by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2015 | Archives
While the decline in oil prices have some holding their breath, other industries — like forestry — are exhaling just fine. Thanks to a high demand for forestry exports, a weakened Canadian dollar and the climbing price of lumber, Canada’s forestry industry can count...
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...
