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Continued increase in US housing constructions, growing demand for wood, high lumber prices, imposed import tariffs on Canadian lumber, and a strong US dollar are recent market developments that will impact forest products market dynamics in 2017, not only in North America, but on other continents as well, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). The[…]

The global engineered wood market is estimated to reach US$41.2bn by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.8 percent from 2016 – 2022. North America and Europe account for nearly 70 percent of global engineered wood production and will continue to maintain high CAGRs, according to a new report from market[…]

Forestry is one of B.C.’s biggest money makers. With record lumber prices, you might expect the softwood industry to be booming. Instead, it’s going through a series of tough times, forcing an increasing number front-line loggers to throw in the towel. And as Lauren Pullen reports it has local logging associations worried about what the[…]

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. reports 1Q 2017 earnings of $123 million, up from $42 million a year ago, on sales up 10.4% to $1.19 billion. Lumber segment generated operating earnings of $152 million (4Q 2016 – $107 million) and Adjusted EBITDA of $191 million (4Q 2016 – $144 million). Improved product pricing was the[…]

The M450e-900 is a lightweight mulcher for attachment to 6-12 ton excavators Weight optimization makes handling a walk in the park. An installed gear motor allows simplified mounting on various excavators as well as rapid changing of carrier units without requiring installation of additional leak oil lines. The M450e-900 has been in use at Frank[…]

The objective for MenSe has been to increase the profitability of modern harvesting by improving the critical point between the trunk and the harvester – the feed rollers. The feed rollers have a significant effect on overall productivity, quality and working ergonomics. The MenSe patented feed rollers are also available with different grip surfaces and[…]

Rottne Industri now presents the next generation of its H8, the harvester which is specialised stand-operating thinning. The new Rottne H8D features the well-known swing arm system, now in the company of, among other upgrades, a completely new motor and stepless transmission with anti-spin. The Rottne H8D has a narrow and compact chassis with a[…]

With high operational reliability and flexible application possibilities, conveyor belts are indispensable for the transport of bulk goods in industry today. Transportation lines and material streams are important aspects of every production plant. They need to be cost-effective, efficient and above all reliable in continuous operation. A true all-rounder in transport systems for bulk materials[…]

Tigercat recently announce that Woodland Equipment is the new dealer in the upper Great Lakes region of the United States. Based in Iron River, Michigan, Woodland Equipment will cover the upper Great Lake states including northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and the northern portion of lower Michigan. Woodland Equipment owner Ron Beauchamp comments,[…]

A simple conveyor belt joins Hyne Timber’s Tuan Mill and neighbouring Altus Renewables. Such is the way for efficient transformation on one plant’s sustainable by-product into another plant’s core business being biofuel. It is certainly not unusual for large scale plantation softwood processing plants to exist as part of a supply chain hub and while[…]