by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Low-cost Russian newsprint is biting a big piece out of North American producers’ traditional export markets in Asia and Latin America – especially India. The Russian shipments, offered at prices reflecting the Ukraine sanctions and the ruble’s 50 per cent drop...
by Working Forest | Mar 4, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corp. will complete a $22-million refit of its Abercrombie Point pulp mill with subcontractors after the Atlanta-based lead engineer withdrew from the installation phase. “We have the required qualified subcontractors here, and we’ve...
by Working Forest | Mar 2, 2015 | Archives
The sawlog market in Western US has been impacted a constant increase in log exports to Asia. This upward trend was broken in 2014 and domestic log prices fell almost 10% Seattle, USA. There has been a constant upward pressure on domestic sawlog prices in the US...
by Working Forest | Mar 2, 2015 | Archives
Norway spruce and Scots pine samples have entered the vault inside a mountain on the Arctic archipelago. The frozen depository opened in 2008 and is designed to withstand all natural and human disasters. Researchers hope the tree seed samples will help monitor...
by Working Forest | Mar 2, 2015 | Archives
The province has committed to fine-tuning the way it manages Crown land in environmentally sensitive areas. On Thursday, the province announced it will postpone harvesting in designated environmentally sensitive areas until special management practices are in place,...
