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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Södra appointed new President and CEO
The Board of Södra has appointed Lotta Lyrå (in the left photo) as new President and CEO. She will [...]
June 8, 2020
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Canfor’s Houston sawmill to reopen
Canfor will be reopening the Houston Sawmill this week. On June 8, the sawmill will resume [...]
June 8, 2020
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Where is China’s timber market heading in the post-pandemic era?
As the world is gradually entering the post-coronavirus period, there is one main question that haunts the global wood [...]
June 5, 2020
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EU tropical timber trade weakened before COVID lockdown
Having reached the highest level in more than a decade in October 2019, EU27+UK trade in tropical wood and [...]
June 2, 2020
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Canfor completes acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling
Canfor Corporation completed the purchase of Elliott Sawmilling Company Inc. on May 31, 2020. Elliott Sawmilling [...]
June 2, 2020
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Conifex announces further extension of COVID-19 curtailment
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to negatively impact global demand for forest products, Conifex Timber Inc., has announced that [...]
June 1, 2020
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Plywood markets coming back to life after COVID-19
In the past three weeks we have seen Western US plywood markets building and coming alive, after about a ten [...]
May 29, 2020
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12 companies interested in Klausner’s Lumber One sawmill in Florida
The Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Live Oak, Florida is said to have a new owner within 90 days. A [...]
May 29, 2020
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Global demand for African tropical timber decreasing
Millers in West Africa have provided some comments on shipping opportunities and market developments saying they have been told ports [...]
May 29, 2020
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