E-commerce may be booming, but the packaging that items come in has become a concern for consumers. What can designers do to make packaging affordable, reliable and eco-friendly?

A boom in lumber sales and pandemic relief funding has softened the blow of Northern Pulp's closure nearly one year ago, but the head of Forest Nova Scotia says the reprieve won't last.

Funding will help forest sector businesses offset the cost of COVID-19 safety measures

2020 has been an unprecedented year. We are grateful to you for supporting us, for sharing in your knowledge and perspectives, and for guiding our vision to assist all Nations in creating a healthy forest sector that continues to sustain the cultural, spiritual, economic, and social lives of BC’s First Nations.

USK, Wash. – After being told to go home and not return to their jobs at the Ponderay Newsprint Company mill near Usk, north of Newport, in June, the 148 employees, from trainee to company president, have been taking different steps to safeguard their futures.

Fort Mill, South Carolina, January 8, 2021 - Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Personal Care business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for $920 million.

When Paper Excellence Canada announced in mid-December it will invest $13 million in its Port Alberni mill to increase production of food grade paper, it was the company’s response to a pivot in restaurant trends.

GP reached an agreement today to sell the company‘s nonwovens business to Glatfelter, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $175 million. The sale must still go through customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances from competition authorities.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 5, 2021 -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 90.38% ownership interest in Olmuksan International Paper to Mondi Group for approximately €66 million.

No one was hurt after a fire erupted Monday morning, Jan. 4, 2021, in one of the paper machines at Paper Excellence Canada in Port Alberni.

Adds Production Capacity to Novolex Duro Bag Operations

Experts say changes needed for both endangered ecosystems and forestry industry to survive

For families stuck indoors and desperate for entertainment, cardboard boxes can transform into a makeshift playground for the kids or a refuge for the cats.Day to day, though, they have been a crucial if often overlooked link in the nation’s supply chain.

The number of new print magazines launched in the US dropped by more than half in 2020 to 60, compared to 139 a year earlier.

An unexpected rebound in wood product prices this month is boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and buyers with the prospect of higher home and renovation costs in 2021.

The forest sector has deep roots in rural British Columbia with multi-generational families working in the industry either directly in logging or in related businesses like selling logging trucks.

VANCOUVER, BC and TORONTO, ON — December 21, 2020 — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Norbord Inc. today jointly announced that West Fraser’s management information circular and Norbord’s management proxy circular.

While Paper Excellence has announced it will invest more than $13 million in its Port Alberni paper mill, the company remains committed to Powell River, according to mayor Dave Formosa.

Things are much different at Canfor’s mill here and at the company’s facilities elsewhere at the end of this year compared to the same time period of the past several years.

BC’s forestry sector is hoping for a little less volatility heading into 2021 as we slowly find our way out of the pandemic.

Innovation is key to corporations’ success, allowing companies to identify and respond to new market opportunities. In a new analysis, researchers from North Carolina State University compared companies ranked among the world’s most innovative with the largest pulp and paper companies to understand how diversity among company leaders may affect innovation.