GreenFirst is selling its two Quebec sawmills to Chantiers Chibougamau, owner of Nordic Structures. In related news: Dryden’s sawmill workers ratify contract with Resolute Forest Products; RoyOMartin upgrades its Louisiana lumber mill; and Enviva signs wood pellet contract with EU firm. Other Business headlines include: Belarus timber products flow to EU via Central Asia; and China is surprising helpful at COP15.
In Forestry/Climate news: BC Premier Eby warns of ‘exhausted forests‘; Canfor addresses deficiencies revealed in forest audit; Drax says MP’s biomass claims are misinformed; a California startup looks to bury wood for carbon removal; paper mills are among Mississippi’s top polluters; and early forests found to have played minor CO2 role.
Finally, Canada’s plastic ban spurs coffee chain giant to switch to wood.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor