U.S. softwood lumber production on the rise, while Candian output falls
U.S. sawmills produced 14.752 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first five months of 2018 [...]
August 14, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going down through August
The plunge in framing lumber prices in the US was unabated, but another round of steep discounting drew in more [...]
August 13, 2018
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Maibec sells two sawmills to Group Lebel
Maibec announced that it concluded a transaction with Groupe Lebel of Rivière-du-Loup for their acquisition of the [...]
August 7, 2018
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Norbord achieves highest Q2 results in history
Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $273 million for the second quarter of 2018 versus $165 million in the second [...]
August 7, 2018
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China announces 25% tariffs on imports of various US wood products
As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced, the Chinese government threatened on Friday 3rd of August 2018 to put tariffs [...]
August 6, 2018
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US lumber prices drop sharply at the beginning of August
Framing lumber prices in US spiraled downward, as mills searched for trading levels to little avail. Deep double-digit cuts [...]
August 6, 2018
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Georgia-Pacific to invest US$ 150 million in a new lumber production facility in the US
Georgia-Pacific announced plans for construction of a new lumber production facility in Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia, USA. [...]
August 2, 2018
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Chinese wood products companies are facing considerable challenges in the US market
Data from China Customs shows that in 2017 total value of China’s wood products trade (imports and exports) rose [...]
August 2, 2018
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Astec Industries to limit wood pellets business due to financial improfitability
Nearly a decade after entering the business of developing new wood pellet production machines, Astec Industries, Inc. said today it [...]
July 25, 2018
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Top global softwood lumber producers
The top global lumber companies showed further gains in production in 2017 as compared to 2016 output. Three companies recorded [...]
July 25, 2018
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