Southern and western softwood lumber producers believe the pace of business activity slowed again on domestic and foreign softwood lumber markets in February. In addition to halted building activity due to weather conditions, demand is ...
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San Jose, Calif. – Wood Panels, during the past few years, has gained mileage as a preferred material for decorative purposes in claddings, floorings, roof sheathing, internal linings, ceilings, and construction purposes. Wood Panels ...
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Production cuts in Finland have brought some balance to the market Summary Sawn timber prices are improving. Mild weather has hindered access to harvesting sites. UK purchases continue to be hand to mouth. Finnish producers are generally ...
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Rumanian hardwood sawmills are showing satisfactory demand for lumber on relevant sales markets in February. According to market participants, sales possibilities are favourable for both beech and oak lumber. Because of extreme cold in ...
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Strong shipments of lumber and logs and improved production at its sawmills powered Western Forest Products to a $24-million profit in 2011, according to the company's year-end financial statements. The Nanaimo-based company reported a 28 ...
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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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MISSOULA- A new study performed by the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research shows that 2011 wasn't a very good year for the forest products industry in the Treasure State. The industry saw a big drop during the ...
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News that Western Forest Products plans to invest $16 million into its Saltair sawmill is seen as a hopeful trend for the future of the forest company's other mills in the region. Lee Doney, a WFP spokesman, said that thanks to the ...
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Mild, wet weather continues to hamper logging in many areas of the U. S. And Canada. A West Virginia sawmill owner commenting on the weather said, “You are either playing in the mud or not playing at all. ” Most mills reported ...
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Urban contractors are being urged to import timber, if they can afford it. Annual Forestry Conference The ongoing demand for timber will never be met, unless there are some measures put in. This was the message when foresters and policy ...
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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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The German Association of the Sawmilling & Timber Industry (BSHD) says current production cutbacks at German sawmills will be followed by an extended Christmas shutdown period, with further curtailments likely in 2012. BSHD expects to see ...
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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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Many German sawmills will operate an extended Christmas shutdown and are likely to curtail production in 2012, according to the German Sawmilling and Timber Industry Association (BSHD). BSHD made the prediction after discussions with member ...
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A new automatic sorting facility will be installed at Södra Timber's Kinda sawmill as part of the mill's conversion to pine only production. Södra Timber said the investment on the trimmer will go ahead in 2012 to ensure optimised ...
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