Interfor increases lumber exports to China due to China-US trade war
Interfor Corp. says the company has markedly increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed [...]
February 14, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through February
The trading pace in US framing lumber eased from the previous week’s action, but early momentum carried prices higher [...]
February 14, 2019
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Lumber exports from Russia kept on rising during 2018
In 2018, the Russian lumber exports went up in value and volume terms. During the mentioned period, the country exported [...]
February 13, 2019
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Softwood lumber exports from Europe to the US up by 27% in 2018
European softwood lumber exports to the USA continued to rise in 2018, although the pace of [...]
February 12, 2019
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Canadian Canfor announces operations curtailment at three other mills in BC
Canadian lumber giant Canfor has again curtailed production at three of its British Columbia mills. Citing [...]
February 12, 2019
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Georgia-Pacific to close lumber mill
Georgia-Pacific will close Sterling Lumber mill in Brunswick, Georgia, with loss of 120 jobs, amid difficultly in getting timber [...]
February 11, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US rapidly increase at the end of January
January closed with a bang as supply-side concerns ignited a rally that pushed many US framing lumber prices up [...]
February 8, 2019
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Conifex curtails sawmill operations due to high log costs
Conifex Timber Inc.announced that it is temporarily curtailing sawmill operations at its Fort St. James, British Columbia sawmill for [...]
February 8, 2019
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Dockers’ strike affects lumber exports, as ports shut down in Sweden
Lumber exporters in Sweden were hit by a strike of over 1,000 dockers across eight ports in the country [...]
February 5, 2019
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Sluggish Chinese economy affects global lumber market
As a result of the Chinese economy going down and the trade disputes the country has with the U.S [...]
January 23, 2019
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