Over the past four years, the Abundant Forests Alliance (AFA) has conducted a communications campaign showcasing the industry’s environmental stewardship and reinforcing the fact there are 4.86 Mha (12 million acres) more of forests in the US today than 20 years ago. AFA has demonstrated measurable success in informing consumers and customers about all that the […]

Wood fibre costs, the cost component that often determines a pulp manufacturer’s competitiveness, fell for the first time in many years in practically all major pulp producing regions around the world in the third quarter of 2008, according to the market report Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). This drop was the result of two main factors: […]

Tembec has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry practices over an 872,728-ha public forest in Chetwynd, British Columbia. With now 12 Mha managed according to FSC standards, Tembec is the world leader in FSC certified forest areas and offers the largest range of FSC certified products in the marketplace. This announcement complements the […]