Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Railcar Loadings, Canada and US

    The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 27.5 million tonnes in January, up 3.7 per cent from the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. Freight originating in Canada increased 6.4 per cent to 25.0 million tonnes. Canada Railcar Loadings: January 2016 For the second consecutive month, the tonnage of coal,…

  • Railcar Loadings, Canada and US

    The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 27.5 million tonnes in January, up 3.7 per cent from the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. Freight originating in Canada increased 6.4 per cent to 25.0 million tonnes. Canada Railcar Loadings: January 2016 For the second consecutive month, the tonnage of coal,…

  • Nanotechnology: Stronger Plastic Made From Cellulose

     In the recent past, the immense financial and technical support from government bodies and research organizations for exploring nanocellulose usage has primarily driven the global nanocellulose market. NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made a better thermoplastic by replacing styrene with lignin, a brittle, rigid polymer that,…

  • US Residential Construction Spending: February 2016

    Private residential construction spending reached the highest rate since November 2007, said the National Association of Home Builders Friday. US Private Residential Construction Spending: February 2016 NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for February increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$448 billion, up by 0.9…

  • US Residential Construction Spending: February 2016

    Private residential construction spending reached the highest rate since November 2007, said the National Association of Home Builders Friday. US Private Residential Construction Spending: February 2016 NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for February increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$448 billion, up by 0.9…