Tembec makes the news

Noteworthy coverage about Tembec and our industry.

Canadian leadership shows the world the future of progressive forestry 

Maclean’s and L’actualité magazines published a supplement marking International Year of Forests 2011, quoting Tembec CEO Jim Lopez on our new biocomposite, next generation sustainable fiber, and on the industry’s need for people with backgrounds in engineering, biology, chemistry and skilled trades.

War for the Woods – The Boreal Forest Agreement

Canadian Geographic magazine tells the story of how 21 Canadian forestry companies (including Tembec) and nine national environment organizations united to preserve the world’s largest forest. It includes a profile of Al Thorne, Tembec’s Chief Forester, Ontario, who typifies the company’s balanced and thoughtful approach to forestry.

Tembec's FSC® Story

The FSC website recaps Tembec’s leadership role in achieving Forestry Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification, and posted a video of Chris McDonell, Tembec’s Manager, Environmental and Aboriginal Relations, outlining the company’s commitment to sustainable forestry.

Forestry of the future

Canadian Biomass magazine has a striking article about forest products biorefineries that extract more products from every tree, and how innovative fiber-based bioproducts will give our industry some razzmatazz. Sound familiar? It’s exactly what Tembec is doing!

100 million hectares, 10% of Canada, 1 Generation

WWF-Canada tells the story of how Tembec was the first major Canadian company to commit to Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Certification, and the brochure includes a telling comment from Tembec CEO Jim Lopez: “We felt FSC was a strategic part of the company’s business model.”  It’s worth noting that WWF is a founding member of FSC.

Who Cares about the Forest?

The FSC website features an eye-opening video from author and artist Franke James, who has a fresh take on forest products, forest certification and the boreal forest – where she gets a tour of a sustainable logging operation with Tembec’s Chris McDonell.

Tembec’s Tartas biorefinery

Aquitaine chimie durable produced this video on our specialty cellulose biorefinery, in Tartas, France, with interviews of Tembec’s Tartas Facility Manager Maryse Coutou and Manager Technical Services & Development Denis Sens.


 

Tembec invests $190 million in cogeneration

The Gazette reports,China's economic slowdown may be clouding North American lumber and pulp markets, but Montreal forest products giant Tembec is launching a $190-million cogeneration project in Temiscaming and plans a future boost in capacity.”