Despite paying up more than $43 million in softwood lumber duties, Western Forest Products managed to realize a profit of nearly $70 million in 2018. According to financial statements, the company managed to deal with several issues in 2018, and set a record in terms of revenue to realize a net profit of $69.2 million, down from the $74 million in 2017.  Last year, as a result of strong prices for its specialty products (the company’s average lumber price was up six per cent compared to 2017), Western realized a record $1.197 billion in revenue ...