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B.C. Forest Product Exports – March 2016
Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (March), compared to YTD 2015 (March): B.C. forest product exports totalled $3.46 billion, up 8.7% from $3.18 billion. Share of export value by market: U.S. (52.0%, up from 47.0%), China + Hong Kong (25.4%, down from 30.1%), Japan (8.5%, down from 9.0%) and other destinations (14.2%, up…
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Forestry Week 2016: Vancouver, BC
Demand for tissue and specialty paper globally offset that for printing and writing papers from 2004 to 2015, said the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), which represents North American newsprint producers, at the group’s annual meeting, this week in Vancouver, BC. Mixed prices and demand for commodities, as well as currency volatility continues to…
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Forestry Week 2016: Vancouver, BC
Demand for tissue and specialty paper globally offset that for printing and writing papers from 2004 to 2015, said the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), which represents North American newsprint producers, at the group’s annual meeting, this week in Vancouver, BC. Mixed prices and demand for commodities, as well as currency volatility continues to…
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Canadian Forest Companies Urge House of Commons
Once again Canadian lumber producers have pressed the federal government on the urgency of moving forward on the softwood lumber trade file, this time appearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade in Ottawa Wednesday to voice their support for the Canadian Government’s continued efforts to reach a new softwood lumber agreement…
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CMD Construction Spending Forecast
This week was held another excellent conference call at CMD (formerly Reed Construction Data) on the near- to mid-term US Construction forecast. Analysts Kermit Baker and Ken Simonson, out of the American Institute of Architects and Associated General Contractors respectively, and Canadian Alex Carrick of CMD. CMD US Construction Spending Forecast As always starting with…
