André Duchesne

André Duchesne was president and CEO of the Association des industries forestières du Québec from 1983 to 2002 and president of the Quebec order of forest engineers. In 2002, he was awarded the gold medal of the order of forest engineers, and this past May he received the 2008 pulp and paper award of excellence from the Quebec Forest Industry Council for having “contributed greatly throughout his career to the growth of the pulp and paper industry.” He was also a member of the executive committee of the Conseil du patronat du Québec from 1991 to 2002. He has been an economic consultant and provided the MEI with his vast knowledge of the forest industry.

April 10, 2008

6-minute read

Un marché prometteur s’ouvre pour le bois

The crisis in the forestry sector and solutions to end it.

November 21, 2007

4-minute read

Relance du secteur forestier : pour une nouvelle approche

Publication of an Economic Note on the crisis in the forestry sector and solutions to end it.

November 20, 2007

1-minute read

How can the crisis in the forestry sector be resolved?

The crisis in Quebec’s forestry sector is attracting plenty of attention because of the many plant closings and resulting job losses. But this is hardly the first time the industry has faced a crisis. In the late 1970s, to make up for its declining competitiveness, the Quebec paper industry invested $1.25 billion of its own funds and $250 million from the federal and provincial governments to modernize its installations. Strong market growth meant that the higher productivity from these investments could be achieved without job losses.

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