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North America – Komatsu 931XC 8WD harvester & 855-3 forwarder offer forestry customers enhanced productivity in most terrains Forestry equipment operates under difficult and demanding conditions. Engineered for the rugged terrain of forestry and logging work, Komatsu now offers two new machines, the 931XC-3 8WD harvester and the 855-3 forwarder. 931XC-3 (eXtreme Conditions) harvester Designed for extreme conditions[…]

Jari Voutilainen has been appointed Metsä Group’s Procurement and Logistics Director as of 1 October 2021. He reports to President and CEO Ilkka Hämälä. Voutilainen has worked at Metsä Group since 2013. He will take up his new role as Metsä Group’s Director of Public Relations. Prior to this, he was the Group’s Logistics Director.[…]

Work is underway at the site in Russellville, Pope County in northwestern Arkansas, with commercial operations expected to begin at the plant in 2022. The move is part of a $40 million investment by Drax in the state, creating approximately 30 new direct jobs and many more indirect jobs across Arkansas. Arkansas Secretary of Commerce[…]

The Forest Products Commission (FPC) has  welcomed the announcement by the West Australian Premier, The Honourable Mark McGowan MLA, to invest a record $350 million to expand Western Australia’s softwood plantation timber industry. This record investment is expected to provide at least an additional 33,000 hectares of softwood timber plantation, with up to 50 million[…]

VANCOUVER, BC, August 30, 2021 – GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSXV: GFP) (“GreenFirst” or the “Purchaser”) has announced that on August 28, 2021 it closed the previously announced purchase of a portfolio of forest and paper product assets (the “Purchased Assets”) from Rayonier A.M. Canada G.P. (“RYAM GP”), Rayonier A.M. Canada Industries Inc. (“RYAM Industries”)[…]

There’s no end in sight to the worldwide interest in sustainable bio-based materials. Their role towards a global and sustainable bioeconomy is crucial. Integrating local bio-sourced products in concrete applications has specifically been a growing interest for the Canadian government and industry. In its efforts to introduce forest-based biomaterials to new markets, FPInnovations developed expertise[…]

Provides direct access to Forestry sector and alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals and Principles of Responsible Investing J.P. Morgan Asset Management expects to become an active participant in carbon offset markets In an effort to directly impact the transition to a low-carbon economy and provide ESG-minded investment opportunities related to climate, conservation and biodiversity,[…]

EACOM Timber Corporation recently announced an investment of $7.7M to equip its Matagami sawmill with a new state-of-the-art continuous kiln (CDK). The kiln, which is expected to be fully operational by October 2021, will allow lumber to be dried 24 hours a day, without interruption, directly at the facility. “The City of Matagami is thrilled[…]

The results of Brazilian plantation companies and other actors’ long-term work in the Atlantic rainforest restoration has been highlighted in the WWF, Birdlife and Wildlife Conservation Society report on forest restoration published in May 2021. The study points to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil as one of the success stories for regeneration, where an estimated 4.2[…]

The former Martinsons’ sawmills in Bygdsiljum and Kroksjön, Sweden will take on the Holmen name from June 1. The move is part of the work of merging the companies following Holmen’s SEK1bn acquisition of Martinsons last year. The acquisition almost doubled Holmen’s sales of wood products to over SEK3bn, while also advancing positions in wood[…]