B.C. sawmills hope that the horrible 2019 won’t repeat in 2020
For B.C. sawmills and loggers, 2019 was an annus horribilis that they can only hope is not repeated in [...]
January 23, 2020
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Softwood lumber production in N. America on a downward trend
U.S. sawmills produced 26.616 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]
January 13, 2020
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World’s lumber producers with mixed performances in 3Q/2019
The financial health of the world’s lumber producers was mixed in the 3Q/19. The gross margins fell in [...]
January 8, 2020
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Slight drop in U.S. lumber production
U.S. sawmills produced 26.616 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first nine months, edging down [...]
January 8, 2020
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$1-billion takeover bid of Canfor fails
Lumber giant Canfor has terminated an arrangement agreement between the company and Jim Pattison’s Great Pacific Capital Corporation. [...]
January 6, 2020
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US wood products industry seeks relief from impact of trade dispute
US wood products industry groups have seen a dramatic negative impact on business since the start of the trade dispute [...]
December 18, 2019
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Holzindustrie Schweighofer to become HS Timber Group
The Holzindustrie Schweighofer Group is getting a new name and look with a soft relaunch of its brand appearance: the [...]
December 17, 2019
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Conifex considers asset divestment and restructuring plan in its lumber segment
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that the agent for its lumber segment lenders approved in principle Conifex's proposed asset divestment [...]
December 11, 2019
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Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war?
Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war (2016-2018) and how the new trade policies have [...]
December 5, 2019
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ISC 2019 2: Canadian lumber industry in crisis after crisis
On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in the Radisson Blu Astrid [...]
November 28, 2019
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