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Komatsu Forest joins forces with Komatsu construction machinery distributor, McHale Plant Sales Ltd, to provide and further improve forest machine sales and after-sales support to the Irish market. Since November 1st, McHale Plant Sales Ltd. is the official distributor of Komatsu Forest machine sales, parts and after-sales support in Ireland. McHale Plant Sales specialises in[…]

As of January 11th 2018 John Deere now offers Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) on its 1270G Harvester in North America. A first in the harvester category, IBC provides operators with increased accuracy and productivity — bringing harvester capabilities to a whole new level. “We are very excited to introduce Intelligent Boom Control to the North[…]

Roseburg Resources Co. has completed the previously announced sale of its California timberlands to Shasta Cascade Timberlands, a new company formed by New Forests. The transaction includes approximately 170,000 acres of investment-grade timberland in northern California, largely in Siskiyou and Shasta counties. “Shasta Cascade Timberlands is acquiring a very well-managed, high-quality tree farm, and will[…]

The Wood Processors & Manufacturers Association of New Zealand continues to lobby the government for more a more favourable trading environment as processors such as Juken New Zealand eye drastic measures in the face of subsidised foreign competition reports Rebecca Howard Business Desk Scoop NZ. This week Juken NZ, a unit of Japan’s WoodOne Ltd,[…]

Forestry and wood processing company, Juken New Zealand has begun consulting employees at its Gisborne wood-processing mill about potential changes to the products made there in order to return the plant to profitability and secure its long-term future. The Juken mill at Matawhero opened in 1994 and employs around 200 full time employees. The mill[…]

Ilim Group is the largest pulp and paper organization in Russia. Ilim Group’s upper management team made the long trip to Canada in December to get a closer look at the Tigercat manufacturing plants in Ontario. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Ilim Group is the largest pulp and paper organization in Russia. Its mills account for[…]

Fiskarheden decided to implement a comprehensive investment plan, starting with a Microtec CT Log system for their sawmill in Transtrand, Sweden. The company’s main goal is to increase the value of each log and to reduce waste. This will enable Fiskarheden to utilize the potential of the highly valuable raw material coming from well-managed forests[…]

Log imports through Xiamen Port, China, totalled 1.905 million cubic metres valued at $46 million in 2017, up 10% in volume and 11% in value compared to 2016, as ITTO reported. The imported logs were from 37 countries with New Zealand, Australia, the USA and Estonia topping the list in terms of volumes. Imports from[…]

Roseburg Forest Products is pleased to announce that Tony Ramm has been promoted to General Manager of Plywood, effective Feb. 1. Tate Muir will replace him as Plant Manager at Roseburg’s Riddle Plywood plant. Ramm was named Riddle Plywood plant manager in May 2014. He joined Roseburg from Weyerhaeuser, where he held increasingly responsible positions[…]

Canada’s lumber production rose 6.3% from September to 5 991.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in October. Production was 1.2% higher than in October 2016, reports Statistics Canada. Sawmills shipped 5 884.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in October, up 1.1% from September and 0.3% higher than in October 2016.