According to the recently released IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ index (PMI), a measure of manufacturing business conditions, fell […]
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Moody’s Analytics Paints Gloomy Picture for Many Americans with Mortgages
Moody’s Analytics, chief economist, Mark Zandi, is saying he believes that unlike the last recession, a dozen years ago, lenders […]
Weyerhaeuser Shuts Down Montana Plywood Facility for One Week
Weyerhaeuser has announced that effective Monday April 6th, their Evergreen Montana plywood facility will be shutting down for one week. […]
West Fraser Announces Additional Production Adjustments in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
West Fraser announced on Friday, April 3rd, additional production adjustments in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lumber: Starting on […]
Sinclar Group Announces Curtailment at all Lumber Operations
In a company released statement, the Sinclar Group has announced that effective Sunday April 5th all of Sinclar’s lumber manufacturing […]
Carrier Lumber Announces Temporary Shutdown of Tabor Planer
William Kordyban, President of Carrier Lumber Co., has announced that Carrier Lumber will temporarily suspend operations at its Tabor Planer […]
Conifex Timber Announces 2-Week Curtailment at Mackenzie B.C. Sawmill
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global demand for forest products, Conifex Timber Inc., announced that […]
Timber Products Temporarily Closes Medford Oregon Mill for Deep Cleaning
Timber Products has temporarily closed its Medford Oregon mill to allow the facility to be deep cleaned after an employee […]
Tafisa Granted Exemption from Quebec Government, Resuming Operations
The Quebec government has granted an exemption to Tafisa to resume manufacturing on one of its two particleboard lines and […]
Nonfarm Payroll Employment Declines Sharply in March
The Bureau of Labor Statistic has released it Employment Situation Summary for March 2020. The summary is reporting that total […]