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Streamlining applications for overseas ownership in New Zealand forests clarifies investment signals. The Forest Owners Association says streamlining the application process for overseas investment in New Zealand forests is a major step forward and will make clear to potential investors that New Zealand has a positive forest future.  The Associate Minister of Finance David Parker[…]

With a long history manufacturing presses for OSB and the composite board industry, USNR entered the emerging North American CLT market in 2015 with the advent of it’s modular, window-frame style press. Since then, interest has taken off and thanks to industry stakeholders, advancements in mass timber have seen strong and steady enthusiasm. There is[…]

Tolko is investing in a new BioVision Edger line for its sawmill at Armstrong, BC. The new line will comprise an unscrambler, Maximizer positioning infeed with dual fetchers, 4-saw edger, and close-coupled picker tailer. The optimizer is a BioVision system utilizing data from the new transverse scanner fitted with BioLuma 2900LV vision sensors. Also included[…]

Rex Lumber of Brookhaven, MS has invested in updating its existing horizontal shape sawing gang (HSS), and recently decided to add profiling to this process. Adding profiling will reduce the load on the edger, eliminate the need for the sort station, and facilitate a much more efficient process. Profiling can be added to your primary[…]

Tilhill Forestry has appointed Julian Hollingdale to the role of District Manager for their North Highland District office based in Inverness, the UK. Julian then spent 7 years in Southern England within the Forestry and Landscaping businesses before moving to join the forestry team in Inverness in late 2010. Julian is also a professional member of[…]

OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) has announced that as a result of strong domestic demand and the continued outperformance across the building industry, it has advised customers that there will be no sawlog exported from its estate for the next financial year. OneFortyOne Plantations CEO, Linda Sewell said: “The volume of sawlog we export has been steadily in[…]

Finnish forest machine manufacturer Logset Oy and Brazilian heavy equipment dealer PESA (Paraná Equipamentos S/A) have signed a dealership agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, PESA will sell Logset machines, parts and services for the products manufactured by Logset. PESA’s territory of action covers the Southern Brazilian states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio[…]

Stella-Jones Inc. announced financial results for its 4Q and fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. 4Q 2017 sales amounted to $377.4 million, representing an increase of 10.4% from $341.7 million a year ago. Operating income totalled $29 million, or 7.7% of sales, in the 4Q 2017, versus $28.2 million, or 8.2% of sales, last year.[…]

Kebony has appointed Matthew Hodjera as technical and special projects manager for the United States. Hodjera, who’s had a professional relationship with Kebony since 2011, will be responsible for strengthening the scope and depth of service and support for Kebony’s fast-growing American AEC customer base. He will manage project-specific support, product resources, environmental and performance[…]

Brazil’s largest pulp producers, Suzano Papel E Celulose S.A. and Fibria Cellulose announced, the controlling shareholders of Suzano Holding S.A. and Fibria Celulose S.A. have agreed to a merger of the two companies. Under the proposed terms of the deal: Suzano being entitled to the total share capital of Fibria; and Fibria’s shareholders receiving, in[…]