The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to restore the conditions of fair trade in wood mouldings and other millwork products among the United States, China, and Brazil.
As a result of the new Swedish tonnage tax system, the SCA Group will be moving its vessel registration home to Sweden. At the turn of the year, a new company, SCA Shipping AB, will be formed.
In partnership with some of Sweden’s largest dry cargo shipping buyers – EFO, Lantmännen and Stockholm Exergi – Södra has formed a new multisector partnership to promote responsible sea transport.
The Supreme Administrative Court (KHO) rejected the environmental permit for the Finnpulp bioproduct mill in Kuopio. The decision came after a vote, with two members in favour of awarding environmental permit. The decision is final and is not subject to an appeal.
The United Steelworkers union (USW) and the management of Eacom Timber Corporation announce the ratification of their new six-year collective agreement at the Timmins sawmill in Canada.
In October, Canfor Corporation has entered into agreement with Great Pacific. Under the terms of this agreement, Great Pacific, which along with its affiliates owns 51% of the shares of Canfor, will acquire all of the shares it does not already own.
'Today we got an understanding of why this is necessary in the first place - to provide a collateral component for obtaining preferential loans for the construction of plants, and for the state - certain guarantees that the owner will take care of the land that he acquired', said minister.
Enviva Partners, LP received approval from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to install voluntary air quality equipment to further minimize emissions at its Southampton wood pellet production plant. Enviva’s modified permit will also allow for increased production and increased utilization of softwood (p...
I4F has recently entered into separate, confidential settlement agreements with Flooring Industries (Unilin) and Välinge Innovation AB. As a result, the three parties will withdraw from all pending litigation in the United States and Europe.
Enviva Partners, LP issued thanking the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality for issuing an air permit for Enviva’s Sampson wood pellet production plant to: install additional air emission controls; increase production; allow flexibility to increase the percentage of softwood (p...
Metsä Fibre has filed the environmental permit application concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland.
Since its establishment in 1993, FSC has issued 33 thousand certificates for timber companies in 120 countries. By 2020, the organization plans to double its share in the global timber trade. The interview of the Director General of FSC Kim Carstensen.
FEA/Wood Markets' president says BC Interior has an advantage over the West coast of USA, but mainly because of currency. If there were any subsidies, American companies would be buying mills in Canada and they are not.
Head of the Russian Federal Forestry Agency shares about Russia’s forested land use and the laws in place to protect them.