by Working Forest | Apr 15, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO, CNW — Unifor members at Sonoco paper mill in Quinte West, Ontario, have been told their mill will close in June of this year due to ‘market conditions’ despite the parent company making a massive $83 million investment in its South Carolina...
by Working Forest | Apr 15, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Bryan Reid is known for building custom log homes on his HGTV reality show Timber Kings, and he’s also in the business of pulp — a specialized type of pulp that has become extremely useful over the past few weeks. Cedar pulp, made by Harmac...
by Working Forest | Apr 15, 2020 | Archives
Materials based on natural fibres are an interesting alternative to replace fossil-derived plastics. In the future, they may replace plastics in, for example, packaging, hygiene products, building materials and textiles. The Piloting Alternatives for Plastics project...
by Working Forest | Apr 15, 2020 | Archives
The Freedonia Group — The US molded pulp packaging market is forecast to grow 6.1% annually to $1.3 billion in 2024, a new Freedonia Group analysis finds. Though near-term disruptions in supply and demand will result from the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic,...
by Working Forest | Apr 14, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
By Andrew Bell BNNBLOOMBERG — B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison faces political opposition if he tries to merge Canfor Corp. and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., according to analysts who are racing to assess what’s happening behind the scenes after West Fraser...
