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China Earthquake Rebuilding
An earthquake in China Sunday, of 6.1-magnitude, in a mountainous farming region of Yunnan province has killed 615 people as of Thursday with another 114 missing. This follows the devastating 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province, of 7.8-magnitude, when more than 69,000 people died and more than 18,000 remain missing. Almost 5 million people were made…
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BC Pulp Mills
In the same week that Canfor Pulp Products announced 2Q financial results, the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines announced a new Power Smart program that will reduce electricity costs for pulp and paper producers. Canfor Pulp’s net income, reported on Wednesday, was $18.8 million, or $0.27 per share, for 2Q 2014, compared to $25.7…
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Madison’s 2Q 2014 North America Timber Industry Analysis and Projection
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Lumber Remanufacturing
An article this week in the Globe and Mail piqued Madison’s interest to discover the latest technologies and developments in manufacturing higher-value and value-added solid wood products. An established skateboard manufacturer in Ontario has come up with a way to work veneers to make a totally new kind of skateboard. “His innovative woodworking technique –…
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Lumber sector grapples with epic wildfires and melting highways
Traders of solid wood products reported slightly slower sales this week, however expressed surprise that the usually slow-down month of July started off with such strong volumes. Sawmills will embark on regular seasonal and maintenance curtailments over the next four weeks. Prices on most dimension lumber and panel items remained mostly flat this week, with…
