…
COCHRANE, ONTARIO, TIMMINSPRESS.COM – On February 8, 2021, Rockshield Engineered Wood Products ULC announced that it had commenced restructuring proceedings to restructure its business and financial affairs. Rockshield operates a premium hardwood core plywood manufacturing mill in Cochrane, Ontario. The mill is located in the heart of Northern Ontario’s renewable hardwood forest. Rockshield acquired the…
A British-based bio-energy company has reached a deal to buy Pinnacle Renewable Energy which owns half of the Houston pellet plant. The deal will see the Drax Group spend $831 million for Pinnacle’s shares and assumption of its net debts. Pinnacle is the second-largest producer of industrial wood pellets in the world and operates nine…
MISSISSAUGA, ON and CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Husqvarna has set a new standard for professional pole saws with the launch of its latest industry-first innovation – the 525DEPS MADSAW. MAD is a commonly used industry term, an acronym for OSHA’s Minimal Approach Distances. The MADSAW is designed with operator safety in mind, as it’s the first and only dielectric gas-powered pole…