Forest
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Half Alberta’s boreal forest could disappear due to fires and climate change
Research gives a glimpse at how vegetation could change based on the current rate of carbon emissions.
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Truck driver shortages hitting Canada’s forest products sector
Shortage can be addressed by better working conditions and compensation: USW.
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Resolute and FPInnovations invest $21M in bio-chemicals from wood pilot
Converts wood chips to a sugar stream and a hydrolysis lignin stream but does not produce pulp.
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Canada takes softwood lumber dispute with US to NAFTA appeal panel
Freeland calls countervailing and anti-dumping duties unfair, unwarranted and “deeply troubling.”
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Western Forest Products indefinitely curtails Vancouver Island sawmill
In limbo since February, victim of softwood lumber dispute and lack of log supply.
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Wildfire prompts Cenovus to evacuate Pelican Lake complex
Shutdown at heavy oil facility a precaution, no damage to facilities or infrastructure.
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Tembec suspends operations at Senneterre sawmill
Closing begins Feb. 8, 148 jobs affected by weakness in softwood, high costs.
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Canfor buys Anthony Forest Products in $93.5M deal
AFP in Arkansas operates six facilities producing lumber, engineered wood and wood chips.
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NS mill to fight US tariff decision on paper subsidies
Port Hawkesbury Paper said the interim duty of 20.33% is unfair and without merit.
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Kruger recycling plant destroyed by fire
A 65,000 square-foot Quebec warehouse destroyed.
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West Fraser sees Q3 profit improve to $70M
Revenue tops $1 billion from $878 million in the quarter.
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BC to boost lumber trade with China
New agreement covers wood frame construction.
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Tembec sells its pulp mill in Chetwynd, BC
Paper Excellence will restart the operation, shut down since September 2012.
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$117M class action settlement between Ernst & Young, Sino Forest
Chinese-Canadian company accused of fraudulently overstating assets.
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Fortress Paper mill conversion ramps up after recent problems
Co-generation project at Thurso, Que. cellulose mill nears completion.
