OTTAWA – In response to the antidumping duties against Canadian softwood lumber announced on June 26, the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement: “The Government of Canada stands firmly behind the Canadian forest industry. This innovative, environmentally responsible and globally competitive…
Indianapolis, IN – Wood-Mizer’s LX450 sawmill is the first Wood-Mizer LX series sawmill released in North America. The addition of the LX sawmill series makes Wood-Mizer the first and only company to give sawyers the choice between a monorail or twin rail sawmill in order to accommodate various sawing applications and preferences. Featuring many of…
THUNDER BAY — Fire destroyed a quantity of cut wood at a timber harvesting operation 75 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay on June 23. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry believes the blaze was sparked by a lightning strike, according to a story on the tbnewswatch site. Ministry fire ranger crews worked with a…
TORONTO – Norbord has received a wood allocation for its curtailed OSB mill in Chambord, QC. The allocation takes effect April 1, 2018. “We are very pleased to have secured a wood allocation for our Chambord, Quebec mill so soon after acquiring it in the fall of 2016, and this is an important first step…
TORONTO – In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday and to celebrate Ontario’s sustainable forest products sector, Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) partnered with Habitat for Humanity GTA as an Official Wood Sponsor at the Pinery Trail site in Toronto (140 Pinery Trail). OFIA’s forestry community – including Weston Forest, the Honourable Kathryn McGarry, Minister of…
As expected, the U.S Department of Commerce announced June 26 an antidumping duty that applies to most exporters of Canadian softwood lumber, in addition to the countervailing duties applied in April of this year. The Commerce Department has concluded a preliminary investigation, and believes that exporters from Canada have sold softwood lumber the United States…
Wood-Mizer has significantly broadened its reach into the industrial sawmilling market with the introduction of Wood-Mizer Titan. The company now offers a full line of wideband sawmill equipment that is designed to improve timber production rates and elevate a sawmill’s operational efficiency. This new product line is a result of a purchase agreement with Multisaw,…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded its preliminary evaluation and concluded softwood lumber products produced in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island should be excluded from antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. New Brunswick is not included in this decision. Because this is a preliminary decision, U.S. Customs will…
The Saw Tech Log Expo held in Renfrew, ON, included a wide variety of activities related to Ontario’s forest products sector. The event ran from June 23-25, and included sawmill and wood processing equipment demonstrations, wood manufacturers, a recruitment job fair, tours, conferences, networking functions and competitions. Staff from The Working Forest attended the event…
MONTREAL — Possible antidumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber that could be imposed by the United States will once again penalize Canadian workers and American consumers, according to the Montreal Economic Institute. Added to countervailing duties of around 20% imposed by the United States in April 2017, this new protectionist measure could reduce Canadian producers’…