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FPInnovations and Resolute Forest Products announced a significant investment in the implementation of a TMP-Bio pilot project in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The pilot project will focus on developing new ways to efficiently produce and commercialize innovative bio-chemicals derived from wood, contributing to the development of a bio-economy in Northern Ontario, as well as elsewhere[…]

More than 220 companies are confirmed exhibitors at Expoforest 2018. The fourth edition of the fair takes place in April, in a 200-hectare eucalyptus forest in the Ribeirão Preto area The Brazilian forestry market is one of the few segments that do not directly reflect the country’s economic situation. Even with the threat of recession[…]

On January 26, 2018, Komatsu Ltd. (President & CEO: Tetsuji Ohashi) signed an agreement to acquire from Prenbec Equipment Inc. (CEO: Charles MacLennan), a company based in Quebec, Canada, the Quadco and Southstar forestry attachment operations, excluding the forestry equipment businesses of Tanguay and Forespro delimbers. The acquisition will be made through a wholly owned[…]

The Ardcastle floating pier project is part of a strategy for sustainable transport planning initiated by Scotland’s £1bn timber industry sector. It will allow c£10m worth of timber reserves to be unlocked in West Argyll. The new pier has been commissioned by JST Floating Piers Ltd and is open to all users that want to[…]

Ponsse celebrates two important milestones today. The biggest extension project in the company’s history has reached the topping-out phase, and the factory has produced the 13,000th forest machine made in the Vieremä facility in Finland. PONSSE machine number 13,000, a PONSSE Ergo 8w, was delivered to the company’s German customer FoWi GmbH & Co. This[…]

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[…]