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Forestry Week 2016: Vancouver, BC
Demand for tissue and specialty paper globally offset that for printing and writing papers from 2004 to 2015, said the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), which represents North American newsprint producers, at the group’s annual meeting, this week in Vancouver, BC. Mixed prices and demand for commodities, as well as currency volatility continues to…
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More on FPAC “30 by 30” Challenge
As announced in last week’s issue of your Reporter, the Forest Products Association of Canada this week revealed details of it’s “30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge”. New FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor explained at PwC Forestry Week Wednesday in Vancouver, BC, that its companies aim to remove 30 megatonnes (MT) a year of carbon dioxide…
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US Lumber Groups Support Timber Innovation Act
The American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest Foundation (AFF), Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC) and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) today announced their strong support for the “Timber Innovation Act”, according to an American Wood Council release Monday. US “Timber Innovation Act” “Advancing the construction of tall wood buildings will help lower the cost of…
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US Lumber Groups Support Timber Innovation Act
The American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest Foundation (AFF), Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC) and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) today announced their strong support for the “Timber Innovation Act”, according to an American Wood Council release Monday. US “Timber Innovation Act” “Advancing the construction of tall wood buildings will help lower the cost of…
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Interfor, Domtar, Norbord Report: 1Q 2016
Interfor, out of Vancouver, BC, recorded adjusted EBITDA of $33.4 million on sales of $433.9 million in 1Q 2016 compared to $35.8 million on sales of $411.4 million in 4Q 2015, the company announced Thursday. Net earnings were $0.8 million, or $0.01 per share, compared with net losses of $3.5 million, or $0.05 per share,…
