63% of US wood manufacturers remain operational
A recent survey by the Wood Component Manufacturers Association provides insight into the challenges faced by [...]
May 26, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / North America
Klausner Lumber One seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
On April 30, Klausner Number One filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware [...]
May 14, 2020
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Arauco to close another MDF plant in US
Composite panel and forest product giant Arauco will close its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina [...]
May 4, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / North America / South America
Coronavirus: Most US and EU timber buyers from Vietnam cancel their orders
As much as 80 per cent of timber buyers from the U.S. and EU have [...]
April 23, 2020
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Bankruptcy proceedings for Klausner’s US sawmill operations
Austrian company Klausner, which began operation in US back in 2015 has filed for insolvency. Bankruptcy [...]
April 20, 2020
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U.S. forest product companies considered ”essential”; to operate under coronavirus lockdown
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor have both said the forest products [...]
March 30, 2020
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China allows U.S. softwood exporters exemption from import tariffs
U.S. softwood exporters may soon sell to China duty-free for the first time since [...]
March 30, 2020
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Klausner to close its Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Florida
The Klausner Lumber One sawmill has ceased production. County Administrator Randy Harris confirmed that the sawmill shut down at the [...]
March 26, 2020
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U.S. softwood lumber production rising in 2019; Canadian output down sharply
U.S. sawmills in 2019 produced 35.319 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in 2019, up 1.2 [...]
March 20, 2020
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U.S. DoC issues final duties on Chinese imports wooden cabinets
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final duty determinations on Chinese imports of wooden [...]
March 16, 2020
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