by Working Forest | Oct 28, 2016 | Archives
Domtar beat expectations as it recorded higher profits in the third quarter despite weaker overall revenues. The Montreal-based maker of pulp, paper and personal care products said it earned US$59 million, or 94 cents US per diluted share, for the three months ended...
by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
The Canadian government is warning U.S. politicians about the consequences of a possible new softwood-lumber dispute. A letter from International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and David MacNaughton, the Canadian ambassador to Washington, went out today to two dozen...
by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
A Kirkland Lake entrepreneur is discovering new green uses for what was once thought to be an industrial waste by-product. Brian Coghlan has the only licensed wood ash landfill in Ontario where he has stored more than 300,000 cubic metres of the material from the...
by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
The building boom for new houses in the U.S., a jump in plywood prices and steady shipments of pulp and fibreboard to China spell good news for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., one of Canada’s largest forest product companies. West Fraser earned $1.45 per share in the...
by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
The Truck Loggers Association of BC says there is still time for an agreement to be reached in the softwood lumber dispute. The United States became free to roll out trade action earlier this month, but Association President David Elstone says they haven’t started the...
