Canada’s forestry industry is struggling in 2020
Under the challenge of US timber tariffs, the new coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly worsen the Canadian forestry industry's situation [...]
June 17, 2020
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Canceled and postponed forest industry events in North America; latest updates
As countries, provinces and states across the United States and Canada announced strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus [...]
June 17, 2020
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BC delays increase to log export restrictions in COVID-19 crisis
The B.C. government has delayed coastal log export reforms for a second time to deal with an industry slump [...]
June 15, 2020
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US says plywood imports from Vietnam may circumvent duties on Chinese goods
The United States on Wednesday said it would examine whether hardwood plywood imports completed in Vietnam using Chinese components are [...]
June 15, 2020
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US companies testify against certifying unsafe plywood from Brazil
Product Advisory notices have been sent to importers, Building Code Associations and Homebuilder Associations throughout the U.S. warning against [...]
June 12, 2020
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Global lumber producers see surprising improvement in profitability in early 2020
The US South and British Columbia have historically been the lowest-cost lumber-producing regions of North America. However, in [...]
June 11, 2020
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Upward trend in lumber prices reversed due to civil unrest in US
Sales of Western-Spruce-Pine-Fir construction framing dimension softwood lumber in the United States took a step back last [...]
June 11, 2020
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Softwood lumber production in U.S. rises 5.2% in Jan.-Mar. 2020
U.S. sawmills in the first three months of 2020 produced 9.161 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber [...]
June 11, 2020
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First new B.C. sawmill in 15 years begins operations
Following a 2017 purchase of a former Coulson Manufacturing mill in Port Alberni, B.C., by San Group, British Columbia [...]
June 11, 2020
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Vietnam’s wood product exports up by 6%, despite pandemic
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, the wood industry still enjoyed 3.2 billion USD in exports in the [...]
June 11, 2020
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