Forestry

Atikokan’s dormant particleboard plant reopened June 10. The plant is now owned by Fibratech Manufacturing Inc. of Vancouver. Fibratech owner Dan Warren says all of the 140 former Proboard employees returned to work at the plant.

The search continues for a private partner for a First Nation-run $80-million plywood veneer mill proposed for Lake Huron’s North Shore.

Canadian forest industry giants with large operations in Northern Ontario are prepared to fight duties on exported softwood lumber to the bitter end, in spite of a recent U.S.

There is a new voice crying in the wilderness - that of the Ontario Forest Business Association.

Inclement spring weather has forced Northern Ontario forest producers to scramble for raw material this spring, but some say overly protective and “restrictive” provincial conservation guidelines designed to protect wildlife habitat and sensitive eco

Northern Ontario’s declining wood supply should come as no surprise to forest companies that assist the province in writing forest management plans.

Before, when a forestry company wanted to increase its profitability, it simply went out and cut more logs. That might have been the case years ago, but now it is a completely different story, says Tembec president and CEO Frank Dottori.

North of Terrace Bay, the waters of Kenogami River, Long Lake and the Aguasabon River flow toward Lake Superior, a natural route for thousands of trees heading to sawmills in the days before wood-laden trucks thundered down asphalt highways.

For Dan Warren, the former Proboard plant in Atikokan is more than just a new business venture. It is a chance to come home again. Warren’s company Fibratech Manufacturing Inc.

Kenora Forest Products is one of several wood products manufacturers agonizing over how to marry the operation with a value-added component.