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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Metsä Group, Stora Enso, and UPM plan 6-day lock-out at sawmills, plywood mills in Finland
Finnish Forest Industries Federation said on Wednesday it would hold a 6-day lock-out from Dec. 12, closing half [...]
December 11, 2019
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Canfor announces 2 week shutdown for all its sawmills
Canfor is shutting down all 10 of its sawmills currently operating in B.C. over Christmas [...]
December 10, 2019
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Södra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation
Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New [...]
November 27, 2019
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North American sawmills see their profit margins decline
Costs for sawlogs declined in most major regions around the world in the first half of 2019. However, lumber prices [...]
October 15, 2019
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UPM’s sawmills are running at full speed
UPM Timber welcomed Aki Temmes, 41, to the position of Senior Vice President of Business in late April. He transferred [...]
June 24, 2019
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West Fraser curtails production at five sawmills
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be curtailed for one week in June at [...]
June 14, 2019
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Interfor curtails production in BC
Interfor announced plans to temporarily reduce production across its operating platform in the BC Interior during the month of June [...]
June 12, 2019
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12 sawmills expected to close in the next 10 years
British Columbia’s shrinking timber supply will attract approximately 12 sawmills to be closed in the [...]
June 10, 2019
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West Fraser curtails production at two sawmills in BC
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments for a duration of approximately two weeks at two British Columbia sawmills: Chasm and [...]
May 27, 2019
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