by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Hardwood Lumbermen Aren’t As Upbeat A survey conducted in Timber Processing in April 2019 revealed, not surprisingly, that confidence has declined among U.S. hardwood lumbermen compared to a similar survey a year ago. Over half of U.S. hardwood lumbermen (55%) are...
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...
