North America

Top North American lumber producers in 2019

Canadian and U.S. lumber producers faced a tough lumber market that saw more mill curtailments and closures than acquisitions [...]

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global wood pellet market

    The coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause a global economic depression. Many sectors are being and [...]

U.S. forest product companies considered ”essential”; to operate under coronavirus lockdown

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor have both said the forest products [...]

Pinnacle doesn’t expect wood pellet demand to be affected by coronavirus

From an economic perspective, Pinnacle does not expect demand for pellets to be impacted as the company has long-term [...]

China allows U.S. softwood exporters exemption from import tariffs

    U.S. softwood exporters may soon sell to China duty-free for the first time since [...]

Klausner to close its Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Florida

The Klausner Lumber One sawmill has ceased production. County Administrator Randy Harris confirmed that the sawmill shut down at the [...]

Interfor Corporation to reduce lumber production

    Interfor Corporation will implement a number of initiatives in order to adjust its business to operating [...]

Universal Forest Products acquires Quest

Universal Forest Products, Inc. announced that one of its affiliates acquired the operating assets of Quest Design & Fabrication and [...]