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Products Gilbert, of Roberval, specializes in the production of equipment for sawmills, all-terrain surfacers, equipment for the forest industry and for construction, invests $ 5 million to acquire new robotic machining units to increase productivity reports Denis Villeneuve leQuotidien www.lequotidien.com The investment was announced recently by the president of the company, Sylvain Gilbert, in the[…]

Declining trade of softwood lumber, plummeting lumber prices in the US and slowing wood demand in China were some of the biggest international lumber developments in the 3Q/18, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Global Softwood Lumber Trade Global trade of softwood lumber from January through September 2018 was down 2.5% as compared to the same[…]

MaskinLeverantörerna (ML), the Swedish trade association for suppliers of mobile machinery and equipment, has announced that it will launch a brand new Swedish Forestry Expo, which will take place June 3-5, 2021, at the Solvalla Harness-Racing Track in Stockholm, Sweden. The fair aims to be a meeting place for professional, large-scale forestry with forest machinery[…]

Until about six months ago, B.C.’s forestry companies were riding a lumber bull market. Record-high lumber prices in the U.S. had muted softwood lumber duties, and B.C. forestry companies were netting record profits. But the party may be over reports Nelson Bennett, BIV. A shrinking timber supply and high log prices in B.C. and a[…]

Smart Forest Project applies big data/analytics, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence technologies in planted forests São Paulo, October 05, 2018 – Based on a diagnosis, Fibria structured the management of forest digitization initiatives in the Smart Forest Project. Led by the Forestry area, a data collection, communication, analysis and publishing supply architecture was created,[…]

Russia is one of the world’s dominant log and lumber producers and exporters. Due to its immense land mass, roughly half of which is forested, Russia accounts for nearly 20% of the world’s standing forest resource — nearly 82 billion m3 out of a global standing stock of roughly 434 billion m3. With this tremendous[…]

New Zealand’s export log market took a hit from the trade dispute between the US and China as the declining value of the yuan crimps the buying power of the country’s largest log market. The average price for New Zealand A-grade export logs dropped to US$133/JAS from US$141/JAS in August, and US$145/JAS in July, and[…]

Western Forest Products Inc. reported adjusted EBITDA of $50.2 million in the 2Q 2018, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $47.1 million in the 2Q 2017, and $43 million reported in the 1Q 2018. Operating income prior to restructuring and other income was $39.7 million in the 2Q 2018, compared to $37.7 million in 2Q 2017, and[…]

New Zealand’s Forestry Minister Shane Jones on Friday announced the formation of a new Ministerial advisory group to provide independent advice about the forestry sector and how Government and industry can work together to deliver outcomes for New Zealand. The Forestry Ministerial Advisory Group is made up of ten forestry experts who will provide industry perspectives[…]

In celebration of Earth Day at Bleckley Elementary School, Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), made a landmark announcement for the agency recognizing that forest biomass is a carbon neutral renewable energy source. COCHRAN, GA. (PRWEB) APRIL 23, 2018 Biomass In celebration of Earth Day at Bleckley Elementary School, Scott Pruitt,[…]