by Working Forest | Aug 13, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
The hardwood veneer and plywood market in the U.S. stood at $4.9B in 2019 (IndexBox estimates), which was -9.1% less than the year before. This figure reflects the total revenue of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, taxes, and tariffs, which will be...
by Working Forest | Aug 12, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British Columbia will offer three Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC) On-line Management Skills Training courses beginning Sept. 14. These non-academic courses are geared toward...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2020 | Archives
Barrie, ON – Canada’s newest Centenarian, Fred Mogelin, celebrated his 100th birthday on August 10th. From June until his milestone birthday, Fred walked 800 metres-a-day, seven days a week, to raise funds for Forests Ontario – a non-profit charity dedicated to tree...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2020 | Archives
FPAC — Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has been working closely with the federal government to help shape policies and programs to keep our businesses operating, our workers working safely, and our essential...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2020 | Archives
WRI MARKET INSIGHTS — The log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first half of 2020, with high demand from the export market and a tight supply of fresh green logs. When the Coronavirus Epidemic forced sawmills to close in March, domestic...
