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Tolko aims to reopen High Prairie OSB mill by end of Q4/2023

Recently, Tolko provided an update on its High Prairie, Alberta, Canada, OSB facility that was seriously damaged on May 20 [...]

September 28, 2022

US lumber prices fell 10% after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates

US lumber prices extended their 2-day decline to 10% after the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 [...]

September 26, 2022

North American lumber producers are cutting back production, a signal that higher interest rates are taking root

A growing number of Canada’s largest producers, including Canfor Corp. and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., recently announced plans [...]

September 22, 2022

China: Log stocks continue to decline, import prices show an upward trend

The log inventory in China continued to decline in August, and prices showed an upward trend. As of the end [...]

September 22, 2022

Canfor temporarily reducing production capacity in B.C. due to market conditions

Canfor Corp. is temporarily cutting production in British Columbia due to what it says are challenging market conditions. [...]

September 21, 2022

US hardwood flooring tackles supply chain issues and labor shortages

Last year, the U.S. hardwood industry posted its first year of revenue gains since 2016, buoyed by elevated housing [...]

September 20, 2022

Trends in the global wood markets: What to expect for the end of the year?

For the global wood industry the end of 2022 seems to be as turbulent as in the pandemic years. The [...]

September 19, 2022

Lumber prices fall as US mortgage rates hit 14 year high

North American lumber prices fell Wednesday as US mortgage rates hit the highest level in 14 years, pulling back from [...]

September 19, 2022

European softwood lumber exports to US double yoy; export prices fall

European softwood lumber exports to the USA almost doubled in the first seven months of the year, with the pace [...]

September 15, 2022

US timber industry claims that Canadian softwood producers receive climate subsidies

A group led by the US Lumber Coalition has unleashed a new stage in a long-running trade dispute, claiming [...]

September 15, 2022

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