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New BC Forest Licences
This week the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced the creation a new type of forest licence that allows emerging, innovative forestry companies to more effectively respond to fluctuations in the supply of wood fibre. These licences will allow secondary manufacturers, such as pellet producers, to apply for supplemental forest…
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Canada Producer Price, Raw Materials Price Index
The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) decreased 0.4 per cent in September, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products, said Statistcis Canada Wednesday. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) declined 1.8 per cent in September, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products. The decrease in the IPPI was…
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Sawmill Fires
At least 30 firefighters from Maple Ridge and Mission, British Columbia, worked through Saturday night and into Sunday morning fighting a fire that consumed at least half of Whonnock cedar mill’s main building at 27400 Lougheed Highway. It could be a few months, at least, before Fraser Cedar Products’ shake and shingle operation is back…
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Southern pine lumber exports up 20% in August 2014
Southern pine exports were approximately 44 million board feet (MMbf) during August 2014, the Southern Forest Products Association said Friday. This volume represents a hefty increase of 20 per cent above the same month last year, and a solid year-to-date boost of 22 per cent when compared with the first eight months of 2013. Offshore…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse : The Quarterly North American Forest Products Report
MADISON’S FOREST PULSE The information tool for your forest management and investment Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at your fingertips in a timely manner. CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD SAMPLE! FOREST PULSE TESTIMONIAL: Michael Low | Director & Group Lead,…
