Archives: 2021

West Fraser’s lumber shipments drop up to 30% on BC floods

    West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. said weekly lumber shipments from the west of the country plunged [...]

Impact of the Russia log export ban on the supply of sawlogs to China

How will the supply of sawlogs in China develop next year, when Russia stops exporting logs?     [...]

BC lumber producer to suspend production due to lack of logs

    Skeena Sawmills has announced that they are temporarily suspended operations at their Terrace, B.C. sawmill [...]

European and N. America sawmills see profits plunge in 3Q

Sawmills in Europe and North America enjoyed record profits during the first half of 2021, but fell in the 3Q [...]

New Zealand log export prices fall considerably in November

    In November, New Zealand prices for exported logs to China dropped on average $18 per m3 [...]

Reactions to US decision to double Canadian softwood lumber tariffs

    As the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determination in the second administrative review [...]

US doubles Canadian softwood lumber tariffs

    The U.S. Department of Commerce released its final determination for the Second Administrative Review (AR2 [...]

Interfor buys lumber producer Eacom Timber for $490-million

  Interfor Corp. will become the only lumber company with operations in all four producing regions of North America [...]