Innovative Mass Timber Office Building Coming to Toronto
VAUGHAN, ON, CNW — Living in environmentally sustainable communities is important to Canadians. That is why Canada is
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Industrialized Wood-based Construction Conference
The lead architect at Katerra, the Silicon Valley startup that aims to revolutionize home building, has joined five
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Ontario investing almost $5 million in mass timber innovation
SAINT THOMAS – The Ontario government is opening the forest industry to jobs and promoting the use of
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Rising softwood lumber production for U.S., Canadian output drops sharply
Global Wood Markets Info — Western U.S. sawmills accounted for 4.797 bbf of the four-month total, down 1.80%
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Norbord reports fire near High Level, Alberta OSB mill
TORONTO – CNW — Norbord Inc. has reported that its OSB mill in High Level, Alberta has temporarily suspended production due to the wildfires burning nearby in the region and in order to comply with an evacuation order in MacKenzie County. The company also anticipates an evacuation order being issued for the town of High…
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Study to determine if mercury is leaching upstream from Grassy Narrows
CBC NEWS — Officials with Ontario’s environment ministry say field studies are continuing along the English-Wabigoon river system and at the pulp mill in Dryden to determine if the industrial property is an ongoing source of mercury leaching into the water upstream from two northern Ontario First Nations poisoned by the toxic element. According a…
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Federal Government helps grow international markets for Canadian wood products
MISSION, BC, CNW — As the world shifts to a low-carbon future, getting clean Canadian goods to international markets is of vital importance. By promoting innovative forest products from our sustainably managed forests, we are expanding market access and creating jobs and economic opportunities for Canadians. Jati Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Mission–Matsqui–Fraser Canyon, on…
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Softwood lumber industry facing tough conditions
CANADA NEWS WIRE — Canada’s softwood lumber industry is struggling as it faces down two of the biggest challenges facing the country — trade disputes and climate change. In B.C., where the industry is concentrated, companies have been cutting back shifts and closing mills as a lack of log supplies and low prices bite, with…
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
Over 22 million tons of wood pellets were shipped globally in 2018, up 21% from 2017. The US, Canada, Vietnam, Latvia, and Russia, accounted for 69% of global exports in 2018, reports the North American Wood Europe continues to be the major destination for globally traded wood pellets. However, Asia has increased its importation…
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
WRI’s global wood fiber prices indices reached four-year highs in the 4Q/18 as the costs for wood chips and pulp logs have moved upward in most of the 19 world regions tracked by the Wood Resource Quarterly. Global wood fiber prices have trended upward for much of the period 2014 to 2018, with wood…