US DoC rules tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber could be greatly reduced
Canadian softwood producers are getting a surprise break from the United States. US Department of Commerce [...]
February 19, 2020
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Global wood consumption hits lowest rate in the decade in 2019
The growth in global wood consumption has increased by only 0.3% in 2019, the lowest rate in [...]
February 18, 2020
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Conifex completes sale of all U.S. sawmills to Resolute
Conifex has officially closed its previously announced transaction with Resolute Forest Products for the sale of [...]
February 18, 2020
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Coronavirus starts to shake to wood industry
There is industry concern that if the virus were to infect more people in coastal towns [...]
February 17, 2020
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Arauco closes particleboard line in US
Arauco announced it will close its particleboard line in Moncure, North Carolina, effective April 2020. Arauco [...]
February 17, 2020
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Buildings could avoid greenhouse gas emissions if wood replaces cement, steel
Replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood could avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production and [...]
February 12, 2020
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Trump wants to help plant 1 trillion trees
President Trump announced the United States will join a 1 trillion trees initiative launched at the [...]
February 12, 2020
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U.S. lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber
An investigation by illegal-logging watchdog Timberleaks has found that a New Orleans-based lumber company [...]
February 10, 2020
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Germany: Dramatic fall in softwood pulplog prices
In Germany, softwood pulplog prices have experienced a dramatic decline the past year because of an oversupply of [...]
February 7, 2020
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Sweden: Record batch of softwood lumber sent to the United States
Last month, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than [...]
February 7, 2020
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