Timber royalties being charged to lumber companies in a number of provinces continue to rise in reaction to elevated prices for lumber, but the New Brunswick government is not budging yet from its decision to keep its royalty rates frozen at levels set six years ago by the former Liberal government of Brian Gallant.

Touted as another first, a new $350-million mill that will turn wheat straw into pulp for paper products is planned for the Regina area.

Research finds as students return to in-person learning, parents believe physical books are the more effective learning tool; cite ‘distractions’ during online reading as major concern.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 31, 2021 -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) has completed the sale of its ownership interest in Olmuksan International Paper to Mondi Group.

SPOKANE, Wash.-- Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW) today announced the indefinite closure of its Neenah, Wisconsin facility, which includes three tissue machines and ten converting lines, removing a total paper production capacity of approximately 54,000 tons.

Loggers and sawmills prepare for a downturn in supply of beetle-kill timber 15 years after a surge of pests began their devastating march through 3.3 million acres of Colorado forests.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Canada-based Kruger Packaging announces investment of $114.2 million into its state-of-the-art packaging manufacturing operation. The project will create at least 150 quality jobs in the coming years.

Amid hints of an impending boom in the Prince Albert and area forestry sector, concerns over timber supply and who’s allowed to harvest it remain.

Forestry workers and their families gathered along a road leading into the Fairy Creek watershed on Saturday in a bid to protect their right to make a living in the forestry sector, which they say is under threat.

Northern Pulp has submitted a proposed plan to the Nova Scotia Environment Department that a company official says will "transform" the beleaguered and shuttered Pictou County mill.

Two years ago, over 100 workers at Cascades Containerboard's Niagara Falls plant voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union.

Cutting-edge technology will advance research commitments under Forest Sector Strategy

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – About 60 local firefighters responded to a fire Tuesday night at the Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids.

SAINT JOHN, NB – A robust COVID-19 operational plan focused on the health and safety of employees, contractors and the wider community has been vetted and reviewed with provincial officials. 

BURNABY, British Columbia, May 27, 2021 -- INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”) (TSX: IFP) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and GP Wood Products LLC (collectively “Georgia-Pacific”) to acquire four of its sawmill operations located in Bay Springs, MS, Fayette, AL, DeQuincy, LA and Philomath, OR (collectively the “Sawmill Operations”).

WILMINGTON, Del. (USA) – Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by 5 to 15 percent on all water treatment, process and pulp & paper product lines across the EMEA region, effective immediately or as customer contracts allow.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 14, 2021 -- Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT), a leading global supplier of engineered materials, today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s U.S. nonwovens business for $175 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

A move by the U.S. Commerce Department to increase preliminary tariffs on softwood lumber imports from Canada, if finalized, will raise producer costs and cut into their profits but is unlikely to affect prices to consumers of wood products, analysts say.

Question: You put your recycling in the bin and drop it at the curb. Then what happens? Does it actually get recycled? 

Acquisition adds production capacity to Novolex Duro Bag operations

A new process produces a biodegradable plastic-like product from wood waste powder.