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Sawmill Fire
Read more: Sawmill FireSeveral crews from a three different fire departments battled a fire at a New Waverly lumber yard in Texas overnight Saturday. It happened at the Universal Forest Products plant on near State Highway 75. Investigators say a lumber kiln on the property was on fire. Firefighters were able to contain the damage to the lumber…
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Biomass Fuel
Read more: Biomass FuelThe innovative chemical process modifies cellulose, present in non-edible plant matter such as wood, straw, grass, cotton, or paper, by removing oxygen bonded to its hydrocarbon chains while preserving the chains’ structure. There has also been recent progress in developing cellulosic nanomaterials from wood material, stiff and lightweight products from cellulose manipulated at the molecular…
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Lumber prices stay flat as severe weather wallops key markets
Read more: Lumber prices stay flat as severe weather wallops key marketsThe relentless onset of winter conditions this week did nothing to bolster US and Canadian lumber and panel sales, despite the annual North American Wholesale Lumbermen’s Association meeting being held in Chicago, IL, last week, according building materials price newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. Prices on almost all standard construction framing commodities remained flat as severe…
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Lumber prices stay flat as severe weather wallops key markets
Read more: Lumber prices stay flat as severe weather wallops key marketsThe relentless onset of winter conditions this week did nothing to bolster US and Canadian lumber and panel sales, despite the annual North American Wholesale Lumbermen’s Association meeting being held in Chicago, IL, last week, according building materials price newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. Prices on almost all standard construction framing commodities remained flat as severe…
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Madison’s Mention in Vancouver Sun today:
Read more: Madison’s Mention in Vancouver Sun today:Supply may not meet demand for B.C. lumber exports Pine beetle-ravaged forests may have trouble supplying growth in U.S. home construction By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun November 20, 2014 British Columbia’s forest sector is going to lead growth in the province’s exports next year to feed burgeoning new-home construction in the U.S., but lumber makers…
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Madison’s Mention in Vancouver Sun today:
Read more: Madison’s Mention in Vancouver Sun today:Supply may not meet demand for B.C. lumber exports Pine beetle-ravaged forests may have trouble supplying growth in U.S. home construction By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun November 20, 2014 British Columbia’s forest sector is going to lead growth in the province’s exports next year to feed burgeoning new-home construction in the U.S., but lumber makers…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter Contact Change…
Read more: Madison’s Lumber Reporter Contact Change…Company Info ****PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER: 604-319-2266****
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter Contact Change…
Read more: Madison’s Lumber Reporter Contact Change…Company Info ****PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER: 604-319-2266****
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Export Development Canada: Fall 2014 Forecast
Read more: Export Development Canada: Fall 2014 ForecastA low Canadian dollar and surging U.S. economy will drive growth in Ontario’s key export sectors for the rest of this year and into 2015, according to the latest forecast by Export Development Canada. Shipments of industrial machinery, chemicals and plastics, in particular, are set to rise as demand in the world’s biggest economy —…
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Sawmill Fires, US and Canada
Read more: Sawmill Fires, US and CanadaA fire early Thursday morning destroyed the main building at the Meadow Creek Forest Products sawmill at Cooper Creek, BC. There is no word yet on the cause or the total damage estimate. About a dozen people were employed at the mill, which restarted this year following a three-year closure. Kaslo RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg…
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Ontario Fibreboard Mill Reopens
Read more: Ontario Fibreboard Mill ReopensAfter six years of its doors being closed, the Pembroke, ON, MDF fibreboard plant is up and running once again. Pembroke MDF is expected to create as many as 160 full-time jobs, as well as spin-off employment in the local forestry, transportation, and electrical fields. Currently, the plant is operating four days a week, from…
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US Mortgage Foreclosures Drop
Read more: US Mortgage Foreclosures DropThe delinquency rate for US mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.85 per cent of all loans outstanding at the end of 3Q 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey. The delinquency rate decreased for the sixth consecutive quarter and reached the lowest level…
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British Columbia Forestry Outlook
Read more: British Columbia Forestry OutlookSince output bottomed in 2009, growth in BC’s forestry and manufactured goods averaged about 6 per cent per year through 2013, compared to 2.4 per cent for the economy as a whole, said Central 1 Credit Union Thursday. Ontario Mill Restart The plant was formerly known as ATC Panels, and was open from 1997 to…
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Interfor Invests
Read more: Interfor InvestsOn November 6 Interfor, out of Vancouver, BC, announced its plans to invest $50 million in state-of-the-art technology for their sawmill operation in Castlegar, BC. The project will convert the mill into a two-line operation from three lines, as well as increase production capacity to 210 million board feet from its current level of 185…
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Canada Lumber Manufacturing Sales, Lumber Prices : Sept and Nov 2014
Read more: Canada Lumber Manufacturing Sales, Lumber Prices : Sept and Nov 2014Canada Lumber Sales, Lumber Prices : Sept and Nov 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
