Canfor and Western Forest Products announce further curtailments in BC
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced it will be curtailing operations at all British Columbia sawmills, except WynnWood [...]
June 19, 2019
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Overview of current sawmill production curtailments in BC
Hardly a week goes by that we’re not hearing of new sawmill curtailments or closures in B.C. For [...]
June 18, 2019
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Canfor to permanently close Vavenby sawmill
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced today it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia this July following an orderly [...]
June 14, 2019
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Metsä’s plans for a new pine sawmill in Finland ongoing
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has awarded ÅF Pöyry with the pre-engineering assignment [...]
June 12, 2019
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Norbord’s panel mills in Europe report 17% growth in Q1/2019
Norbord’s European operations reported a 17% growth in Q1, 2019 adjusted earnings before [...]
May 13, 2019
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Metsä launches project for EUR 200 million new pine sawmill
Metsä Fibre will launch a pre-engineering phase for the construction of a new pine sawmill with approximately 750,000 [...]
May 8, 2019
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Georgia-Pacific to invest US$30 million in Rome lumber facility
Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific announced it will spend approximately $30 million to purchase and install new [...]
March 27, 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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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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Canfor completes acquisition of 70% of the Swedish Vida Group
Canfor has completed its purchase of 70% of the Vida Group. The Vida Group is Sweden’s largest privately-owned [...]
March 12, 2019
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