Softwood sawlog prices continued their slide throughout the world in the 2Q/12, and the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) was down for the fourth consecutive quarter to $82.90/m3. The Index was down 3.4 % from the 1Q/12, and 11.5 % from ...
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The price established by the US information service Random Lengths for the benchmark grade of western SPF 2x4 #2&Btr KD for 18 May 2012 was roughly 41% higher than last year’s level at $308/1, 000 bdft and thereby reached a ...
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Foam roofing is a seamless, energy-saving, waterproof alternative to standard roofing methods. Foam roofing is applied to a roof by spraying SPF, or sprayed polyurethane foam, on it. The foam is made of two chemicals, isocyanate and polyol, ...
West Fraser’s fourth quarter saw $6.1 million in earnings, or $0.14 per share of sales. The figures are based off $650 million in 2011 and are after discontinued operations of $7.3 million or $1.47 per share on sales of $2, 762 ...
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Vancouver-based West Fraser Timber -- North America's largest softwood lumber producer -- posted a fourth-quarter loss of $10.6 million, or 25 cents a share from operations hurt by weak lumber and pulp prices in October-December. It earned ...
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According to consultancy Wood Resources International (WRI), the global conifer sawlog price index saw its first fall in the the third quarter since early 2009. “With a few exceptions, prices fell in both local currencies and in US ...
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With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the 21 markets tracked by the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ).The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) declined in the 3Q for the first time since the ...
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