American company acquires Canadian lumber and plywood giant
Although the United States has reduced the tariffs levied on Canadian lumber due to the WTO's rule, Canadian lumber [...]
January 21, 2021
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Canada challenges U.S. softwood lumber export duties through WTO
Canada said it will be considering “all of its legal options” to challenge Canadian softwood lumber export duties unveiled by [...]
December 21, 2020
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NAHB: More cuts to lumber tariffs needed
Following recent Commerce Department cuts to tariffs on Canadian lumber imports from 20% to 9%, the National Association of Home [...]
December 14, 2020
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U.S. DoC reduces tariffs for Canadian lumber producers
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday reduced its penalties against imports of Canadian lumber, primarily from B.C [...]
December 3, 2020
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Hopes that the Biden administration will end the softwood lumber dispute
There's a glimmer of hope the ongoing softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States might come to [...]
November 23, 2020
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Canadian lumber giants make record profits; optimistic outlook for 2021
Canadian lumber companies that pulled in record earnings are optimistic about next year despite lower wood prices, as they see [...]
November 17, 2020
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Canadian lumber exports up to the highest level in 14 years
Exports of Canadian forestry products and building and packaging materials rose 10.4% in September to $3.9 billion. This [...]
November 13, 2020
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Canadian softwood lumber market outlook in 2020/2021
The main driver for Canadian softwood lumber production is not domestic consumption, but rather exports— and exports to the US [...]
October 19, 2020
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US to appeal WTO ruling on Canadian lumber subsidies
The United States said Monday it had appealed a World Trade Organization ruling that favoured Canada in a longstanding battle [...]
October 5, 2020
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Canada will keep fighting U.S. on softwood lumber tariffs, says PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed last week to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the [...]
September 14, 2020
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