Canada appeals against WTO’s April ruling in softwood lumber dispute with US
Canada has appealed against a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruling in a case it lost [...]
June 18, 2019
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Canada: Softwood lumber industry caught between trade disputes and climate change
The Canadian softwood lumber industry has to handle two of the biggest challenges in [...]
June 18, 2019
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Canadian lumber exports to U.S. fell 20.4% in Q1/2019
The value of Canadian lumber exports to U.S. fell 20.4% to $1.03 billion [...]
May 22, 2019
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Tarkett moves all production from Canada to the US
French Tarkett is transitioning all manufacturing activities from Waterloo, Ontario and Truro, Nova Scotia in Canada to manufacturing locations in [...]
May 20, 2019
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Largest Canadian lumber companies announce sawmill production curtailments in May
Major Canadian forestry products companies have announced sawmill production curtailments for the month of May. All complain about the surge [...]
May 8, 2019
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US lumber production higher than the Canadian production in 2018
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in 2018 was 34.873 billion board ft. (bbf), up 3.3% from [...]
April 3, 2019
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San Group starts construction of a new sawmill in Canada
B.C.-based San Group is starting construction on a new mill and associated re-manufacturing [...]
March 26, 2019
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Canada: Lumber production falls sharply as production curtailments rise
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter [...]
March 14, 2019
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy halts Alberta wood pellet plant operations
Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced that operations at its wood pellet production facility in Entwistle, Alberta, Canada, have been temporarily suspended [...]
March 4, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Energy / ...North America
Huge crisis in the Canadian lumber market
Last week, Canfor Corp. announced that it temporarily curtailed operations at three of its sawmills in British Columbia, because of [...]
February 18, 2019
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