WTO organizes two panels to examine US lumber duties
At the request of Canada, the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on 9 April to establish two panels [...]
April 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canadian mill investments in the U.S. South result in high sawmilling margins
With few mill acquisitions, almost all of the production gains arose from improvements at existing mills. Of the top 40 [...]
April 12, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Good profits for the Canadian lumber producers despite US duties
Main lumber producers in British Columbia keep on booking major profits on near record lumber prices a year after the [...]
April 11, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Canada involves WTO in softwood lumber trade dispute with the US
Canada wants to persuade the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up an adjudication panel for [...]
March 29, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Norbord temporarily stops 100 Mile House mill production
Norbord Inc. announced that a shortage of wood will cause it to temporarily suspend production at its oriented strand board [...]
March 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Lumber production in the US has increased in 2017
US sawmills increased softwood lumber production by 4.2% in 2017 to a full-year total of 33.888 billion [...]
March 20, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canfor Corp. builds new $120 million sawmill in the US
Canfor Corporation will continue the construction of a US$ 120 million worth sawmill in Washington, Ga., while the softwood lumber [...]
March 5, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
US softwood lumber demand from Canada forecast to stay high
The ascending US housing starts and the tight softwood lumber supply from the Canadian lumber producers is expected to maintain [...]
February 27, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Prices for Canadian softwood lumber imports in the US reach record highs
The prices for softwood lumber imports from Canada to the US have skyrocketed 30% since Hurricane [...]
February 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
As Canada starts case at WTO, the US warns to replace Canadian goods for Chinese softwood imports
Canada has filed a wide-ranging complaint to the World Trade Organization, explaining how the US applies the punitive tarrifs [...]
February 8, 2018
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / China / North America
