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Japan Wood Consumption: FY 2015
The results of Japan’s intensive campaign to foster a domestic lumber production industry over the past couple of years are in; Japan’s Forestry Agency released the data for the Wood Supply and Demand in 2015 to the public on September 27, said Japan Lumber Journal Thursday. According to the report, the total amount of demand…
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US Building Material Prices: October 2016
The latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the prices for the building materials softwood lumber, OSB, gypsum products, and ready-mix concrete all fell during October. National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing staffer David Logan takes a look at the declines for these materials, specifically pointing…
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Canada Sawmill Exports, Manufacturing Sales: September 2016
The pace of Canadian manufacturing sales slowed in September, while volumes fell, data from Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. The 0.3 per cent increase in sales was a step down from August’s hefty 0.9 per cent increase. It was also driven largely by gains in the transportation equipment sector. Although sales were up in 12…
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Leaked Trump Team Memo Mentions Softwood Lumber as US Trade Priority
it’s a completely bizarre way to release a policy statement; but YES to softwood lumber being in NAFTA: Trump team flags Canadian livestock and lumber as targets in NAFTA reset STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail “ The memo, as described by the U.S. cable network, also says Mr. Trump would then have…
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Kenora Forest Products Adds Shift
Kenora Forest Products, out of Kenora, ON, implemented another shift at its planer and sawmill October 31, providing jobs for approximately 45 more people. Kenora Forest Adds Shift Unifor and the company previously committed to ensuring members of the aboriginal community shared in the the economic benefits of the reopening of the mill last year.…
