Domtar’s Jackson Widjaja is planning for more growth in Canada

Tree Frog Forestry News
May 5, 2025
Category: Today's Takeaway

Domtar’s Jackson Widjaja is planning for more growth in Canada. In related news: Northern Pulp secures extension of creditor protection; Kimberly-Clark plans to invest in Ohio and South Carolina; Greif Inc. will close its Los Angeles paperboard mill; Washington’s SDS plywood mill is closing next month; and Stora Enso completes acquisition of Finnish sawmill Junnikkala. Meanwhile: George Brown College’s 10-storey mass timber structure nears completion in Toronto; and the latest international market news courtesy of Canada Wood. 

In Forestry/Climate news: McGill University has become a safe place for US climate research data; a whistleblower sues Oregon Dept. of Forestry as its Board of Forestry seeks a new state forester; Calgary wants to double its urban forest canopy; BC’s overwintering fires are becoming more active; and the Ukraine war takes its toll on the forest.

Finally, legendary ponderosa pine Twin Peaks prop emerges for Portland forestry exhibit.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor

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