by Working Forest | May 26, 2020 | Archives
NHLA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available and expanding eligibility for up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Agricultural producers that are not...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2020 | Archives
Forest2Market — US forest industry performance in March and April was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for Supply Management. Total industrial production (IP) fell 5.4 percent in March (-5.5 percent YoY), as the coronavirus pandemic...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2020 | Archives
Statistics Canada — Сanada’s lumber production increased 8.4% from December to 4 384.7 thousand cubic metres in January. Production was 14.9% lower than in January 2019, as Statistics Canada reported. Sawmills shipped 4 304.6 thousand cubic metres of...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2020 | Archives
DUBLIN, Ireland –Smurfit Kappa is taking another step forward in its sustainability journey by signing a commitment to align its CO2 target with the Science Based Target (SBT) initiative. The move follows on from the packaging leader recently revealing in its...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2020 | Archives
VTT and Tampere University are bringing construction sector players together to map out the carbon dioxide emissions of buildings and develop methods to control them. Because buildings are a significant source of emissions during both construction and consequent use,...