China lifts tariffs on North American hardwoods

WASHINGTON, Woodworking Network — The Chinese government has announced it will remove tariffs on certain species of Canadian and U.S. hardwood lumber for one year, starting Feb. 28. Published Feb. 21, the exemption lists several North American hardwoods,...

New Agreement Further Erodes the Working Forest

VANCOUVER – BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) President and CEO Susan Yurkovich and Forest Products Association of Canada President and CEO Derek Nighbor issued a joint statement in response to the announcement today that the Intergovernmental Partnership...

thyssenkrupp is a new MIP partner

thyssenkrupp Materials Services, the largest materials trader and service provider in the western world, has recently become a partner of MPDV’s Manufacturing Integration Platform (MIP). In an interview with MPDV, Pascal Frank, Sales and Project Manager at...

Three First Nations get good forestry audits

VICTORIA, BC Forest Practices Board – An audit of three non-renewable forest licences (NRFL) held by the Ts’elxweyeqw, Leq’a:mel and Skwah First Nations in the Chilliwack Natural Resource District found compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the...