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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2012
Year-End Review — 2012: Executive Summary The story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2012 was one of renewed confidence.Following several years of economic uncertainty, North American lumber producers benefited from strengthening U.S. housing markets, disciplined production, healthy export demand, and improving profitability. Rather than pursuing rapid expansion, companies focused on sustainable…
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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2011
Year-End Review — 2011: Executive Summary The defining story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2011 was the transformation of the Canadian lumber industry into a more globally diversified and operationally efficient business.By year-end, the North American lumber industry was leaner, more internationally connected, and better positioned to capitalize on future housing…
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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2010
Year-End Review — 2010: Executive Summary The story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2010 was stabilization after crisis:Following the unprecedented disruption of 2008 and 2009, North American lumber producers successfully adapted to a new operating environment characterized by disciplined manufacturing, cautious investment, and growing international diversification.While U.S. housing remained well below…
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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2009
Year-End Review — 2009: Executive Summary The story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2009 was one of disciplined recovery:Unlike previous business cycles, the improvement was not driven by a surge in housing demand. Instead, it resulted from unprecedented production discipline, historically lean inventories, improving government support for housing markets, and the…
