by Web Editor | Sep 6, 2011 | News
Ignace, Ontario may regain its identity as a forestry town with AbitibiBowater planning to reopen an idled sawmill. The company recently announced its plans to invest $32 million to upgrade the northwestern Ontario mill with plans to resume operations by early 2014....
by Web Editor | Aug 26, 2011 | News
Conference Overview The production of energy from woody biomass can be an important component of a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security. Biomass represents 79% of independent renewable energy generation in North Carolina...
by Web Editor | Jul 20, 2011 | News
New Forum Opens Softwood Drying Discussion Wagner Meters is pleased to announce a new forum focused on the drying of softwoods. The forum is available at KilnDrying.org. Relevant topics as well as respected industry experts are brought to one website to foster...
by bcarter | Jul 12, 2011 | News
Russia Wood Factory Grows Russia has for many years been, by far, the largest exporter of logs in the world. When the country announced a log export tax of 25% in 2007 and the intention to increase this tax to 80% in 2009, many forest companies in Asia and Europe...
by bcarter | Jul 12, 2011 | News
Aggressive wood fuel pellet manufacturer-exporter Enviva LP has increased the announced capacity of the pellet plant it has under construction in Ahoskie, NC. The plant’s productive potential has been elevated by 50,000 metric tons per year to 350,000. Using hardwood,...
by bcarter | Jul 12, 2011 | News
Housing Recovery Expected in U.S. A record crowd of 400 timberland owners and managers, forest industry representatives and investment professionals from 14 countries and all across the U.S. recently assembled at the University of Georgia’s 2011 Timberland Investment...
