Canadian lumber exports and prices to the US collapse in Q1/2019
The value of Canadian lumber exports to U.S. fell 20.4% to $1.03 billion y-o-y in [...]
May 14, 2019
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French flooring giant Tarkett moves all its production facilities from Canada to the US
French Tarkett is transitioning all manufacturing activities from Waterloo, Ontario and Truro, Nova Scotia in Canada to manufacturing locations in [...]
May 10, 2019
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Canadian lumber giants in trouble: major production curtailments announced for this May
Major Canadian forestry products companies have announced sawmill production curtailments for the month of May. All complain about the surge [...]
May 2, 2019
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Canadian Uniboard to increase MDF capacity
Building on the success of the recent Microwave project with a CAD 7 million investment in 2016, Uniboard announces an [...]
April 16, 2019
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WTO partially rules in favor of Canada in the softwood lumber dispute with US
The World Trade Organization partially sided with Canada Tuesday in a dispute over US anti-dumping duties on lumber imports [...]
April 10, 2019
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Canadian OSB exports doubled over the last 5 years
In 2018 Canadian OSB exports increased even more significantly than in previous years. A volume of 7.65 million m [...]
April 9, 2019
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More lumber produced in the US and less in Canada in 2018
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in 2018 was 34.873 billion board ft. (bbf), up 3.3% from [...]
March 26, 2019
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Kalesnikoff Lumber to invest in a mass timber facility in Canada
Kalesnikoff Lumber announced plans for construction of a multi species mass timber manufacturing facility in South Slocan, BC, Canada. [...]
March 15, 2019
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BC San Group to start construction of a new sawmill in Port Alberni
B.C.-based San Group is starting construction on a new mill and associated re-manufacturing plants in Port Alberni [...]
March 14, 2019
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Canada: Sawmill production falls into a lower gear
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter of 2018, have seriously [...]
March 7, 2019
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