North America

Accoya plans to build new production plant in USA

Work will begin shortly to start ground works and construction of a new Accoya wood production facility in Kingsport, Tennessee [...]

120 environmental groups ask for timber imports from Russia to be stopped

Over a 120 individual environmental rights groups have joined together and are calling for a ban on the use of [...]

Russia-Ukraine war aggravated already rising N. American lumber prices

    North American umber prices are continuing to surge amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and traders [...]

US lumber price sits near last year record high

A 50% technical retracement of the move from the May 2021 high to the August low is $1,099.60 [...]

Canfor expects strong N. American and European lumber markets

Canfor Corp. said on Tuesday it expects North American and European lumber market fundamentals to remain strong in the first [...]

Ponsse and John Deere Forestry suspend operations in Russia

    Ponsse Oyj has decided to suspend all export operations to Russia and Belarus for the time [...]

West Fraser to adopt three day work week at B.C. sawmills

West Fraser is temporarily rolling back its operating schedule at lumber mills across B.C., impacting more than 700 employees [...]

Canfor completed acquisition on Millar Western Forest Products

Canfor Corporation announced that it has finalized and completed the purchase of Millar Western Forest Product Ltd.’s solid wood [...]