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Record lumber prices adding thousands of dollars to new home building costs
CBC NEWS — Soaring lumber and wood panel prices are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of read more…
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NAHB to President Trump: Skyrocketing lumber prices threaten the economy
NAHB — Since mid-April, the price of lumber has increased more than 80%, reaching record highs in late read more…
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Mining and forestry call on government to end strike at Port of Montreal
OTTAWA, FPAC – Resource industry groups have united to demand the federal government intervene in the ongoing Port read more…
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Brandt expands geo-positioning offering
Brandt has announced that now, wherever your work takes you across Canada, it will be there to support read more…
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The Balsam Fir Forum 2020
The Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia is proud to present The Balsam Fir Forum, a virtual conference read more…
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Staying fire-smart in the era of COVID-19
UBC — Nearly 100 wildfires are burning across B.C. following the recent wave of hot and dry weather. read more…
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Vietnam emerges as the largest hardwood veneer and plywood supplier to the U.S.
The volume of hardwood veneer and plywood imports in the U.S. totaled 2.8M cubic meters (IndexBox estimates) in read more…
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American Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Market Languishes on the Backdrop of the Pandemic
The hardwood veneer and plywood market in the U.S. stood at $4.9B in 2019 (IndexBox estimates), which was read more…
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UBC offers online wood manufacturing management courses
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British Columbia will offer read more…
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Man Celebrates 100th Birthday with Donation to Plant Trees
Barrie, ON – Canada’s newest Centenarian, Fred Mogelin, celebrated his 100th birthday on August 10th. From June until read more…
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Canada’s forest products sector poised to help spur economic recovery
FPAC — Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has been working read more…
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Volatile log market in Germany
WRI MARKET INSIGHTS — The log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first half of read more…
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Domtar entering the linerboard market
BLOOMBERG — Domtar Corp. is launching a strategic review of its personal care business, nine years after launching read more…
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Domtar to Convert Kingsport Manufacturing Operations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Domtar officials have announced read more…
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Kruger to Supply Pulp for the Manufacture of Ecofriendly Disposable Masks
Montréal, Québec – Kruger Inc. has entered into a partnership with Pulp Moulded Products Inc. (PMP) for the read more…
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Canada’s Forest Sector Developing Biodegradable Face Mask Filters
OTTAWA, ON, CNW — The Government of Canada is taking strong, immediate and effective action to mitigate the read more…
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Ontario Continues on the Path of Renewal
TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on Statistics read more…
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Morbark annouces leadership change
Morbark, a leading manufacturer of equipment used in forestry, recycling, tree care, landscaping, sawmill, and biomass markets, has read more…
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U.S. Housing Affordability Hits 18-Month Low
NAHB Eye on Housing — Despite low-interest rates, a supply shortage coupled with rising home prices contributed to read more…
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Cascades Reports Strong Results for the Second Quarter of 2020
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, CNW Telbec — Cascades Inc. reports its unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended read more…
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Stella-Jones Reports Record Second Quarter 2020 Results
MONTREAL, GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Stella-Jones Inc. has announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020. “We read more…
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Norbord Reports Second Quarter 2020 Earnings
TORONTO, /CNW/ – Norbord Inc. has reported Adjusted EBITDA of $84 million for the second quarter of 2020 read more…
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NAHB seeks new softwood lumber agreement with Canada
NAHB — Amidst a backdrop of record-high lumber prices, the National Association of Home Builders is seeking to read more…
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Timken Drives Launches Chain Engineer Web App
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, — The Timken Company has unveiled a new mobile app from Drives® featuring a collection read more…
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Thousands remain evacuated from Southern California wildfire
BANNING, Calif. ABC NEWS — Evacuation orders remained in place early Monday for thousands of people after a read more…