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USNR is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Wert as Senior Vice President, with responsibility for aftermarket customer support, including spare and replacement parts, technical service, and training. Chuck comes to USNR after 18 successful years with the Swanson Group, one of the largest independent lumber and plywood producers in the Western United States.[…]

The Vermeer HG6000TX is powered by a 755-horsepower (563 kW) Caterpillar C18 Tier 4 final engine. The HG6000TX is equipped with 26-inch (66 cm) double grouser track pads to help reduce ground pressure. The suspension provides 7 inches (17.8 cm) of ground clearance under the track undercarriage, making it ideal for tough-to-reach jobsites and uneven[…]

Bandit Industries has hired John Mocny to serve as the company’s chief executive officer. Mocny joined the Bandit team in February 2016, bringing decades of engineering and management experience from previous leadership roles with General Motors and Caterpillar. Mocny holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University, and a Master[…]

John Deere is rolling out its first G-Series forest machine models. Compliant with Final Tier 4 /Stage IV emissions requirements, the 1270G and 1470G harvesters and the 1910G forwarder are making their debut at a launch event in Scotland. The new series models combine excellent fuel economy and higher productivity. The innovative new solutions in[…]

Waggeryd Cell in Sweden has  invested SEK 60 million ($7 million) in a biomass boiler in order to replace LPG with bioenergy as energy source for the flash dryer. The ground work is just about to start. The mounting of the boiler will begin during March 2016 and the start-up is scheduled for September. The mill’s[…]

Neuenstein-based HEPACK druck+verpackung GmbH has invested around Euro 12 million in overhauling its entire production and logistics operations. The construction work created an additional 5,000 square meters of space and the flow of goods was completely redesigned based on the lean principle. Production is now organized efficiently with two new large, format 6 presses from[…]

Steep terrain harvesting can be expensive and have high safety risks. Mechanised ground-based machines are increasingly being used on steeper slopes to decrease harvesting costs and improve safety by removing the manual tasks of tree felling and choking. Recently, researchers set out to determine whether the slope that the machine was operating on was the[…]

Wood chip costs in Western US, which have been some of the highest in North America, declined 13% in the 3Q, but are currently still 25% higher than a year ago. Another region in the US that has experienced substantial fibre cost changes this year is the Northeast, where hardwood log prices have increased for[…]

The Vale Florestar project, one of mining company Vale’s main environmental projects in the north of Brazil, will benefit 300 Mha in the southeast of Pará. It will enable CO2 sequestration in record volumes. Altogether, more than 11 million seedlings have already been planted and 40,000 ha have been recovered; 15,000 to plant eucalyptus and[…]

Tembec has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry practices over a 711,020-ha public forest in Senneterre, in Abitibi-East, Quebec. “Achieving FSC certification is the culmination of months of hard work and represents a well-deserved recognition of the efforts of our Senneterre team,” said Dennis Rounsville, Executive Vice President and President of Tembec’s[…]