by Working Forest | Nov 20, 2015 | Archives
Port Hawkesbury Paper LP is vowing to use the North American Free Trade Agreement to fight a penalizing tariff imposed on its paper exports to the United States. Management at the Nova Scotia mill was disappointed when the U.S. International Trade Commission announced...
by Working Forest | Nov 20, 2015 | Archives
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is applauding an issues paper released by the Canadian Climate Forum that documents how forests and products made from tree fibre will play an increasingly critical role in the transition to a low carbon economy. The...
by Working Forest | Nov 19, 2015 | Archives
Terrace’s only sawmill has shut down one of its main wood processing units as log supply and foreign markets dwindle, which is the second slowdown in the last year. “This time the mill has cut production by half,” said Skeena Sawmills official Roger Keery last week....
by Working Forest | Nov 19, 2015 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products is stepping up efforts to counter dwindling demand for paper by accelerating its entry into the North American tissue business. The Montreal-based company expects to become the continent’s 10th largest tissue maker — joining Canadian...
by Working Forest | Nov 19, 2015 | Archives
Pointe-Claire will cut down 325 ash trees on public property over the next four months to prevent the spread of the invasive emerald ash borer. For a variety of reasons, the trees tagged for removal could not be treated by TreeAzin, a liquid that can help prevent...
