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Brazil minister fires analyst who opposed unauthorized wood exports
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has dismissed a government analyst who opposed relaxing environmental review read more…
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Nordic sawmillers reduce production in response to reduced UK demand
TTJ Online — Several key Nordic softwood sawmillers have implemented production cutbacks in response to reduced UK demand read more…
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Mercer announces downtime at Cariboo Mill
NEW YORK, NY, April 3, 2020 – Mercer International Inc. has reported that its joint venture Cariboo pulp read more…
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EACOM is considered essential and is hiring
“We are looking for production employees and maintenance employees,” says human resources vice-president Eric Larouche.In an interview with read more…
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West Fraser Cuts Production
My Caribou Now — West Fraser will be reducing production even further as the global appetite for forest read more…
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Pulp mill supplies materials for medical protective equipment in Canada, U.S.
The Globe & Mail — A pulp mill on Vancouver Island that supplies American producers with materials to read more…
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Kenora sawmill deadline extended
Kenora Onlne — A deadline for the Kenora Forest Products sawmill has been extended. A proposal from bankruptcy read more…
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Komatsu’s new 901XC 8WD harvester is a thinning powerhouse
Chattanooga, Tenn. — Komatsu’s new 901XC (eXtreme Conditions) 8WD harvester excels in challenging steep, rough or soft harvesting read more…
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Ontario reducing risk of fire in the Province
TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking action to protect people and communities from the risk of preventable read more…
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FPInnovations COVID-19 Message
FPInnovations will temporarily close its facilities, laboratories and offices across Canada as of March 24, 2020 We will read more…
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Canfor Corporation revises annual general meeting due to COVID-19
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Similar to other public companies around the globe, Canfor Corporation and Canfor Pulp Products read more…
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Demand wavers for North American softwood lumber
Madison’s Lumber Reporter — Sawmill operators across Canada and the US chopped softwood lumber prices last week by read more…
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Elliot Lake Fire Department declares fire ban
Elliot Lake Fire Chief John Thomas announced Monday that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to maintain physical read more…
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DS Smith develops emergency provision boxes
LONDON, — Over the past week, DS Smith has worked closely with food retailers across Europe to design, read more…
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China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire
BEIJING, The Associated Press — Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China read more…
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Designer selected for timber tower
The Construction Index — RPB Hotels & Resorts has awarded HDR the contract for the new 82-suite Ramada read more…
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WEYERHAEUSER PROVIDES COVID-19 BUSINESS UPDATE
SEATTLE, PRNewswire — Weyerhaeuser Company has provided an update on actions it is taking in response to the read more…
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Researchers build adhesive-free timber building
Environmental Journal — University of Liverpool engineers have built an eco-friendly timber building that does not use any read more…
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Sawmill downturn disrupts winter biomass talks
Argus Media — Expectations of a downturn in sawmill activity — a likely result of the ongoing coronavirus read more…
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COVID-19 and pulp mill closure a ‘perfect storm’ for Nova Scotia’s forestry sector
HALIFAX, The Canadian Press —The global COVID-19 pandemic is being described as the latest addition to the “perfect read more…
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Komatsu temporarily shuts down production in Umeå, Sweden
Due to the closure of suppliers of critical components, Komatsu Forest temporarily shut down its production of forest read more…
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Canfor joins other majors in slashing production
Business In Vancouver — Canfor Corp. has joined other major forestry companies in cutting it production at sawmills, read more…
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2020 Interior Spring Planting and Covid-19
PREPARED BY: Diane Nicholls, Chief Forester, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development In collaboration read more…
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Port Hawkesbury Paper gets 4-year power rate discount
CBC NEWS — Nova Scotia Power’s largest customer will get another four-year discount on electricity rates. In a decision read more…
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Northern Pulp: Supreme Court dismisses appeal
HALIFAX, The Canadian Press — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the province of Nova Scotia’s bid read more…