More curtailments in BC announced by Canfor and Western Forest Products
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced it will be curtailing operations at all British Columbia sawmills, except WynnWood. The majority of mills [...]
June 12, 2019
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Vietnam to block Chinese relabeled timber products to beat U.S. tariffs
Vietnam has said it would crackdown on goods of Chinese origin illegally relabeled “Made in Vietnam” by exporters seeking to [...]
June 12, 2019
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Metsä Wood inaugurates new Kerto LVL line in Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 12, 2019
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Chinese tariffs to impact US forest supply chain
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
June 10, 2019
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EBRD to loan EUR 116 million for Kronospan’s new OSB plant in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) organizes a syndicated loan of EUR116 million for Kronospan UA (Novovolynsk, Volyn [...]
June 10, 2019
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How many BC sawmills have taken downtime so far?
Hardly a week goes by that we’re not hearing of new sawmill curtailments or closures in B.C. For [...]
June 5, 2019
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Canadian lumber industry struggles with trade disputes and climate change
The Canadian softwood lumber industry has to handle two of the biggest challenges in its history [...]
June 4, 2019
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West Fraser to curtail production at five sawmills
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be curtailed for one week in June at [...]
June 4, 2019
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Kronospan plans a new plant in Russia’s Far East
Kronospan plans to produce wood boards on the the territory of advanced development of Primorye, located in Far East Russia [...]
June 4, 2019
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Canfor to permanently close Vavenby sawmill; sells cutting rights to Interfor
Canadian Canfor Corporation announced today it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia this July following an orderly [...]
June 4, 2019
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