Canadian lumber giants plan massive production capacity expansion in US
North American lumber companies plan to ramp up production by expanding existing mills as strong home construction fuels the need [...]
May 12, 2021
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Drax builds three new pellet plants in Arkansas
Drax Group will begin constructing the first of three new ‘satellite’ pellet plants in Arkansas. [...]
May 12, 2021
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Global trade of wood chips drops sharply in 2020
Global trade of wood chips, which are mainly used by pulpmills, grew from about 21 million tons in 2009 to [...]
May 12, 2021
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Chinese log imports and prices rising high in Q1/2021
China's log import volume in the first quarter of this year was 14.95 million [...]
May 12, 2021
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Global timber crisis is expected to continue for a long time
The global shortage of timber is getting worse. Due to the superposition of various factors such [...]
May 11, 2021
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US homebuilders push for new softwood lumber agreement with Canada
U.S. Lumber Coalition says duties a small part of record price With record North American [...]
May 11, 2021
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US homebuilders pressure Biden Administration solve the lumber prices crisis
US homebuilders are upping pressure on the Biden Administration to rein in lumber prices, which remain [...]
May 10, 2021
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Canada’s sawmills can’t keep production pace with lumber demand
Lumber demand in North America is so strong that Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s order book exceeds its inventory, according [...]
May 6, 2021
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Canfor reports record profits
Canfor Corp. had record quarterly profits in the first quarter of 2021, thanks to record high [...]
May 6, 2021
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US lumber prices could spiral out of control in the upcoming period
Last week the price per thousand board feet of lumber soared to an all-time high of $1,188. Since [...]
May 4, 2021
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