by Kirkland | Aug 13, 2019 | News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is extending the public comment period on proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule would give the Forest Service the tools and...
by Web Editor | Jul 23, 2019 | The Issues
Getting The Kids To Join Up Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief I keep running into long-time acquaintances at lumber industry events who tell me they’re about to retire. This always depresses me, because for one thing it means I probably won’t see them much...
by Kirkland | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, Helsinki, Finland, has signed a five-year extension for a comprehensive service agreement with a Swedish sawmill belonging to the Nordic Forestry Corp. The agreement includes Kalmar as well as third-party equipment, operators and maintenance...
by Kirkland | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Hampton Lumber is purchasing the Fort St. James, BC sawmill and associated forest license from Conifex Timber Inc. for $39 million plus the market value of finished lumber and log inventory at closing. Ken Shields, Conifex Chair and CEO, comments: “The decision to...
by Kirkland | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Pinnacle, Tolko Team Up Again Pinnacle Renewable Energy has entered into a limited partnership agreement with Tolko Industries Ltd. to build Northern Pellet Limited Partnership, a new industrial wood pellet production facility in High Level, Alberta. The facility will...
by Kirkland | Jul 15, 2019 | News
SFPA Expo Attracts Sawmillers More than 180 exhibitors attended the Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition produced by Southern Forest Products Assn. at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from June 24 to 26. The event, which is held every other...
