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US Residential Construction Employement
There was solid job growth for home builders and remodelers in March, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. The residential construction industry added 9,100 jobs for the month on a seasonally adjusted basis, 3,100 working for builders and 6,000 residential specialty trade contractors. Construction Employment, US Total consgtruction industry employment…
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Japan Timber Imports 2013
Japan’s Foreign Timber General Supply and Demand Liaison Conference has released data on the amount of timber and lumber imported into that country, according to the Japan Lumber Journal this week. Volumes of foreign logs received in 2013 was 4,528,434 m3, a 3.6 per cent increase compared to the previous year, and the amount of…
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BC Ministry of Forests Tenure Reform
Forests Minister Steve Thomson says the Liberal government is taking another shot at giving forest companies more rights to control British Columbia’s public forest lands, but he rejects criticism that the plan would privatize provincial forests. The move could dramatically change the way public forests are managed by granting lumber companies tenure rights, or logging…
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Universal Acquires
Universal Forest Products has been on a buying spree in the past two weeks, acquiring stakes in saw mill, lumber processing and manufacturing businesses in North Carolina and Texas. On March 31 the company announced the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Upshur Forest Products, based in Dallas, TX, and with sawmill operations…
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West Fraser Acquires
West Fraser Timber, out of Vancouver, BC, continues to grow its lumber business in the US south with news this week of its agreement to purchase Bibler Brothers Lumber’s sawmill and lumber manufacturing operations in Russellville, AR. Located near West Fraser’s newly acquired mill in Mansfield, Bibler Brothers produced approximately 136 million board feet of…
