Drop in U.S. softwood lumber production for Jan.-Oct. 2019
U.S. sawmills produced 29.909 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 10 months of 2019 [...]
January 17, 2020
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West Fraser reports drop in lumber production
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has reported its third quarter 2019 results: [...]
October 31, 2019
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Russia: RFP Group plans to double lumber production capacity; to boost pellet output
Over the next four years, one of the leaders in the forest industry in the Far [...]
September 26, 2019
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West Fraser reduces lumber production capacity in B.C. up to 25%
West Fraser announced it will introduce variable operating schedules at five of its British Columbia sawmills [...]
September 19, 2019
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Bergs Timber plans to more than double production at Mörlunda sawmill
Bergs Timber applied for an increased production permit for the sawmill in Mörlunda, Sweden. Bergs Timber started sawmill production [...]
September 19, 2019
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Conifex forecasts further reduction in lumber shipments
Conifex Timber Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The company incurred [...]
August 22, 2019
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U.S. sawmills rise lumber production; fall in Canadian output
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in the first four months of 2019 was 11.718 billion board ft [...]
July 29, 2019
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West Fraser expects sharp drop in lumber production for 2019
The Canadian company reported lumber inventories reduced by approximately 150 million board feet in Q2/2019, and expects a 600 [...]
July 28, 2019
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Forecast: BC lumber production expected to drop 22% by 2023
By 2023, the B.C. Interior’s harvest will be 20 per cent lower than it was before the mountain [...]
July 18, 2019
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Swanson Group to permanently close its Glendale sawmill
Swanson Group has announced that it will permanently close its Glendale, Oregon, sawmill, which has been operated by the Swanson [...]
March 14, 2019
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