North American Softwood Sawmills in Decline- (Found September 22, 2008 ) ForestBuySell.com (November 19, 2007) - The number of larger, permanent softwood lumber mills in the United States and Canada has shrunk from 1,311 in 1995 to 990 as of June 2007, according to economists at the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=39268 Alternative fuel demand, housing slowdown boost price of forest products- September 22, 2008 Agriculture.com (January 4, 2008) - Power companies in the South and Pacific Northwest will drive prices for wood fuels higher as new facilities are built to produce an energy alternative to fossil fuels, experts in the forest products industry said Friday.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=39838 Universal Forest Products Closing Six Plants- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Manufacturing.net (January 21, 2008) - Wood production company Universal Forest Products Inc. said Monday that it is closing a half-dozen plants in the United States and Canada to deal with the weak housing market.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=40042 Weyerhaeuser Posts $63 Million Loss on Mill Closings- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Bloomberg (February 8, 2008) - Weyerhaeuser Co., the largest U.S. lumber producer, had a fourth-quarter loss of $63 million after shutting wood-product mills, trimming output and selling assets.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=40318 OSHA Issues Directive Related to Tree Trimming and Tree Removal Operations- (Found September 22, 2008 ) OSHA (July 9, 2008) - OSHA issues Directive CPL 02-01-044; Guidance related to tree trimming and tree removal operations.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=42648 Federal judge overturns ban on road-building in national forests- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Los Angeles Times (August 13, 2008) - A federal judge in Wyoming has overturned a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly 60 million acres of national forest, extending a long-running dispute over U.S. Forest Service rules for large sections of undeveloped land.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43338 FECON Breaks Ground on 54,000 Manufacturing Addition- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Fecon (July 31, 2008) - Fecon, Inc., the manufacturer and international supplier of the Bull Hog Brush Cutting Attachments, FTX Track Carriers and Grapples, Tree Shears and Stump Grinding Attachments for Vegetation Management have broken ground on a new 54,000 sq. ft. addition. The addition will compliment Fecons 56,000 sq. ft. facility which was just built in 2004.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43599 Caterpillar Forest Products celebrates expansion of headquarters facility- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Southern Loggin' Times (September 2008) - Caterpillar Forest Products recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the latest expansion of its world headquarters in LaGrange, Ga. Approximately 17,000 sq. ft., including a new office building, was added to accommodate additional administrative and operations personnel.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43600 Ponsse's profit before taxes for 2008 will be lower than in the previous year- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Ponsse (September 10, 2008) - Forestry equipment manufacturer Ponsse Plc estimates that the companys turnover and profit before taxes for 2008 will be lower than in the previous year. The estimate is based on the fact that the demand for forest machines has declined in certain main market areas as a result of the general economic situation. The company will further specify the whole-year estimate in conjunction with the next interim report.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43733 Ponsse strongly supports European forest research- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Ponsse (September 19, 2008) - Ponsse Plc strengthens its support to international forest research. Since 2006 the company has supported European forest researchers through scholarships awarded through the so-called Ponsse-Fund. A new Ponsse-Fund agreement for the period 20092013 was recently signed. Subsequently, an international call for the Ponsse PhD scholarship is opened at the annual assembly of the European Forest Institute (EFI) held in Orvieto, Italy, on the 18th of September.http://www.aem.org/News/CINN/Compressed.asp?ArticleID=43944 |