DALLAS and JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2020 -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation  (NYSE: KMB) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Softex Indonesia, a leader in the fast-growing Indonesian personal care market, in an all-cash transaction for approximately $1.2 billion from a group of shareholders including CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific IV.

The team at Resolute’s Thunder Bay (Ontario) sawmill is celebrating an important milestone. On July 16, 2020, the sawmill shipped its four billionth board foot of construction-grade lumber. Since 2003, wood produced in Thunder Bay has been providing solid foundations for homes, renovation projects and other structural applications.

The assets of a former Resolute paper mill in Fort Frances are on the auction block this week.

Montreal's Genesee & Wyoming Canada announced that its northeastern Ontario short-line carrier, Huron Central Railway (HCRY), will cease operations by the end of this year. 

SEATTLE, Sept. 1, 2020 -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced it has entered into two distinct agreements to purchase timberlands from and sell timberlands to funds managed by Hancock Natural Resource Group, a Manulife Investment Management company.

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 1, 2020 - Further to Canfor Corporation's (TSX: CFP) announcement on June 17, 2020, its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has today completed the purchase of three sawmills located in Sweden from Bergs Timber.

Domtar is making the public aware that it uses one of some 260 specific hazardous substances in its manufacturing process in Espanola.

J.D. Irving, Limited is calling for a review of all chemicals used on all NB land.

BILLINGS, Mont. - Wildlife officials in Montana have proposed a logging and vegetation treatment project west of Yellowstone National Park, citing the possibility of wildfires and the threat of a mountain pine beetle outbreak.

Changes to softwood tariffs between the United States and Canada could help alleviate the Canada’s lumber shortage.

Ten-year forestry plan pledges 'highest levels' of environmental stewardship and job creation

The lumber industry has been the lifeblood of Slocan, B.C., for more than four decades, but the municipality and its residents are now hoping to redefine their own identity, rezoning the waterfront left behind by a demolished sawmill.

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The growth of e-commerce has generated significant demand for sustainable packaging options, as both consumers and e-retailers look to increase the recyclability of their packaging. This curbside recyclable padded paper mailer is a sustainable alternative to non-recyclable dual material packaging.

The unique challenges faced by different business sectors can make a safe, phased reopening even more complex.

It has been a very active forest fire season in New Brunswick with the fire risk at extreme levels. This is related to a hot dry summer, and global climate change. 

Aug. 18, 2020, marks the 100^th anniversary of the ratification of the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.

The former Canfor mill site in Vavenby has reportedly sold to a new developer. That’s according to Vavenby area director Carol Schaffer, who says she was informed of that news on Wednesday.

Kingsey Falls, Québec, August 26, 2020 – Cascades PRO, the professional hygiene brand of Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), has launched a new hand hygiene campaign to promote the importance of hand drying in preventing the spread of bacteria, viruses and other infections.

Plans are underway for a new $90 million specialty sawmill project in St. Helena, the most sparsely populated parish in the Baton Rouge metro area with roughly 10,000 residents. 

SYDNEY, N.S. — The province is holding virtual forestry trade missions as part of its effort to explore best practises and new markets around the world.