Lesprom Network — Lumber imports to Japan from Canada dropped 23.4% y-o-y to 586.1 thousand m3 in first five months of 2019, import value declined 23.8% to $238.8 million, according to Customs and Tariff Bureau of Japan. Total lumber imports to Japan slid 7.27% to 2.4 million m3 with import value was down 8.42% to…
Lesprom Network — From January through May, lumber exports from Canada to the US dipped only 0.58% y-o-y to 13.2 million m3, while export value declined 22.8% to $1.9 billion, according to USDA data. The average price for lumber exported from Canada to the U.S. was down 22.4% to $143 per m3. Total lumber imports…
The FSC Leadership Awards are an opportunity to recognize and honor excellence in the use of FSC-certified products and commitment to responsible forest management. The awards celebrate green building, products, organizations, and leaders in the FSC community. We encourage all FSC members, architects, building project teams, certified companies, partners and stakeholders to submit nominations for…
After three years of rigorous consultation with industry, environment, and social stakeholders and Indigenous Peoples, the new National Risk Assessment aims to provide consistent and credible application of FSC’s Controlled Wood standards and policies to uphold Indigenous Peoples’ rights, protect species at risk such as woodland caribou as well as Intact Forest Landscapes. “Along with…
In 2016, Bosch and BillerudKorsnäs presented their first major joint innovation – Sealed Paper Packaging on a vertical form, fill and seal machine (VFFS). The ZAP module from Bosch makes it possible to process mono-material Axello® ZAP paper from BillerudKorsnäs on VFFS technology with dust-tight sealing. Now Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs are developing new…
Nanaimo News Bulletin — Western Forest Products workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 1-1937, including employees at Nanaimo’s Duke Point sawmill, have begun strike action. According to a press release, the union, which represents some 1,500 hourly employees and 1,500 employees working for company timberland operators and contractors in the province, began a work stoppage…
Toronto Star — Ontario and Quebec need to work harder to harmonize regulations in a variety of sectors or risk harming the economy of both provinces, provincial trade ministers said Tuesday. According to a report in the Toronto Star, two years after the introduction of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement eliminated many interprovincial barriers, there’s…
Bloomberg — Nestle SA is responding to criticism that the food industry uses too much plastic by introducing paper wrapping for a confectionery bar, made in a way it calls an industry first. The Swiss food company said it will start selling Yes fruit and nut bars for Europe in paper after developing a method…
Dallas News — The city is partnering with the Texas Trees Foundation to develop a plan that will protect the city’s trees and plant more of them to keep the area cooler when temperatures rise. It’s a coincidence that the plan’s announcement comes weeks after straight-line winds downed hundreds of trees across Dallas, said Susan…
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Canfor Pulp Products Inc. has announced it will be implementing phased summer curtailments in July and August at its Intercontinental and Northwood NBSK pulp mills in Prince George, British Columbia (BC). This is due to a significant deterioration in market conditions, in combination with fibre supply constraints and higher fibre costs…