Global lumber producers more profitable in early 2020
The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of [...]
June 19, 2020
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Softwood lumber production in U.S. rises 5.2% in Q1/2020
U.S. sawmills in the first three months of 2020 produced 9.161 billion board ft [...]
June 19, 2020
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First B.C. sawmill in 15 years starts production
Following a 2017 purchase of a former Coulson Manufacturing mill in Port Alberni, B.C., by [...]
June 19, 2020
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Canfor’s subsidiary buys three sawmills from Bergs Timber
Canfor Corporation reported that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills in [...]
June 18, 2020
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B.C. lumber exports receive hard hit in the first quarter
B.C. exports fell by almost 15% in Q1 2020 from the same period last year, hurt by both the [...]
June 18, 2020
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Forecast: Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries to exceed those from Canada
In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive [...]
June 17, 2020
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Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1, despite trade interruptions
Global sawlog prices hardly change in Q1 from Q4, despite trade interruptions, uncertainty about short-term [...]
June 17, 2020
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Worries over the evolution of China’s log demand in the medium term
There are some concerns about the China log market in the medium term. China’s finance minister Liu Kun said [...]
June 15, 2020
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Evolution prospects for the global forest products industry after Covid-19
2020 will be marked as the year of change. Change sometimes occur innately to alter the strategic direction [...]
June 15, 2020
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Currency devaluation agains US dollar puts additional pressure on Chinese timber importers
On May 28, the People ’s Bank of China authorized the China Foreign Exchange Trading Center [...]
June 11, 2020
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