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Source: Daily News | 2013-05-07
To provide a common language and framework for the paper products industry to take steps toward sustainability, GreenBlue has released Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products.
Source: Daily News | 2013-05-07
Rentech’s bio-based jet fuel facility promised for northern Ontario has not materialized, and the company is now pursuing the wood pellet industry. Rentech recently acquired wood chip processor Fulghum Fibres, based in Georgia, and is in...
Source: Daily News | 2013-04-23
A second environmental group has quit the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), an agreement endorsed by forest industry and environmental groups to protect Canada’s Boreal forest. Saying “not one hectare of Canada’s Boreal...
Source: Daily News | 2013-04-16
The federal government, through the Canada Economic Development agency, has granted $3.7 million to FPInnovations, and another $1 million to the Quebec Wood Export Bureau, in the name of supporting the Quebec forest industry.
Source: Daily News | 2013-04-02
The genome of the mountain pine beetle – the insect that has devastated B.C.’s lodgepole pine forests – has been decoded by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences...
Source: Daily News | 2013-03-26
Canada’s national standard for sustainably managed forests, and its companion standard for woodlots, was recently reaffirmed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). There are over 40 million hectares independently certified to...
Source: Daily News | 2013-03-19
Wood fiber costs for pulp mills fell in both North America and Latin America in the 4Q/12 because of weaker pulp markets and an increased supply of sawmill chips, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Lower pulp prices during last summer and an...
Source: Daily News | 2013-03-05
A three-day biorefinery course designed by Canadian experts in the pulp and paper industry targets forestry company decision-making, and will address a wide range of practical issues for biorefinery strategy and design.
Source: Daily News | 2013-02-26
Spread the word among all young people you know: A short video could land them a four-month paid internship at a forest products company. The Forest Products Association of Canada has launched the Green Dream internship contest.
Source: Print Archives | 2013-02-13
The Canadian forest sector, including pulp and paper, is staring a severe labor shortage in the face. According to the Forest Products Sector Council (FPSC) Labor Market Intelligence Report, one of the biggest challenges for employers will be...
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