Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • More on FPAC “30 by 30” Challenge

     As announced in last week’s issue of your Reporter, the Forest Products Association of Canada this week revealed details of it’s “30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge”. New FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor explained at PwC Forestry Week Wednesday in Vancouver, BC, that its companies aim to remove 30 megatonnes (MT) a year of carbon dioxide…

  • US Lumber Groups Support Timber Innovation Act

    The American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest Foundation (AFF), Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC) and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) today announced their strong support for the “Timber Innovation Act”, according to an American Wood Council release Monday. US “Timber Innovation Act” “Advancing the construction of tall wood buildings will help lower the cost of…

  • US Lumber Groups Support Timber Innovation Act

    The American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest Foundation (AFF), Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC) and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) today announced their strong support for the “Timber Innovation Act”, according to an American Wood Council release Monday. US “Timber Innovation Act”  “Advancing the construction of tall wood buildings will help lower the cost of…

  • Canada Sawmill Production: February 2016

    Lumber production by Canadian sawmills in February increased 1.8 per cent from January, to 5,627.9 thousand cubic metres, according to new data released by Statistics Canada Friday. Compared with February 2015, lumber production rose 12.4 per cent. Sawmills shipped 5,570.7 thousand cubic metres of lumber in February, up 5 per cent from January. Shipments rose…

  • Export Development Canada Reduces Forecast

    Export Development Canada has slashed its forecast of goods exports this year to 2 per cent, down from a previous estimate of 7 per cent. While natural resources continue to struggle under lower prices and sluggish demand, double-digit growth in consumer goods, automotive, and aerospace sec– tors will drive Canada’s overall exports to grow by…