Wood Markets News


B.C. Builders Reconsider the Use of Mass Timber in Construction as Prices Surge Higher

Construction using mass timber remains a viable option and checks several boxes, including environmental, economic, and human resource factors. However, the unpredictable costs associated with mass timber construction, which includes supply chain and logistics issues, has made it a difficult scheme for many builders to embrace.

Swedish Forest Industry Joins Forces with Forest Machinery Manufacturer to Develop New Sustainable Forest Harvesting Machine

Sustainability is one of many major challenges facing the Swedish forestry industry. In 2019, a group of eight Swedish forestry companies, along with the forest machinery manufacturer Komatsu Forest, started working together to create a machine with a low-impact approach that could increase harvesting productivity and improve the operator’s environment.