Forestry

If the state of the forestry industry resembles the charred landscape after a devastating fire, Superior Thermowood would be a tiny green shoot of regrowth poking through the ashes.

By James Neeley A four-province discussion at the 2009 Ontario Professional Forestry Association conference and annual general meeting in April outlined where Ontario, New Brunswick, Quebec and British Columbia are heading.

A four-province panel discussion at the 2009 Ontario Professional Forestry Association conference and annual general meeting in Sudbury outlined where Ontario, New Brunswick, Quebec and British Columbia are heading.

By James Neeley Everyone agrees change is needed in the forest industry. But just what that change should be, everyone seems to be on a slightly different page.

By Andrew Low Ontario jobs and pensions at AbitibiBowater (TSX:ABH), which has mills in Thunder Bay, Fort Frances and Iroquois Falls, should be safe for now, according to a company spokesperson.

By James Neeley United States officials are calling for an additional 10 per cent border tax on softwood lumber however, the Ontario forest industry says the duty will chop another one of their legs off.

A northeastern Ontario entrepreneur is hawking an environmental-friendly spray-on application to keep more countertops out of the landfill.

Toronto-based Newlook Industries Corp. has entered into a letter of intent to acquire 90 per cent of Sunbay Energy North Corp., the project developer of a biomass renewable energy project in Chapleau.

Aggregate net earnings of 13 of the largest Canadian forest, paper and packaging companies deepened from $368 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, to $1.3 billion during the last quarter of 2008 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers reports.

Tembec is cutting back production at its Kapuskasing sawmill, newsprint and forestry operations and will temporarily lay off 510 employees.