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The Canadian Forest Products Industry – green, innovative and open to the worldDecember 01 2011As we close the curtain on the 2011 International Year of Forest, it’s a good time to take stock of one of Canada’s oldest and most important industries ―about where it is and where it wants to go. Read This Op EdWANNA GO ON A DATE?November 01 2011You wouldn’t normally expect a magazine dealing with biomass to carry a column promoting a dating service. No, we’re not actually talking about roses and champagne. But all the same, the Canadian forest industry has launched its version of a match-making service to encourage the formation of relationships. Specifically the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has been setting up a meeting place to link up various sectors interested in exploring business development opportunities using wood-based bio-products. Read This Op EdRAIL SHIPPERS TO GOVERNMENT: PLEASE HONOUR YOUR PROMISE NOWSeptember 01 2011Hard-working rail shippers cheered when the Conservative government announced back in March that it would “enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of the entire rail freight supply chain”. Read This Op EdTHE NEW GLITZY FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY: An Emerging Player in the Bio-EconomyAugust 01 2011Recent media reports have suggested that one of Canada’s oldest economic sectors, the forest products industry, is in great need, as one prominent newspaper put it, of some razzmatazz. After all, the market for paper products has been shrinking and the malaise in the American housing market continues to depress demand for lumber. Might the mighty forest products sector of the past be on its way to fading into the sunset? Read This Op EdTHE FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA – HELPING INDUSTRY THRIVEJuly 01 2011Canadians have something to celebrate during this United Nations International Year of the Forests – how our forest products sector is emerging from the severe downturn poised to be a robust part of Canada’s economic, environmental and social future. And while each company worked to renew itself, the sector used its national association― the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)― to open pathways for that renewal. Read This Op EdTHE FUTURE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY: LEANER, GREENER AND MORE INNOVATIVEJune 01 2011A dramatic storyline draws the eye. And the recent narrative about the worst recession of a generation and a recovery stumbling forward has certainly riveted our attention. But feeble markets haven’t been telling the real underlying business story. The plot hinges not on what markets are doing but on how business adapts to what markets are doing. The heroes at the end of this story will be those who adapt the quickest and smartest to structural market changes, not those who get lucky in good markets and beaten down in bad. Read This Op EdIndustry and activists working together for our forestsMay 18 2011One year ago, some people were shocked that the forest industry and conservation activists agreed to lay down arms and instead join hands to solve problems together. It was a marriage of unlikely partners - 21 large companies and nine leading environmental groups. The marriage contract called the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) detailed immediate conservation wins and set out an ambitious program of joint work. Read This Op EdThe Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: a surprising marriage that worksMay 01 2011One year ago, some people were shocked that the forest industry and conservation activists agreed to lay down arms and instead join hands to solve problems together. It was a marriage of unlikely partners ―21 large companies and nine leading environmental groups. The marriage contract called The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) detailed immediate conservation wins and set out an ambitious program of joint work. Read This Op Ed |
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