B.C. lumber giants still report good profits in Q3/2022, but outlook negative
Inflation and its cure, rising interest rates, are beginning to hit the bottom lines of two [...]
November 1, 2022
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Büttner receives order from West Fraser
The Canada-based West Fraser company has awarded Büttner the contract to replace the existing Bison drum type 5 [...]
August 23, 2022
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B.C.’s big 3 lumber giants still making good profits
B.C.’s big three forestry giants had lumber and other wood product sales of $6 [...]
August 16, 2022
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West Fraser Timber denies Kronospan, CVC takeover
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it has not received any takeover offer after a report [...]
July 25, 2022
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West Fraser to adopt three day work week at B.C. sawmills
West Fraser is temporarily rolling back its operating schedule at lumber mills across B.C., impacting more than 700 employees [...]
March 4, 2022
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Transport issues forces West Fraser Timber to curtail lumber production
Massive flooding late last year that washed away rail tracks and shut highways in Western Canada [...]
February 21, 2022
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West Fraser completes OSB mill acquisition from Georgia Pacific
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Georgia Pacific’s oriented strand board [...]
December 10, 2021
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West Fraser’s lumber shipments drop up to 30% on BC floods
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. said weekly lumber shipments from the west of the country plunged [...]
December 2, 2021
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West Fraser acquires OSB mill in US South
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Georgia Pacific’s oriented strand board mill near Allendale [...]
November 2, 2021
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B.C. forestry giants post healthy Q3 profits
Two of B.C.’s largest forest companies report they still had healthy earnings in the third quarter, despite lumber [...]
November 1, 2021
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