Supply and demand in China, New Zealand’s major export log market, appears to be reaching a balance. As such, in-market prices for New Zealand logs in China and Korea have slowed from the rapid rises witnessed through September and October. In-Market prices for a KS log have stepped over US$140/JASm3 and a KI log is […]

A landmark, AU$70 million supply agreement has been signed between Plantation Energy Australia and the Japanese company, Mitsui & Co. This four-year deal will see the manufacture and export of Australian energy wood pellets to Mitsui, one of Japan’s largest and oldest trading companies.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.- 21-year stump grinding veteran Tom “Ace” Gallagher knows a thing or two about grinding stumps. As the founder, owner, and single employee of Ace Gallagher Stump Grinding LLC in Whippany, New Jersey, he also knows something about being successful. And he loves his Bandit Model 2150XP stump grinder.
“The Bandit is head and […]

 Track-equipped whole tree chippers bring a tremendous level of versatility to the job site. In cases of arduous terrain, track units are often the only option for processing material. Even on more accessible sites, having the broad flexibility of a track chipper can pay dividends for companies large or small, and that’s why Bandit Industries […]

MARKET STREET CREATES INROADS FOR B.C. LUMBER EXPORTS

CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA - Construction of a three-storey, wood-frame building with retail shops on the ground floor and primary school classrooms on the upper two floors, signals the growing acceptance of Canadian wood frame technology across China, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and Pat […]

More than 80 million tons of wood chips, valued at almost ten billion US dollars, are traded annually in the open market worldwide and the shipment volumes are increasing. The vast majority of traded wood chips are currently utilized for pulp production, but the volumes used to generate energy are growing.