Stora Enso’s CEO: Company’s plants will continue to be located in the Nordic region
The majority of Stora Enso's mills will continue to be located close to raw materials, ie in the Nordic [...]
May 11, 2022
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GreenFirst Forest Products to acquire Rayonier’s six lumber mills in Ontario and Quebec
Rayonier Advance Materials and GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (GreenFirst), a Canadian lumber company, announced that the parties have entered into [...]
April 13, 2021
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Lumber prices high across British Columbia as mills struggle to meet demand
Increased demand and a lack of supply have sent lumber prices soaring across British Columbia, while lumber mills work at [...]
October 8, 2020
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BC forest industry faces high operating costs and wave of sawmills closures
Softwood lumber prices soared 75% in recent weeks – but that won’t bring closed mills back As governments [...]
July 23, 2020
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COVID-19 has led to nearly 45 mill curtailments in BC
B.C.’s Forests Minister says almost two dozen mills in the province have had to curtail or shut down [...]
May 8, 2020
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Koskisen mills in Finland are running despite the coronavirus pandemic
Despite the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus, everyday life at Koskisen production plants is still close to normal. Logs [...]
April 22, 2020
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Norbord’s European panel mills post a 17% growth in Q1/2019
Wood-based panels producer Norbord’s European operations reported a 17% growth in Q1, 2019 adjusted [...]
May 7, 2019
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Canfor to curtail operations at all British Columbia dimension mills; citing low lumber prices
Canfor Corporation will be temporarily curtailing operations at all British Columbia dimension mills effective April 29, 2019 due to low [...]
April 25, 2019
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IKEA to conduct an audit at Kronospan’s Polish mills
The IKEA Group will conduct at the Polish mills of the Austrian company Kronospan, which is a supplier of the [...]
January 22, 2019
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Boise Cascade ceases LVL production at Roxboro; completes sale of two lumber mills
Boise Cascade Company announced the 60-day notice of a permanent curtailment of its laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production at [...]
November 7, 2018
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