Fire damaged Weyerhaeuser’s MDF mill in Columbia Falls, MT. Damage is reported to be minor and the mill should resume […]
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Canfor Curtailing an Additional 75 Million Board Feet of Production Capacity in BC
Canfor announced additional capacity curtailments at 5 sawmills in British Columbia accounting for 75 mmbf of capacity. Canfor’s Houston, Polar, […]
Abbeville Fiber Opens in Alabama
Abbeville Fiber’s new 50 mmbf mill opened in southeastern Alabama. The mill is affiliated with the Great Southern Wood Preserving […]
Conifex shutting down El Dorado, AR mill
Conifex Timber announced that it will shut down its El Dorado, Arkansas mill. Conifex purchased the former Georgia-Pacific mill in […]
Tolko taking downtime at Armstrong Lumber, Armstrong Plywood, Heffley Creek Plywood, and White Valley Veneer facilities
Tolko Industries will take two weeks of downtime at its Armstrong lumber, Armstrong plywood and veneer operations in White Valley […]
Sinclar Group announces Curtailments
The Sinclar Group announced the temporary shutdown of three mills for two weeks. Lakeland Mills in Prince George, Nechako Lumber […]
Conifex Announces Temporary Curtailment at Mackenzie Operations
Conifex will temporarily curtail operations at its Mackenzie, BC sawmill for two weeks beginning July 29, 2019 due to weak […]
Deadline for caribou plan looms, as B.C. stalls endangered species action
The near-term outlook for lumber producers in British Columbia could be more dire than previously thought. The industry, already reeling […]
Stimson Announces Permanent Curtailment at Forest Grove Mill
Stimson Lumber Company announced plans to permanently curtail operations at it’s Forest Grove mill by 40%. The company cited the […]
US imports of wood household furniture fell in Q1
A 4% drop in shipments from Asia pushed total US offshore imports of wood household furniture 3% lower in 2019 Q1, compared with year-ago.