Weyerhaeuser to close Kalispell, Montana, plywood mill
The COVID-19 virus is having an impact on Weyerhaeuser. The company announced it was shutting down its Kalispell plywood [...]
April 8, 2020
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Canadian forest products industry allowed to operate in corona crisis
With the country settling into the reality of social distancing and non-essential business closures for the next few weeks [...]
April 7, 2020
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Weyerhaeuser reduces lumber production by 20%
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Weyerhaeuser is dynamically adjusting operating capacity at certain of its manufacturing facilities.   [...]
April 6, 2020
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Forecast: What’s the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese timber industry?
During the coronavirus crisis, nearly half of the companies in the Chinese wood industry reported that [...]
April 3, 2020
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Raw material supply for wood pellet industry causes concerns as many sawmills are closing
Expectations of a downturn in sawmill activity — a likely result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — has [...]
April 3, 2020
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Coronavirus: Canfor to cut Canadian lumber production by 40%
Canfor, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based timber and forest products company, is being forced to cut back on its operations [...]
April 3, 2020
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Global forest products markets likely to recover after sharp decline in mid-2020
The economic impact of what is essentially a global shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic is already being felt. But [...]
April 2, 2020
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N. American wood industry giants announce more production curtailments
Wood business companies in North America are responding to the threats of the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a tracking of [...]
April 2, 2020
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Moody’s: Coronavirus crisis to pressure demand and drive prices lower in the global forest industry
Moody‘s outlook for the global paper and forest products industry remains negative. This reflects Moody’s expectation that the [...]
April 2, 2020
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Vietnam: Exports of wood products expected to fall sharply as main markets are under lockdown
Vietnam will see significant decline in exports of timber and wooden products in the next three months due to COVID [...]
April 2, 2020
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