Georgia-Pacific to expand Palatka mill, add 80 jobs

Georgia-Pacific to expand Palatka mill, add 80 jobs

Posted by on Jul 11, 2017 in mill news, pulp and paper |

Georgia-Pacific is going to spend $400 million expanding its paper and pulp mill in Palatka, adding an additional 80 jobs to a county with the highest unemployment in Northeast Florida.

Is BREXIT likely to impact U.S. sawn wood markets?

Is BREXIT likely to impact U.S. sawn wood markets?

Posted by on Jul 7, 2017 in wood market |

As a consumer and producers of hardwood and softwood, Britain is a key customer for U.S. forest products producers. A June 23 vote to leave the European Union has depressed the British Pound, limiting its buying power in the short term. 

Kimberly-Clark invests in energy efficiency at its Alabama mill

Kimberly-Clark invests in energy efficiency at its Alabama mill

Posted by on May 8, 2017 in bioenergy |

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has approved a $75-million investment to build a new on-site combined heat-power plant at its tissue mill in Mobile, Ala. The plant, to be constructed over a two-year period, is expected to improve the facility’s long-term energy efficiency and costs, as well as boost overall competitiveness within Kimberly-Clark, it says.

Is the paper industry getting greener? Five questions answered

Is the paper industry getting greener? Five questions answered

Posted by on Apr 27, 2017 in pulp and paper |

(THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: Arbor Day, which falls on April 28 this year, was established in the United States in 1872 as a day to plant and care for trees. To mark the event, Gary M. Scott, chair of the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Department at SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry, answers five […]

Commerce Slaps 111 Percent Duty On Chinese Wood Imports

Posted by on Apr 20, 2017 in Other |

Law360, Washington (April 18, 2017, 7:52 PM EDT) — The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday made a preliminary determination that Chinese hardwood plywood exporters were selling unfairly subsidized products in the United States, a decision that could impact more than $1 billion in sales in the U.S.

New Record High for Globally Traded Wood Chips in 2016 with the Pacific Rim Accounting for 70% of Total Imports Followed by Finland, Sweden and Turkey

Posted by on Apr 16, 2017 in Other |

Over the past 15 years, global trade of wood chips has gone up almost 75%, mainly because of major expansion of pulp capacity in China. By far the two largest importing countries are China and Japan, followed by Finland, Sweden and Turkey.

Daio Paper invests into tissue production expansion in Japan

Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in Other |

Daio Paper, Japan’s leading tissue manufacturer, invests into the tissue production development at its production site in Japan. According to the announcement, the company placed an order with Voith for a new state-of-the-art  XcelLine tissue machine.

Strong forestry returns are fueled by steady Chinese demand.

Posted by on Mar 25, 2017 in Other |

New Zealand’s forestry sector is experiencing a period of strong returns fuelled by a combination of steady Chinese demand, restrictions in export markets on native-forest harvesting, low shipping costs, a local building boom and a supportive NZ dollar.

Rayonier (RYN) to Acquire Timberlands in U.S. South Markets

Posted by on Mar 18, 2017 in acquisition |

Timber REIT, Rayonier Inc. is expanding its presence through timberlands acquisitions in the U.S. South coastal Atlantic markets.

Global trade of softwood lumber has gone up 66 percent in seven years

Posted by on Mar 9, 2017 in Other |

Global trade of softwood lumber has gone up 66 percent in seven years, while lumber prices have fallen substantially over the same time-period, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly