Chinese tariffs will result in closing sawmills in US and falling hardwood prices
24% of hardwood produced in the United States is exported to China and 22% is exported to other countries. The [...]
June 19, 2019
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More than 600 companies urge Trump to end tariffs on Chinese imports
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan to expand a 25 [...]
June 18, 2019
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West Fraser to permanently close Chasm lumber mill
West Fraser announced its intention to permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third shift from its 100 [...]
June 18, 2019
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Global trade of softwood lumber reaches the second highest level on record
Global trade of softwood lumber reached 120 million m3 in 2018, the second highest level on record. The uptick in [...]
June 18, 2019
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Former closed sawmill in BC converts to wood pellets; production exported to Japan
A sawmill in McBride, B.C., that shutdown 13 years ago is getting a new life as a wood pellet [...]
June 17, 2019
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Louisiana-Pacific to shut down OSB mill in BC
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) is the latest company to join a growing list of lumber producers who are curtailing mill [...]
June 17, 2019
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US lumber prices pick up after weeks of decline
Additional and significant curtailments announced in British Columbia jolted the framing lumber market out of a five-week losing streak [...]
June 17, 2019
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Boise Cascade to expand plywood plant in South Carolina
Boise Cascade Company will expand its existing operations in Chester County, South Carolina. The engineered wood products and plywood maker [...]
June 14, 2019
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Norbord to permanently close OSB mill in BC due to supply pressure and beetle epidemic
Norbord Inc. has announced its intention to indefinitely curtail production at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in 100 Mile [...]
June 14, 2019
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Canadian softwood lumber production falls 8.6% in Q1/2019, driven by 14.7% decline in BC’s output
Sawmills in Canada produced 6.382 bbf in the first three months, down 8.6% from 6.985 bbf a [...]
June 13, 2019
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