Wood supply

Guy Barnett, Minister of ResourcesThe Tasmanian Liberal Government has a strategic approach to ensuring long-term sustainable timber resource security to support our forestry and wood products sector.A new $300,000 program has been launched…

The New South Wales Minister for Agriculture has signaled that the government has no plans to phase out logging of native hardwood in state forests.Key points:All North Coast timber supply agreements have been extended through…

Deputy Prime Minister Paul Toole said the additional five-year agreement aligned the expiry date of all timber supply contracts across the region and confirmed government support for the hardwood sector . “Most deals on the North Coast were…

In a recent report, Wood Resources International (WRI) predicted that Europe will bear the brunt of tighter lumber markets in the short and long term due to the war in Ukraine. The group predicts global disruptions to shipments of…

Subsidies are available for the establishment of timber plantations. Cowper FEDERAL member Pat Conaghan announced that Cowper is eligible for more than $86 million in grants over five years to!-->…

San Group announced a new partnership to transform wood waste into value-added wood projects. The San Group, which operates sawmills and refurbishment plants in Port Alberni and on the mainland, announced on January 26, 2022 that…

San Group announced a new partnership to transform wood waste into value-added wood projects. The San Group, which operates sawmills and refurbishment plants in Port Alberni and on the mainland, announced on January 26, 2022 that…

The timber crisis in Victoria is exacerbating a worsening national pallet shortage, which fears will lead to shortages in supermarkets before Christmas.The union representing forestry and forest products workers, CFMEU Manufacturing…

PRINCE ALBERT - The Government of Saskatchewan has approved wood allocations for the Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Carrot River and the Carrier Forest Products sawmill in Big River. Earlier this week, the province also…

The new President and CEO of Resolute Forest Products has close ties to Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario. Rémi Lalonde was General Manager of the Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Mill for two and a half years in the mid-2010s.…

A win-win scenario for solving a timber supply problem for Seaton Forest Products is hampered by forestry regulations. The small factory just west of Witset makes square cants from inferior lumber, primarily for export to China…

The moment Carter Holt Harvey stopped supplying wood products to major retailers could not have been more problematic for the government, a building expert said. The logging company, partly owned by New Zealand's richest person, Graeme…

A construction industry figure indicates the government could introduce a tariff on logs sent for processing overseas, as small construction crews face uncertainty over timber supply. Retailers are now facing problems with the…

The number of wood transportations by rail will increase significantly in Finland from 2023, when the Kemi bioproducts plant comes on stream. This means annual deliveries of more than 5 million m3 of wood, for which…

Photo credit: CoreLite CoreLite (Miami, Florida, USA), a global manufacturer of advanced balsa and foam materials for high-performance composite applications, has signed a long-term cooperation agreement on balsa!-->>-->!-->>-->…

SCA Wood Supply UK Ltd, which manufactures and distributes timber and related products, has been sold to BSW Timber Ltd. SCA Wood will continue to sell wood products to…

LoadingMany in the industry attribute the surge in demand to the current foreclosure of Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, with people spending unprecedented time at home.Robert Eddy, of Eddy Haulage, a 40-year veteran of the lumber industry,…

ATLANTA, June 24, 2020 / PRNewswire / - CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) today announced that its Triple T joint venture has amended its timber supply agreement with Georgia-Pacific WFS LLC (Georgia-Pacific) aimed at establishing…

Contractual supplies of wood waste to UK biomass factories were down 60% in early April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Wood Recyclers' Association (WRA), the crisis could affect the wood waste industry for up to three…

New measures announced for New Brunswick's forestry sector receive mixed reviews from JD Irving, Limited. Thursday, the province said he would set a timber target for private woodlots help boost the private sector. Natural Resources…

When Fairview Woodyard decided to establish its own logging team, it invested in a fully Tigercat forestry equipment fleet. Above, the company's Tigercat H822D harvester processes a log with the Tigercat 575 attachment.!-->…

Province to develop strategy on how to share Crown timber supply needs in the Northwest A delegation from the Town of Fort Frances met with two provincial ministers to discuss the future of the Fort Frances pulp and paper mill…

The recently completed Margam Green plant with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes per year is owned by Glennmont Partners, which acquired the Eco2 site. (lr) Peter Hardy, Eco Commercial Director, and Rob Wareham,…

A logging truck delivers lumber to the Montrose sawmill on July 10, 2013.Summit Daily File In recent decades, the mountain pine beetle has devastated one-fifth of all Colorado forests.…

BETHESDA, MD. - Enviva Holdings, which claims to be the world's largest producer of wood pellets, has released the first data from its Track & Trace program that documents the origin of the wood it uses to make pellets. Enviva says…

An Astley-based medium density fibreboard manufacturer has taken over an Ireland-based sourcing company. The W Howard Group acquired Balcas Kildare Ltd, one of Ireland's largest timber suppliers, which will lead to…