Canfor goes high tech to cut costs

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Vancouver, BC-based Canfor Corp., in an attempt to reduce costs for its lumber cutting operations, has installed a new computerized resource management system. Canfor, which reported a second-quarter profit of $32.1 million, has spent between $5 million and $10 million on the system.

Facilities & equipment

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The industrial sector swept past resources to win TSE top prize

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The Toronto Stock Exchange has released a list of its top performing stocks for 1999. Loewen Group Inc., Canfor Corp. and Nortel Networks Corp. reported strong earnings in 1999 as the industrial products, utilities, paper and forest products and metals and minerals sectors soared.

Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Communications Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Security and commodity exchanges, Securities Exchanges, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services, Funeral service and crematories, Funeral Services, Evaluation, Telecommunications equipment industry, Telecommunications systems, Exchanges, Securities industry, Nortel Networks Corp., NT, Funeral industry, Toronto Stock Exchange, Loewen Group Inc., LWN

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Forestry giant's profit falls sharply

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Weyerhaeuser Co. posted a major drop in its profits for the 2001 first-quarter. The company posted a 56% decline in its quarterly profits to US$107 million.

United States, Weyerhaeuser Co., WY

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