The US Dept of Commerce ruled that some Canadian producers are dumping uncoated roundwood paper in the US. A smattering of responses:
- Catalyst Paper is very disappointed (Ned Dwyer, Catalyst CEO)
- Another blow for Canadian forestry (Alex Moreau, Montreal Economic Institute)
- We will not be bullied (Bruce Ralston, BC Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology)
- US publishers sound alarm, some will close (David Chavern, News Media Alliance)
- Trade remedies are needed to level the playing field (Craig Anneberg, Norpac CEO)
Elsewhere in Business: BC log export restrictions are the big change in the softwood lumber dispute; an Ontario court awards $2.6 billion in the Sino-Forest fraud case; and the number of Canadian towns relying on forestry is down significantly.
In other news: wood frame construction is “under fire” due to Georgia’s wood bill; FSC approves the final draft of its National Forest Management Standard; the new USFS Chief calls for improved response to sexual misconduct; and the WA Nature Conservancy seeks to replicated old growth forests.
–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor