North America

Important lumber-related developments impact lumber prices in the US

A number of important lumber-related developments have come out of North America over the last period.    [...]

Lumber prices in the US continue to drop

    US traders noted a change in the tone of the framing lumber market, and even a [...]

Overview of the global MDF market

    The global MDF market amounted to 99.6M cubic meters in 2017, posting solid gains over [...]

Softwood lumber production in the US goes up, while Canadian output decreases

U.S. sawmills produced 20.678 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2018 [...]

Swanson Group halts production at two of its sawmills

Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions.    The [...]

Tolko Industries curtails operations at their Quest Wood lumber mill

Tolko Industries Limited has told their employees in Quesnel on October 13 that they will be curtailing operations at their [...]

Boise Cascade buys Ohio-headquartered Arling Lumber

    Boise Cascade Co. announced an agreement to acquire Arling Lumber, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Arling [...]

Interfor decreases production by 20% across its sawmills in the B.C. Interior

Interfor Corp. says it plans to cut production by about 20 percent across its sawmills in the B.C. Interior [...]

Brazil lumber exports boosted by increased US demand

Brazilian lumber exports have followed a similar trend as exports from other countries over the last decade, which is to [...]

Amazon announces big investment in prefabricated housing start-up

    As Amazon announced their investment in a prefabricated housing start-up, factory-built homes may just [...]