Canfor has reach an agreement to buy 70 per cent of Vida Group for about $580 million. The privately-held company has nine sawmills in southern Sweden with an annual production capacity of 1.1 billion board feet.  The announcement comes about a week after Canfor said it will be buying Elliott Sawmilling Co., Inc., based in South Carolina, for US$110 million, subject to due diligence.  In late October, Canfor reported third-quarter earnings of $125.3 million, doubled from the year before despite lower lumber prices.  However, the figure was down from ...