EACOM Timber Corporation confirms fire damage at Timmins, Ontario Sawmill| Jan 31, 2012 EACOM Timber Corporation confirmed that a fire was discovered in its Timmins, Ontario sawmill in the evening on Sunday January ... Read more |
Canfor Corporation introduces new website| Jan 24, 2012 Canfor Corporation introduced a new corporate website, which has been redesigned to reflect the changing needs of the company and its ... Read more |
Stella-Jones announces secondary offering of its common shares| Jan 18, 2012 Stella-Jones Inc. announced that Stella-Jones and its principal shareholder, Stella Jones International S.A., have entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters pursuant to which SJ International has agreed to sell, and the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 2,000,000 of the Stella-Jones common shares ... Read more |
Conifex announces completion of previously announced acquisition of lumber distribution| Jan 3, 2012 Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, completed its previously announced acquisition of the commodity lumber distribution business previously owned and operated by Welco Lumber Corp. and the transportation and logistics business previously owned and operated by Navcor Transportation Services ... Read more |
CanWel building materials announces quarterly dividend| Dec 20, 2011 CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share that will be paid on January 13, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 30, ... Read more |
Jonas Eklind new President and CEO of Innovativ Vision AB| Dec 14, 2011 On 1 December, Jonas Eklind took up his new role as President and CEO of Innovativ Vision AB in Linköping, Sweden. With its WoodEye timber scanner, Innovativ Vision is a worldleading supplier of systems for quality and production control within the wood manufacturing industry.... Read more |
Stella-Jones completes acquisition of Thompson Industries| Dec 14, 2011 Stella-Jones Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thompson Industries, Inc. ("Thompson"), a provider of treated wood products to the railroad ... Read more |
Canfor announces permanent closure of Rustad and Tackama operations| Dec 6, 2011 After a lengthy indefinite shut that followed the collapse of the United States residential housing market in 2008, Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) has decided to close its historic Rustad Sawmill in Prince George, British Columbia and Tackama Mill in Fort Nelson, British ... Read more |
Canfor announces permanent closure of Rustad and Tackama operations| Dec 6, 2011 After a lengthy indefinite shut that followed the collapse of the United States residential housing market in 2008, Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) has decided to close its historic Rustad Sawmill in Prince George, British Columbia and Tackama Mill in Fort Nelson, British ... Read more |
Industries Parent starts business operations and reopens two lumber mills| Dec 6, 2011 Industries Parent officially started business operations during a ceremony held at the Parent Sawmill and attended by Julie Boulet, Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie ... Read more |
CFIA: Emerald ash borer confirmed on Manitoulin Island| Nov 30, 2011 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. One adult beetle was collected from a survey trap at Highway 6, Sheguindah, Manitoulin Island as part of our national detection survey for ... Read more |
Fortress Paper commences start-up phase at Fortress Specialty cellulose mill| Nov 30, 2011 Fortress Paper Ltd. announced that it has initiated the final stages of the conversion project at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill. The mill has commenced its start-up phase with final process testing, which will include cold and hot water trials, together with the testing of safety systems scheduled to occur ... Read more |
DEMO conference planning underwayScott Jamieson | Nov 9, 2011 Organizers and planning committees for DEMO 2012 met in Quebec City late October to work on details of both the pre-DEMO conference and the actual live logging event itself. Planning for both events are well underway.... Read more |
Groundbreaking Waste-to-Biofuels Facility-Turning Garbage into Fuels| Oct 12, 2011 Imagine a world where our garbage actually powers the vehicles we drive. An untapped source of energy. Energy that would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80... Read more |
The global forest industry this quarter| Aug 24, 2011 The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached a new all-time high of US$92.27/m3 in the 2Q/11 (see graph). This was 5.6 percent more than the previous quarter, and an almost 20% jump from a year ago. The GSPI has gone up every quarter since the 1Q/09 when the Index wa... Read more |
CN and China's CNBM Forest Products Trading Ltd. strike deal for B.C. lumber export supply chain anc| Aug 17, 2011 CN and China's CNBM Forest Products Trading Ltd. announced today that they have reached an agreement to use CN's new lumber transload facility in Vancouver to increase the supply chain capacity for Canadian lumber ex... Read more |
North American wood pellet capacity set to increase to serve markets in Europe and Asia, reports th| Aug 10, 2011 European demand for wood pellets has to a large extent, driven the expansion of pellet capacity in both the US and Canada the past five years. The North American Wood Fiber Review reports that in coming years, it is likely that demand for pellets will increase not only in Europe, bu... Read more |
BC logging company wins First Nation entrepreneurial award| Jul 20, 2011 The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are pleased to announce that Percy Guichon, the Chief of the Alexis Creek Indian Band, and Tsi Del Del Enterprises of Chilanko Forks B.C. have won the FPAC/AFN Business Leadership Award. Chief Guichon will be honoured to... Read more |
Live action returns with DEMO 2012| Jul 5, 2011 Slated for the hills just northwest of Quebec City on a 30,000-ha private lot, this live logging event promises to be the best loop yet.... Read more |
Green building: Indigenous values | Aug 9, 2010 The First Peoples House at the University of Victoria in British Columbia is designed to qualify for LEED gold-level certification. It's also a unique aesthetic and cultural ... Read more |
Plywood past| May 5, 2010 To round out this week's focus on plywood, here are two articles from the archives of Specialty Wood Journal. If you missed them the first time, here's another chance to read ... Read more |
Bonding with natureGunnar Mardon | May 5, 2010 From Specialty Wood Journal August 2008 Starting with soy flour and mussel secretions, Columbia Forest Products developed PureBond® formaldehyde-free plywood.... Read more |
Toward 100 years and beyond Rick Massey | May 5, 2010 From Specialty Wood Journal, October 2008 Richmond Plywood stays successful in its own unique ... Read more |
Layers of certainty: CertiWood Technical Centre | May 4, 2010 To associate CertiWood™ Technical Centre in Vancouver, BC with Canada's long tradition of producing quality plywood is correct, but it's like thinking of plywood as excellent material for subflooring - accurate but one-dimensional.... Read more |
Low maintenance and precise positioning| Nov 9, 2011 In 2010 USNR launched the Multi-Track Fence, a cost effective solution to improve the speed and accuracy of the trim line. The first fence was installed in June 2010, and today 32 Multi-Track Fences have been installed globally.... Read more |
PPG introduces scratch-resistant topcoat for prefinished wood floors | Aug 31, 2010 PPG Industries has introduced Claritage(TM) Extra anti-scratch topcoat, a factory finish for wood floors that helps to keep them looking newer longer than competing ... Read more |
Westmill LightSORT system chosen by West Fraser Mills | Jul 7, 2010 Westmill Industries announced that West Fraser Mills Ltd. Canada has ordered a Westmill LightSORT™ (GVMM) Green Veneer Moisture Measuring ... Read more |
Veneer stacker| Dec 22, 2009 CTC veneer stackers are designed to reduce material waste and maximize production output.... Read more |
Variable Belt Speed technology| Dec 22, 2009 Unlike traditional sanding machines whose abrasive belts keep a constant rotation speed, the new Variable Belt Speed (VBS) abrasive belt sanding technology from IMEAS allows the belt speed to be adjusted to the machine speed. Controlled through the machine’s management software, the VBS adjusts the abrasive belt’s speed automatically to ... Read more |
Wellons steam plant at Richply| Dec 22, 2009 Wellons provides design, fabrication and installation of complete wood-fired thermal oil and heating systems for the wood industry.... Read more |
Super saw| Dec 22, 2009 Sweed Machinery's new Super Saw delivers twice the production in half the time, replacing both the traditional dual-end trim saw and cut-back ... Read more |
Upgraded veneer testing| Dec 22, 2009 Metriguard's upgrade for their line of veneer testing equipment implements a Windows(r) graphical interface featuring a touch-screen display and a continuous data collection mode with multiple date/time stamp ... Read more |
Belting out maximum returns| Dec 22, 2009 Sandvik Process Systems used Ligna 2009 to focus on the scope of its steel belt ranges - now available up to 3.5 mm thick - and the value of its technical support services at a time when the wood and associated industries are facing major ... Read more |
Hot way to treat wood| Dec 22, 2009 For four years, 20 partner organizations and companies from eleven countries have carried out research and development for the Holiwood ... Read more |
Wooden concrete| Dec 22, 2009 A new use for wood chips was demonstrated at Ligna 2009 by the company TecWood with its building material ... Read more |
