3.2 Due to the shortages of logs available because of the reasons stated above and the demand from black and Small and Medium Enterprise sawmills for a share of the available timber, MTO gave notice to both AC Whitcher and Steinhoff that it intended to terminate the ever green contracts. This notice of termination was provided for in the contracts. Both AC Whitcher and Steinhoff are fighting the notices which is another reason of conflict and infighting in the industry.