by Working Forest | Sep 3, 2020 | Archives
THUNDER BAY — Resolute Forest Products says its Thunder Bay sawmill has passed a significant milestone. The mill has now processed more than four billion board feet of construction-grade lumber. First opened in 2003 by Abitibi-Consolidated, the mill is located on Fort...
by Working Forest | Sep 3, 2020 | Archives
Canfor Pulp in Prince George is receiving two million dollars in funding through the province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund (ICE). It will support a project that converts forest byproduct and wood waste to renewable energy for the company’s kraft pulp mill business....
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2020 | Archives
By Kevin Sneader and Susan Lund MCKINSEY & COMPANY — When a high-rise goes up, it is designed to withstand everything from gale-force winds to earthquakes and fires. But few multinational companies have applied the same kind of preemptive stress-testing to...
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2020 | Archives
Canfor’s Swedish subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed a purchase of three sawmills in the Scandanavian country. The company confirmed the acquisition in a brief notice issued Tuesday. It follows on a June 17 announcement that Vida entered an agreement to buy...
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2020 | Archives
As winter arrives, and with it the freezing cold temperatures and massive snowstorms, it is best to be prepared for removing snow by investing in the snowblower that is right for you. And as most snowblowers sellout in September – it’s best not to wait until the first...
