Western Forest Products temporary curtails its manufacturing facilities in BC
Western Forest Products Inc. announced that effective March 23, 2020 has curtailed its manufacturing facilities currently operating in British Columbia [...]
March 25, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
Forest products companies in some U.S. states allowed 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 24, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
Canadian Pinnacle doesn’t expect wood pellet demand to be affected by coronavirus
From an economic perspective, Pinnacle does not expect demand for pellets to be impacted as the company has long-term [...]
March 24, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Statistics / Wood pellets / Wood Products / Global / North America
China opens door to U.S. softwood exporters exemption from import tariffs
U.S. softwood exporters may soon sell to China duty-free for the first time since August 2018 [...]
March 23, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / China / Global / North America
Wood products industry declared ‘essential’ by US government
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday (March 19, 2020) identified the wood products industry as [...]
March 23, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Market Analysis / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood construction / Wood flooring / Wood Products / Wood-based panels / Global / North America
West Fraser to cut lumber production in response to coronavirus pandemic
West Fraser is reducing lumber production at its western Canadian sawmills and temporarily suspending plywood production in Quesnel [...]
March 20, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
Coronavirus and impact on world forest products trade
As the world grapples with a widening impact and unexpected global consequences of the coronavirus, both stock markets [...]
March 20, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Forestry / Lumber / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / Global / North America / Russia / South America
Interfor to cut production by 60% with curtailments at all sawmills due to coronavirus
Interfor Corporation will implement a number of initiatives in order to adjust its business to operating conditions being [...]
March 20, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America
Klausner shuts down 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 [...]
March 20, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Global Trends / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Europe / Global / North America
Western Forest Products Inc. announces sale of ownership interests
Western Forest Products Inc and Huumiis Ventures Limited Partnership, a limited partnership beneficially owned by Huu-ay-aht First Nations [...]
March 18, 2020
Companies in the timber industry / Daily News / Forestry / Lumber / Sawmilling / Wood Products / Global / North America