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Market turmoil pushes forest producers to the brink
SHERBROOKE, Guysbourough Journal – Rocked by shuttered markets, battered by plunging demand at Nova Scotia’s only paper mill, read more…
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Fire breaks out at Cap-Pelé Sawmill Ltd.
CBC NEWS — A fire broke out at Cap-Pelé Sawmill Ltd. on Wednesday around 8:15 a.m., according to read more…
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NHLA convention registration open
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 123rd NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase. For 123 years, against almost insurmountable read more…
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Sonoco paper mill closure an unnecessary loss to Quinte West
TORONTO, CNW — Unifor members at Sonoco paper mill in Quinte West, Ontario, have been told their mill read more…
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Bryan Reid behind B.C. mill using pulp to make medical garments
CBC NEWS — Bryan Reid is known for building custom log homes on his HGTV reality show Timber read more…
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VTT and 52 companies to cooperate to reduce need for plastics
Materials based on natural fibres are an interesting alternative to replace fossil-derived plastics. In the future, they may read more…
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US molded pulp packaging demand to rise
The Freedonia Group — The US molded pulp packaging market is forecast to grow 6.10% annually to $1.30 read more…
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West Fraser Timber poison pill stirs speculation about Pattison’s role
By Andrew Bell BNNBLOOMBERG — B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison faces political opposition if he tries to merge Canfor Corp. read more…
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Nick Milestone appointed Director of Mass Timber, Katerra
Katerra has announced that Nick Milestone, the former chairman of the Timber Research and Development Trade Association (TRADA), read more…
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Husqvarna appoints Robert McCutcheon President of North American Division
Mississauga, ON and Charlotte, NC – Husqvarna, a global leader in the outdoor power equipment industry, has announced read more…
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COVID-19 impacting traffic for builders
NAHB — In the third week of NAHB’s online poll, the coronavirus’s impact on traffic of prospective buyers read more…
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Virtual Log & Lumber Conference June 18th
The 10th annual Global Log & Lumber Conference will be a VIRTUAL CONFERENCE with a Live Q & read more…
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A strong resource industry will get us through COVID-19
FPINNOVATIONS — In this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of Canada’s natural resource industries in read more…
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Nova Scotia sawmill to shut down
CBC NEWS — Western Nova Scotia’s last major sawmill is shutting down. Freeman Lumber announced Thursday that the Greenfield-based read more…
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Ontario Starts Planning for Economic Recovery
TORONTO — The Ontario government has launched a new Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee which will focus on read more…
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Canfor announces additional COVID-19 capacity reductions
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Corporation is undertaking additional temporary reductions in production capacity due to the impact of read more…
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Deere begins production of protective face shields
MOLINE, Illinois – John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the read more…
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Exercise caution as bears come out of hibernation
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remind you to exercise caution read more…
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Industry groups come together for Canada’s food banks
Ottawa — In an effort to bolster support for Canadian families in need, 18 national and regional industry read more…
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Island wildflower rapidly adapts to deer presence
BC — The overpopulation of deer on the Gulf and San Juan Islands of BC and Washington State read more…
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Uniboard running operations for essential needs
To support the essential needs of its customers in the fight against the Coronavirus, Uniboard’s Sayabec Particleboard and read more…
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COVID-19 will impact wood products well into 2021
Magnolia Reporter — With millions of Americans already out of work and continued job losses exceeding that of read more…
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Housing starts slowed in March
OTTAWA, The Canadian Press— Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts slowed by read more…
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Forest products imports to China drop
WRI — The value of imported forest products to China dropped by 750 million dollars y-o-y during January read more…
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European softwood lumber exporters redirect shipments from China to Egypt
Lesprom Network — Softwood lumber price in China decreased 13.50% to $161 per cubic meter in January-February 2020, read more…