Trudeau-Obama meeting might solve lumber trade dispute
Justin Trudeau’s visit to the Washington helped developing a closer connection in the solving of the ongoing Softwood Lumber [...]
March 14, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Lumber production in Canada increased by 8% in 2015
The Canadian lumber production increased by 8% in 2015, compared to 2014. Thus, production summed 26.7 billion board feet [...]
March 11, 2016
Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Lumber producers in Alberta are hopeful for SLA renewal to avoid trade war
The new softwood lumber agreement between Canada and the US is expected by the lumber producers in Alberta, as there [...]
February 28, 2016
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canadian lumber giants to be affected by slow US housing market
The US housing market is stumbling, which makes two of Canada’s top lumber producers, West Fraser Timber Co. and [...]
April 15, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Canadian sawmills continue to expand in the U.S.
Canadian and U.S. softwood lumber producers reported modest gains in 2014 as lumber demand continues to rise slowly (but [...]
March 9, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
West Fraser grows the company’s lumber capacity in U.S. South and Western Canada
West Fraser continues to grow its lumber business in the U.S. South and in western Canada. The company announced [...]
April 5, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America