U.S. trade policy wins WTO ruling

CBC NEWS — A World Trade Organization ruling approved a long-outlawed U.S. trade policy on Tuesday when a panel of adjudicators said Washington’s use of “zeroing” to calculate anti-dumping tariffs was permissible in the case of Canadian...

Fortress secures support for bioproducts project

Vancouver, British Columbia — Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. has announced that, further to its news release of July 11, 2018, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fortress Xylitol Inc., has now entered into a definitive contribution agreement with Sustainable...

NZ timber exporter Sequal signs big Saudi deal

A Kawerau sawmill has signed a deal with a Saudi Arabian customer to more than double its exports to the Middle East country and potentially ship up to1500 containers of processed wood products annually, according to a report in the New Zealand Herald. David Turner,...

Mercury decision on hold

Judges at the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments at the end of March about who will be responsible for clean-up costs at the Dryden mill, but there’s no date for the release of the court’s decision. According to a report by Kenoraonline.com, The...

Random Lengths Lumber and Panel Market Report

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report While softness prevailed in prices, trading in framing lumber picked up modestly amid drier and warmer weather in some markets. Increased demand was mostly reported among distributors, wholesalers, and other buyers, while orders...

Biomass feedstock and valorisation webinar

Responding to the ambitious targets set in the EU’s Europe 2020 strategy of sustainable patterns of consumption and production, REHAP is an EU-funded project facilitating a significant step towards a better use of natural resources by creating novel materials from...