Egger plans to build a wood-based materials plant in the US
During an official meeting with the Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, and representatives of local authorities, which took place [...]
July 25, 2017
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Rising wood pellet production in the US
The US pellet plants have produced a total of 1,727 million tonnes of pellets during the first quarter of [...]
July 25, 2017
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US lumber prices on the rise through the end of July
Framing lumber prices went through strong increases in most species for a second consecutive week starting July 21st, in spite [...]
July 25, 2017
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No duties for Brazilian sawnwood exports to the US market
On 30 June the United States government announced details of its annual review of the General System of Preferences which [...]
July 18, 2017
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Canada-US softwood lumber agreement might be reached next month
A framework for a next 10-year softwood lumber agreement between Canada and the US might be reached in the [...]
July 17, 2017
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US lumber prices hiked due to BC wildfires
Wildfires in the British Columbia Interior fueled heavy trading in framing lumber markets in the United States. [...]
July 17, 2017
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US hardwood exports to SEA and Greater China see strong growth in Q1/2017
US hardwood exports maintained upward momentum in the first quarter of 2017, with a strong gain Southeast Asia (SEA) and [...]
July 13, 2017
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US home builders report shortage of lumber
For several years now, the recovery in single-family home building in the US has been hampered by shortages of [...]
July 12, 2017
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Canadian Weston Forest acquires US Great Northern Lumber of Michigan
Weston Fraser acquires Great Northern Lumber of Michigan. This is the company's first acquisition of U.S [...]
July 12, 2017
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Lumber prices in the US grew by $2 last week
Framing lumber trading the US was affected by the holidays and Tuesday's 4th of July. This created plenty of [...]
July 10, 2017
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