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| October 20, 2009: |
Opportunity BC 2020: BC's Forest Industry - Moving from a Volume Focus to a Value Perspective
Prepared for the Business Council of BC, this report identifies the potential for BC's forest industry to generate higher levels of wealth-creation. To download a copy of the report, click here.
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| October 6, 2009: |
Value-added lumber opportunities for British Columbia abound in China
Management guru Peter Drucker once advised companies to make sure their customers get what they want. He added, insightfully, that savvy marketers always ensure that what their customers want is what the company produces. With some new twists, BC's forest industry is re-learning that lesson during the current downturn. China is the catalyst. To read the full text of this Business in Vancouver column by Peter Woodbridge, click here.
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| July 21, 2009: |
Government hits the mark with forestry green transformation lifeline
When it comes to government intervention into private sector markets, there have been some howlers over the years. Massive subsidies by BC's former NDP government to uneconomic pulp mills such as Skeena Cellulose quickly spring to mind. Recent intervention, however, is being widely heralded by the private sector. Investors, understandably, may be confused. To read the full text of this Business in Vancouver column by Peter Woodbridge, click here.
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| May 5, 2009: |
Competition Act spotlights urgent need for forest tenure reform in BC
One of the first actions of the newly elected BC government could be a major reform of Crown timber tenures. Comprehensive reforms are decades overdue. The March 2009 passage of amendments to Canada's Competition Act (Bill C-10) should be a wake-up call for the new cabinet. To read the full text of this Business in Vancouver column by Peter Woodbridge, click here.
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| April 14, 2009: |
Market realities cut into sawmill optimism
Amid the doom and gloom of today's global economic meltdown, one group of manufacturers is outstanding in its optimism. Sawmillers - a tough bunch under most circumstances - stubbornly refuse to shut down capacity, despite the worst operating conditions for many decades. What is it that sawmillers know, or believe, that the rest of us don't? To read the full text of this Business in Vancouver column by Peter Woodbridge, click here.
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| January 27, 2009: |
Bio-energy and value-added opportunities promise new revenue sources for BC lumber companies
BC's commodity softwood lumber industry is world-scale and highly competitive, but it faces a tough future. (Part 2 of a two-part series.) To read the full text of this Business in Vancouver column by Peter Woodbridge, click here.
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| January 12, 2009: |
BC needs to make value-added wood manufacturing a priority in downturn
BC's pre-occupation with commodity 2x4 softwood lumber production has been widely criticized over the years for its lack of vision. The industry's focus on commodity lumber reinforces its hewers-of-wood reputation. Despite increased market opportunities, progress in moving to a greater share of value-added manufacturing in BC's wood product mix has fallen far below its potential (Part 1 of a two-part series.) To read the full text of this Business in Vancouver column by Peter Woodbridge, click here.
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