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Hamilton, Ohio-based Smart Papers will run its paper mill on 100% renewable energy, breaking ground on a co-generation biomass facility at its manufacturing center in Hamilton, according to an online report from Clean Technology. The $30 million power plant was expected to be complete by spring 2009. “The production of these papers will leave the[…]

Procter & Gamble and Domtar Corp have joined the North America Forest & Trade Network (NAFTN) in a bid to make their wood-based products more sustainably sourced. This announcement from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is the second development to cast a spotlight on the issue of sustainable forest sourcing. On Tuesday, ForestEthics and Dogwood[…]

There has been much reported concern recently about continuing deforestation in Amazonia. But there are of course some sustainable operations there. One reported recently by Reuters is a plantation operation on the Jari River in northern Brazil, which “is being hailed as a model for preserving the world’s largest rain forest.” Located in the heart[…]

The Forest Dialogues, a multi-stakeholder initiative whose objective is to improve the sustainable management of forests, has published its findings and recommendations following a discussion surrounding European smallholdings. The scoping dialogue took place in Brussels at the end of June 2007 and brought together 35 leading players from the forestry sector in a discussion aimed[…]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on March 14th released a plan that will boost biomass supply chain resiliency for domestic biobased product manufacturing, while also advancing environmental sustainability and market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers. The report — Building a Resilient Biomass Supply: A Plan to Enable the Bioeconomy in America (PDF, 2.8 MB) — is one[…]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced March 15 that the USDA Forest Service is investing nearly $145 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history—to connect forest landowners with emerging climate markets as part of the Investing in America agenda. USDA’s Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Dr. Homer Wilkes,[…]

Stiga RM, one of Latvia’s leading timber companies, will significantly expand its birch plywood mill this year, adding production space of 2,900 square metres, and will further modernise it with new, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly equipment. Total investment in productivity and product quality promotion projects will exceed EUR 10.5 million this year. The office building[…]

The European Panel Federation (EPF) announces the appointment of Pablo Figueroa López as its new Chairman, succeeding Martin Brettenthaler. On Wednesday 20 March, Mr Brettenthaler officially concluded his tenure as Chairman, intertwined with his previous role as SWISS KRONO Group CEO, leaving behind a legacy of transformative leadership and dedication to the industry. Throughout his mandate, Martin Brettenthaler[…]

In 2022, Nova Scotia’s forestry sector generated $1.8 billion in economic impact, according to a new report authored by Gardner Pinfold. The Forestry Economic Task Force – a collaboration of forestry sector stakeholders whose purpose is to design and implement a strategic economic roadmap for Nova Scotia,  commissioned the report with funding from the Forestry[…]

BID Group, a pioneer in wood processing solutions, just announced a brand-new, groundbreaking innovation: the ResawExpert, a Comact-branded AI-powered linear resaw optimizer with vision. This revolutionary technology will take wood transformation to a whole new level of precision, efficiency, and performance. The Comact ResawExpert is a game-changer, especially in hardwood and specialty processing workflows that[…]