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Russian Group Increases Timber Cut
In the first half year north Russian Sawmill 25 Group increased roundwood cutting at its three sawmill locations by 7 per cent to 558,000 cubic metres, according to EUWID Thursday. Lumber production, in the process of which 168,600 cubic metres, or 10 per cent, more wood chips were produced, was 6 per cent above last…
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Wildfires, Water Restrictions: Western North America
This week the most tragic occurrence of three wildfire firefighter deaths in Washington State brings into focus the importance and severity of this extended very dry season in northwestern North America. In addition, natural resource extraction operators in northern British Columbia and Alberta have been forced to cease operating due to water supply restrictions. Severe…
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Russia Lumber Export Rise 7.4 Per Cent: 1H 2015
For the first six months of 2015 total volume of lumber exports from Russia increased by 7.4 per cent, to 6.96 million tons year-over-year, as Federal Customs Service of Russia said in the press release received by Lesprom Network August 7. The volume of Russian exports of roundwood however, for the reporting period, amounted to…
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Housing Starts, Canada: July 2015
The latest report from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp, released Tuesday, showed the seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts fell to 193,032 in July from a downwardly revised 202,338 units in June. With the six-month trend at 185,586 starts, analysts said homebuilding has settled into a pace that meets demographic demand, seemingly unaffected…
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Wei Wai Kum First Nation Signs 25-year BC Timber Deal
The British Columbia government announced August 7 a 25-year timber licence agreement with a First Nation on Vancouver Island, which allows the Wei Wai Kum First Nation to harvest almost 9,900 cubic metres of timber a year from its traditional territory around Campbell River, BC. The deal covers a 2,400-hectare parcel of Crown land near…
