Canada: Softwood lumber industry caught between trade disputes and climate change
The Canadian softwood lumber industry has to handle two of the biggest challenges in [...]
June 18, 2019
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Global sawlog prices on a downward trend in Q1/2019
The global flow of softwood logs from countries with a surplus of wood raw material to regions with tight, or [...]
June 18, 2019
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West Fraser curtails production at five sawmills
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be curtailed for one week in June at [...]
June 14, 2019
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Canfor to permanently close Vavenby sawmill
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced today it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia this July following an orderly [...]
June 14, 2019
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Chinese companies seeking alternatives to US timber
At present, Chinese companies have been able to absorb the increased tariff levels on imported US timber raw materials but [...]
June 13, 2019
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Canfor completed first phase acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling
Canfor Corporation announced that it has completed the first phase purchase of 49% of Elliott Sawmilling Co. Inc announced on [...]
June 13, 2019
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Sharp fall in US lumber prices
Mills idled by wildfires in Western Canada and expectations that more market- or resource-related shutdowns [...]
June 13, 2019
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Interfor curtails production in BC
Interfor announced plans to temporarily reduce production across its operating platform in the BC Interior during the month of June [...]
June 12, 2019
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12 sawmills expected to close in the next 10 years
British Columbia’s shrinking timber supply will attract approximately 12 sawmills to be closed in the [...]
June 10, 2019
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US importers paying for Trump’s trade war, according to IMF
Companies in the U.S. are paying almost all the costs from Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, IMF [...]
June 10, 2019
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