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Timber office unglued at the seams
27 March 2020
Engineers at the University of Liverpool, alongside industrial partners, have designed and built an adhesive-free timber office building at Ness Gardens in the UK in order to evaluate a more environmentally friendly construction method. Source: Timberbiz The key idea behind the new `g
Continue Reading →Swedish forest protection fell sharply in 2019
27 March 2020
The Swedish Forest Agency’s decisions on protection of forests fell sharply in 2019, in comparison with the previous year. The area in new nature conservation agreements decreased by 74% to the lowest level in 20 years, according to new statistics. Source: Timberbiz Habitat protection
Continue Reading →Update on Canadian and US timber manufacturers
27 March 2020
As described in today’s DTN analysis, the US and Canada have differing views on whether timber and forestry are essential industries. The impact is being felt differently in the US where it is classed as an essential however, the turmoil is being felt on both sides of that border. Sou
Continue Reading →Resolute will continue to operate in all areas in US and Canada
25 March 2020
Resolute Forest Products provided an update on the impact of the COVID-19 situation to its business. The company expects to continue to operate in all of its business segments – pulp, tissue, wood products and paper – in Canada and the United States. But the company expects to take ce
Continue Reading →Families First Act to help US employees
25 March 2020
Last week US President Trump signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” into law. The provisions of the bill will go into effect on 2 April 2020. This legislation is designed to protect families and workers hit by the spreading coronavirus. Included in the package were sever
Continue Reading →How will the US forest industry survive COVID-19?
25 March 2020
Just months ago, Americans watched cautiously from a distance as the COVID-19 contagion caused a nearly unimaginable scenario by upending China’s entire economy and social structure. It seemed like a situation right out of a dystopian movie set; something both fantastical and horrifyi
Continue Reading →Interfor and Ponsse affected by COVID-19
23 March 2020
Interfor will implement a number of initiatives in order to adjust its business to operating conditions being impacted by COVID-19 as will Ponsse. Source: Lesprom Interfor will temporarily reduce production across its operations in British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest and the US So
Continue Reading →US Homeland Security states forest products are vital
23 March 2020
The forest products industry plays a vital role in our nation’s infrastructure especially in response to the global COVID-19 epidemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a memorandum. Source: Timberbiz The DHS memo, signed by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Sec
Continue Reading →China Global Wood Trade Conference
23 March 2020
China is planning for its 10th Global Wood Trade Conference to be held in Xi-an from 15-16 September however, given the current global pandemic it is likely to not be a particularly popular event, even if the pandemic has subsided. Source: Timberbiz China Global Wood Trade Conference
Continue Reading →In the North America COVID-19 is slowing business and halting conferences
20 March 2020
Joining previous declarations from National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and the National Retail Hardware Association, the Midwest Building Suppliers Association has petitioned governors in Indiana and Michigan to classify lumber and building materials providers as
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