Domtar reached an agreement to sell its “personal care” business, plans to focus on pulp, paper and packaging. In other Company news: Pinnacle extends supply contract with Japan’s Mitsubishi; Nova Scotia sawmillers fear fallout 1-year after Northern Pulp closure; and Paper Excellence faces similar emission challenges in France. Meanwhile: Russ Taylor’s latest on the Japanese housing market; the Timber Trade Federation on UK timber imports; and the Decorative Hardwood Association on Vietnam’s illegal wood trade with China.

In other news: Ontario ups its covid relief for small forest companies; Maine invests in forest bioproduct research; a Massachusetts town looks to mitigate global warming with carbon credits; and Vermont expands its logger certification program.

Finally, Charlene Higgins (BC First Nations Forestry Council) looks back at 2020, while Stewart Muir (Resource Works) looks to the year ahead.  

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor