Conifex sells Fort St. James sawmill to Hampton Lumber
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Hampton Lumber for the sale of [...]
July 2, 2019
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Global lumber-exporting countries increased their shipments in early 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major lumber [...]
July 1, 2019
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Booming softwood lumber prices in US
News broke last month of another mill closure in British Columbia, which shifted trading in most [...]
July 1, 2019
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Negative performance for the US forest products industry
US forest industry performance in April and May was recently reported by both the US government and the Institute for [...]
July 1, 2019
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Closing sawmills in US and falling hardwood prices due to Chinese tariffs
24% of hardwood produced in the United States is exported to China and 22% is exported [...]
June 27, 2019
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West Fraser to close Chasm lumber mill
West Fraser announced its intention to permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third [...]
June 26, 2019
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More than 600 US companies want to urge Trump to end tariffs of Chinese products
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan [...]
June 26, 2019
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Global trade of softwood lumber reaches the second highest level in history
Global trade of softwood lumber reached 120 million m3 in 2018, the second highest level on [...]
June 26, 2019
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Former closed sawmill in BC converts to wood pellets
A sawmill in McBride, B.C., that shutdown 13 years ago is getting a new life [...]
June 24, 2019
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Louisiana-Pacific to close OSB mill in BC
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) is the latest company to join a growing list of lumber producers [...]
June 24, 2019
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