Skip to content

Forestry

Delays force Rentech to borrow to finish pellet plants

Delays force Rentech to borrow to finish pellet plants

A California wood pellet manufacturer, which landed a long-term supply contract to fuel the Atikokan Generating Station, said it needs to borrow money to finish off rebuilds at its two Northern Ontario mills.

Resolute inks framework deal with northwestern First Nations

Resolute Forest Products held a signing ceremony for a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with six First Nations Chiefs to set out a framework for negotiating business agreements concerning the company’s operations in northwestern Ontario.
Northern College, industry partners join on applied research project

Northern College, industry partners join on applied research project

Northern College , in collaboration with the Materials Joining Innovation Centre (MaJIC) and Millson Forestry Service , has completed an applied research project to design an automated machine that packs bags of split firewood.
Kenora sawmill prepares for 2015 restart

Kenora sawmill prepares for 2015 restart

The restart of a mothballed Kenora stud mill and a major expansion is hinging on the final approval of a Crown wood supply.
Resolute axes Iroquois Falls plant

Resolute axes Iroquois Falls plant

It won’t be a Merry Christmas in Iroquois Falls. Resolute Forest Products is permanently closing its Iroquois Falls newsprint mill as part of a company-wide plan to cut 465,000 tonnes of newsprint capacity.
Pellet, cogen plants could be “driver for change” on First Nation

Pellet, cogen plants could be “driver for change” on First Nation

While Whitesand First Nation’s long-running renewable energy project is still pending final approval from the province, there’s no shortage of suitors according to David Mackett, community development officer for the northwestern Ontario community.
Big Pic Forest receives FSC certification

Big Pic Forest receives FSC certification

A Crown forest management corporation has obtained chain of custody certification for the Big Pic Forest in northwestern Ontario.
Northwest sawmill restarts after five-year hiatus

Northwest sawmill restarts after five-year hiatus

Five years after it was mothballed, EACOM’s sawmill in Ear Falls in northwestern Ontario fired up for production in early August. “Now is the time to start producing some wood,” said general manager Harrison Wicks.
Digital wood maps will be boon to industry

Digital wood maps will be boon to industry

Mat Leitch is applying some mining industry-like analytics to determine the real value of the wood resource base in northwestern Ontario.
Fledgling wood pellet maker preps for European exports

Fledgling wood pellet maker preps for European exports

Budding wood pellet producer Rentech Inc. is counting on a new Quebec City marine terminal to be an important logistical cornerstone of its Wawa operation.