According to a press release issued today from Western Forest Products Inc. (WPF) “… after resuming discussions with the United […]
News in lumber
A Weakening North American Economy Prompts Canadian National Railway to Cut Jobs
The Canadian National Railway (CN) is confirming that it is in the process of “adjusting its resources to demand” as […]
U.S. Court of International Trade Orders U.S. Dept. of Commerce to Rethink Shake & Shingle Duties
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce to rethink its conclusions that certain […]
British Columbia Lumber Industry Woes Not an Indicator of N.W. Ontario’s Sawmills Health
25 sawmills in British Columbia have been shuttered in 2019. However, only 3 sawmills in northwestern Ontario have been temporarily […]
Conifex Timber Inc. Completes Sales Transaction for Fort St. James Sawmill.
Conifex Timber Inc. has reported that they have completed the sales of their Fort St. James Sawmill with Hampton Lumber […]
Sale of Canfor to Great Pacific Capital completed
Canfor Corporation shareholders have agreed to sell all remaining shares of the company to Great Pacific Capital at a price […]
Canfor to Become a Privately Held Company
In a news release, Canfor Corp., announced (subject to shareholder approval) that an agreement has been struck for Jim Pattison’s, […]
B.C. Logging Companies Struggling in Current Market
These are challenging times for the B.C. forest Industry and the logging industry has been particularly hard hit. Loggers are […]
Georgia-Pacific Idles OSB Mill and Lumber Mill in South Carolina
Georgia-Pacific announced the indefinitely idling of its OSB mill in Allendale, SC and softwood lumber mill in McCormick, SC due […]
New Brunswick Sawmill Closing
J.D. Irving has announced that their Baker Brock sawmill located in northwestern New Brunswick will close permanently on 1st November. […]