Top 15 biggest lumber producing companies in the world
GWMI picked the top 15 companies across the globe based on their softwood lumber production figures for 2021. The list [...]
December 1, 2022
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U.S. sawmills produce more softwood lumber, while Canadian output drops
U.S. sawmills in July produced 3.105 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber, up [...]
October 19, 2022
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N. American lumber producers are cutting back production, a signal that higher interest rates are taking root
A growing number of Canada’s largest producers, including Canfor Corp. and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., recently announced plans [...]
September 26, 2022
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Canfor reduces production capacity in B.C. due to market conditions
Canfor Corp. is temporarily cutting production in British Columbia due to what it says are challenging market conditions.   [...]
September 26, 2022
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Sweden’s sawmills plan to limit lumber production due to reduced demand
Following Vida's announcement now Södra Wood announced that it will slow down production in [...]
November 23, 2021
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ISC 2021: Softwood lumber production and consumption at record-high increase in Europe
It has been another extraordinary year in the softwood market since the International Softwood Conference (ISC [...]
October 20, 2021
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Sharp decline in demand for softwood lumber in Germany; sawmills adjust production
The corona lockdown, drought and forest damage in 2020 was followed by extreme demand in spring [...]
October 15, 2021
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Canadian sawmills stop production due to high lumber prices
Conifex Timber Inc. said it will temporarily slow production at its sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia, due to an “unprecedented [...]
August 26, 2021
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North American lumber might rise by 65% by the end of the year
Lumber may have tumbled from its pandemic peak but the stage is set potentially for a [...]
August 5, 2021
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U.S. lumber prices expected to fall further as sawmills ramp-up production
The price of U.S. lumber will fall further in the coming months as sawmills increase production, though demand is [...]
June 29, 2021
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