Keyword: Canada

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]