North American softwood lumber prices drop sharply, but remain high
“What goes up must come down,” as the saying goes. Particularly when talking about markets. After [...]
November 6, 2020
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Canfor’s CEO: Record lumber prices trend expected to continue
The work-from-home trend that drove lumber prices to record levels and helped producer Canfor Corp. realize record high [...]
November 3, 2020
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Huntsville Forest Products acquires hardwood sawmill from Rayonier
Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Huntsville Forest Products (HFP), announced the acquisition of a [...]
November 3, 2020
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West Fraser reports large profits in Q3/2020 on higher lumber prices
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it swung to a large profit in the third quarter on higher lumber prices [...]
November 3, 2020
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Wood in short supply in global markets expected to increase prices
The easing of lockdown conditions in many countries are causing significant upward pressure. These include a [...]
November 2, 2020
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Boise Cascade could close Oregon plywood mill
Boise Cascade says it may close a plywood mill in eastern Oregon at the end of [...]
November 2, 2020
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Canfor reports an an all-time record results for its lumber segment
The first of B.C.'s three forestry majors released third quarter financial results Thursday that [...]
November 2, 2020
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Strong demand for logs in China due to busy construction season
Log inventory in China has increased about 300k m3 in the last month to around 4.6m m3, with congestion [...]
October 28, 2020
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US lumber prices down 20% since September
Framing lumber prices in US peaked above $950 per thousand board feet in mid-September, according to Random Lengths, and [...]
October 27, 2020
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Global CLT capacity expected to reach almost 7 million m3 by 2024
Global nominal CLT capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million m³ (≈ 5.5 billion board feet) by 2024. More [...]
October 27, 2020
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