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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
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Ontario Timber Allocations
Read more: Ontario Timber AllocationsThe Town of Fort Frances, ON, became alarmed at the end of October that talks between Resolute Forest Products, Expera Specialty Solutions of Wisconsin, and the Province of Ontario regarding the acquisition of the local kraft mill, had broken off. The town said Expera has indicated a strong interest in acquiring the facility from Resolute,…
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Canada Sawmill Manufacturing : August 2014
Read more: Canada Sawmill Manufacturing : August 2014Lumber production by sawmills in Canada decreased 5.4 per cent from July to 4,693.5 thousand cubic metres in August, said Statistics Canada Thursday. Compared with August 2013, lumber production increased 0.7 per cent. Sawmills shipped 4,871.9 thousand cubic metres of lumber in August, a decrease of 6.3 per cent from July. In January-August 2014 Canadian…
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Building Permits, Canada
Read more: Building Permits, CanadaMunicipalities issued building permits worth $7.5 billion in September, up 12.7 per cent from August, following a 27.3 per cent decrease the previous month, according to Statistics Canada Thursday. The increase in September resulted primarily from higher construction intentions for both non-residential and residential buildings in Ontario. The value of non-residential building permits rose 23.9…
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Canada Merchandise Trade : September 2014
Read more: Canada Merchandise Trade : September 2014Canada’s merchandise imports declined 1.5 per cent in September, while exports rose 1.1 per cent, said Statistics Canada Tuesday. As a result, Canada’s trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $463 million in August to a surplus of $710 million in September. Imports declined to $44.1 billion, as volumes decreased 1 per…
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Interfor Reports
Read more: Interfor ReportsInterfor Corp, out of Vancouver, BC, reported net earnings of $11 million, or $0.16 per share, for 3Q 2014, the company announced Thursday. These figures compare with net earnings of $7.4 million in the previous quarter, and a loss of $130,000 in 3Q 2013. Sales revenue amounted to $373 million in 3Q compared with $390…
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Wood Innovation Centre Opens
Read more: Wood Innovation Centre OpensThe Wood Innovation and Design Centre at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, BC, one of the tallest contemporary wood buildings in North America, officially opened last Friday. Construction of the 29.5-metre, six-storey high Centre began in 2013, said a Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training press release. The Centre will…
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US Lumber Import / Canada Export, Lumber Prices, Home Builders Shares
Read more: US Lumber Import / Canada Export, Lumber Prices, Home Builders SharesUS Lumber Import / Canada Export, Lumber Prices, Home Builders Shares from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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US Lumber Import / Canada Export, Lumber Prices, Home Builders Shares
Read more: US Lumber Import / Canada Export, Lumber Prices, Home Builders SharesUS Lumber Import / Canada Export, Lumber Prices, Home Builders Shares from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Looming Winter Puts Damper on Lumber and Panel Prices
Read more: Looming Winter Puts Damper on Lumber and Panel PricesNovember 07, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com Prices of most North American dimension lumber and panel commodities softened slightly this week as players struggled to overcome the inexorable approach of true winter weather and the usual seasonal slow-down in home building and solid wood manufacturing, according…
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Looming Winter Puts Damper on Lumber and Panel Prices
Read more: Looming Winter Puts Damper on Lumber and Panel PricesNovember 07, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com Prices of most North American dimension lumber and panel commodities softened slightly this week as players struggled to overcome the inexorable approach of true winter weather and the usual seasonal slow-down in home building and solid wood manufacturing, according…
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New BC Forest Licences
Read more: New BC Forest LicencesThis week the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced the creation a new type of forest licence that allows emerging, innovative forestry companies to more effectively respond to fluctuations in the supply of wood fibre. These licences will allow secondary manufacturers, such as pellet producers, to apply for supplemental forest…
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Canada Producer Price, Raw Materials Price Index
Read more: Canada Producer Price, Raw Materials Price IndexThe Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) decreased 0.4 per cent in September, mainly because of lower prices for energy and petroleum products, said Statistcis Canada Wednesday. The Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) declined 1.8 per cent in September, largely as a result of lower prices for crude energy products. The decrease in the IPPI was…
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Sawmill Fires
Read more: Sawmill FiresAt least 30 firefighters from Maple Ridge and Mission, British Columbia, worked through Saturday night and into Sunday morning fighting a fire that consumed at least half of Whonnock cedar mill’s main building at 27400 Lougheed Highway. It could be a few months, at least, before Fraser Cedar Products’ shake and shingle operation is back…
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Southern pine lumber exports up 20% in August 2014
Read more: Southern pine lumber exports up 20% in August 2014Southern pine exports were approximately 44 million board feet (MMbf) during August 2014, the Southern Forest Products Association said Friday. This volume represents a hefty increase of 20 per cent above the same month last year, and a solid year-to-date boost of 22 per cent when compared with the first eight months of 2013. Offshore…
