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Forest owners have been paying Whanganui District Council rates for 25 years and all they want in return is the roads to bring their logs out, Peter Lissington says. He works for New Zealand Pine Management, which has 7,000ha of forest in the Whanganui District. It began planting in 1994, with the council and central[…]

With its large hoppers and long discharge conveyors this machine can save multiple cycles per shift. In October, environmental technology company Doppstadt will begin series production of the new SM 620 K Plus separating machine. This solution for separating materials into multiple fractions is designed for efficiency: its charging hopper, over seven cubic metres in[…]

Metsä Group’s sales in January–June 2017 were Euro 2,451.4 million, compared to Euro 2,339.5 million in 1H 2016. The growth in sales is primarily the result of greater delivery volumes. The comparable operating result was Euro 246.9 million, or 10.1% of sales. The operating result improved compared to the previous year, mainly due to the[…]

In the first half of 2017 the value of wood products trade between China and Australia rose 17% to $1,680 million from the same period of 2016, ITTO reports. Of the total, the value of China’s wood products imports from Australia grew 23% to $790 million. The value of log and waste paper imports rose[…]

Conifex Timber Inc. reported results for the 2Q ended June 30, 2017. Adjusted EBITDA in the 2Q 2017, which excludes countervailing duty (“CVD”) deposits of $4.6 million, was a record $14.8 million, compared to $6.1 million in the 1Q 2017 and $9 million in the 2Q 2016. Revenues totaled $116.4 million in the 2Q 2017,[…]

Price LogPro manufactures and supplies machinery for sawmills, engineered wood products plants, pulp and paper plants and biomass energy plants. Price LogPro is your single supplier solution for: Lineal Log Cranes Rotary Log Cranes Multi-Strand Horizontal Drum Feed Conveyors – Positive Feed Conveyor Drum Debarker Systems Multi-Strand Drum Discharge Conveyors Multi-Strand Alignment Chipper/Flaker Feed Conveyors[…]

Continuing on track to meet its operating plan for the year, CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. reported a 68% increase in revenues, a 7% improvement in GAAP net loss, and a 137% increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2016. Increases in year-over-year harvest[…]

Canfor Corporation reported net income of $81.3 million for the 2Q 2017, compared to net income of $66.1 million for the 1Q 2017 and a net income of $36 million for the 2Q 2016. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company’s net income was $147.4 million, compared to $62 million for the[…]

Weyerhaeuser Company reported 2Q earnings from continuing operations of $24 million on net sales of $1.8 billion. This compares with earnings from continuing operations of $130 million on net sales of $1.7 billion for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the 2Q was $506 million compared to $413 million for the 2Q of[…]

Nathan Trushell has been appointed as the new CEO of VicForests following a successful period of acting CEO. VicForests’ Board Chair, Michael Humphris, said Mr Trushell brings a wealth of experience in the Victorian native timber industry. VicForests is a Victorian State-owned business responsible for the sustainable harvest, regrowing and commercial sale of timber from[…]