Wood starts to gradually replace concrete, as wooden skycrapers spread across the world
For more than a century, countries have raced to build the world’s tallest buildings with concrete and steel. Now [...]
August 22, 2019
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Forestry summer slowdown affects pellet producers in North America
Follow-through from unstoppable demand for solid wood products at the end of 2017 lead to robust lumber sales through [...]
August 22, 2019
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New import rules for US hardwood logs in EU
The new EU implementing directive 2019/523 of 21 March 2019 (available on request) concerns the protection measures against the [...]
August 21, 2019
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U.S. removes some Chinese furniture from planned 10% tariffs
The Trump administration is sparing some Chinese-made household furniture from its next rounds of 10% tariffs. [...]
August 19, 2019
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Value of British Columbia’s softwood lumber shipments to US in H1 plunges 25%
The value of B.C. softwood shipments into the United States has plunged 25 per cent as American duties and [...]
August 19, 2019
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Conifex expects further reduction in lumber shipments
Conifex Timber Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. The company incurred net loss [...]
August 19, 2019
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US hardwood industry sees opportunities in the Indian market
The market for American hardwoods in India is on its way to fulfil its true potential over the course of [...]
August 14, 2019
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Conifex to indefinitely curtail its El Dorado sawmill; citing low lumber prices
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it is indefinitely curtailing operations at its El Dorado sawmill. The curtailment is [...]
August 14, 2019
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EU countries to benefit from the US-China trade war
The additional tariffs on US imports from China threatened by US President Donald Trump would damage China, while giving the [...]
August 14, 2019
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Billionaire Jim Pattinson makes offer to take over Canfor private for almost US$ 1 billion
Jim Pattison's Great Pacific Capital Corp. has made an offer to buy the rest of Canfor Corp. it does [...]
August 13, 2019
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