Canada

Ontario passed its Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act (Bill 151) in its legislature today.

The Act changes the forest tenure system and provides a more competitive market environment in the allocation and pricing of Crown timber.

Rentech Inc. has accepted a wood supply offer from Ontario and has big plans for White River, Ontario.

EDMONTON - Canada’s forestry industry has been under the gun this decade, facing devastating beetle damage, softwood-lumber tariff battles with the U.S. and attention from environmental groups over logging practices and pollution.

Tembec, an integrated forest products company with operations in Canada and France, has announced plans to build a C$8.4-million pilot plant to develop stronger and more durable structural material made from pulp and modified phenolic resin.