A new Canadian lumber giant emerges with 6 mills acquisition
GreenFirst Forest Products has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Rayonier Advanced Materials for $235 million. Rayonier operated six [...]
September 16, 2021
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Is the rollercoaster ride for lumber prices in N. America over?
The first half of 2021 was characterised by strong rallies across much of the commodities complex, with everything from oil [...]
September 16, 2021
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North American lumber prices rise yet more as demand returns
Customers who had been waiting on the sidelines since spring to see how far down lumber prices would go returned [...]
September 15, 2021
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Global timber supply chains may be hit hard by the Delta variant
Vietnam’s exports of timber and its wood products are facing a crisis since the Delta variant outbreak hit in [...]
September 14, 2021
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China: Current trends in imports and prices of softwood lumber
China's imports of softwood lumber from Russia from January to July decreased by 19% year-on-year, a fall [...]
September 14, 2021
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Lumber prices have fallen in US; what happens in Europe?
Lumber prices in the U.S. are plummeting and nearing pre-COVID figures while pulling global prices down with them [...]
September 13, 2021
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West Fraser announced output reductions at lumber and panel mills during Q3
Due to wildfires in British Columbia, slowing orders for forest products, constraints on the availability of resins used in the [...]
September 9, 2021
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N. American lumber price finally starts to turn a corner
Recent lumber spike in North America highlights potential for a bullish resurgence, with seasonality pointing towards a strong Q4. [...]
September 9, 2021
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Shipping bottlenecks set to prolong supply chain turmoil
Tenfold jump in costs since start of pandemic squeezes importers and exporters The closure of a [...]
September 9, 2021
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US lumber jumps on delivery concerns after Hurricane Ida, cutback at mills
U.S. lumber futures jumped almost 8% to the exchange-imposed limit on concern that damage from Hurricane Ida will [...]
September 6, 2021
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