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Housing Starts, US
Read more: Housing Starts, USUS home building rebounded in September on the strength of apartment construction, a category that provides less of an economic boost than single-family homes. Housing starts rose 6.3 per cent in September from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.017 million units, the Commerce Department said Friday. Building permits increased 1.5…
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US Builder Confidence
Read more: US Builder ConfidenceThe US Home Builder Confidence Index, which measures confidence in the market for new single-family homes, declined by five points to a seasonally adjusted level of 54 in October, the National Association of Home Builders said Thursday. A reading over 50 means most builders generally see positive conditions. The index jumped in September to 59,…
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GP Expands Sawmill
Read more: GP Expands SawmillGeorgia-Pacific, out of Atlanta, GA, announced plans Thursday to invest US$37 million in its lumber plant in Gurdon, AR, to expand the production capacity of the sawmill by about 60 per cent. The improvements include the installation of a new continuous dry kiln and a planer mill, in addition to infrastructure improvements. The project is…
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Canada Lumber Export, Lumber Prices, US REIT Values : August and October 2014
Read more: Canada Lumber Export, Lumber Prices, US REIT Values : August and October 2014Canada softwood lumber exports to US by VALUE, Jan – Aug 2014 up 17% over 2013, lumber prices essentially flat Canada Lumber Export, Lumber Prices, US REIT Values : August and October 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Canada Lumber Export, Lumber Prices, US REIT Values : August and October 2014
Read more: Canada Lumber Export, Lumber Prices, US REIT Values : August and October 2014Canada softwood lumber exports to US by VALUE, Jan – Aug 2014 up 17% over 2013, lumber prices essentially flat Canada Lumber Export, Lumber Prices, US REIT Values : August and October 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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North American Dimension Lumber Prices OCT 2014 Stabilize Year-over-Year
Read more: North American Dimension Lumber Prices OCT 2014 Stabilize Year-over-YearOctober 17, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com After a rocky September demonstrating significant fluctuation, North American dimension lumber and panel prices stabilized this week to come almost exactly even with one-year ago levels, according to weekly building materials price newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. Positive US housing…
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North American Dimension Lumber Prices OCT 2014 Stabilize Year-over-Year
Read more: North American Dimension Lumber Prices OCT 2014 Stabilize Year-over-YearOctober 17, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com After a rocky September demonstrating significant fluctuation, North American dimension lumber and panel prices stabilized this week to come almost exactly even with one-year ago levels, according to weekly building materials price newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. Positive US housing…
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US Mortgages
Read more: US MortgagesWarren Buffet, head of multi-billion dollar investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, said Tuesday he is surprised Americans are not “lining up now to get mortgages to buy a home.” He is puzzled by the sluggish rebound in US home construction amid near record-low interest rates and a broader recovery in the economy. At a conference hosted…
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Madison’s Employment Listings
Read more: Madison’s Employment ListingsAs part of our ongoing commitment to providing the best quality — and most timely — service, Madison’s will be adding employment listings in the North American forest products industry as a supplement to your weekly Reporter. For the time being we are building out that content live on the website, here: http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/interactions/jobs/ Send us…
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Canada Housing Starts
Read more: Canada Housing StartsCanadian housing starts rose modestly in September as builders broke ground on more multiple-unit dwellings, typically condominiums, data showed on Wednesday. The report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp showed housing starts climbed to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 197,343 units last month from an upwardly revised 196,283 units in August. The homebuilding…
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Housing Starts, Japan
Read more: Housing Starts, JapanNew housing starts in Japan for August dropped by 12.5 per cent compared to one year ago, to 73,771 units said Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally adjusted basis the starts were 845,000. There was a 6.1 per cent drop in total housing starts for the first 8 months of 2014 compared to the…
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Pinnacle Pellet Mill Fire
Read more: Pinnacle Pellet Mill FireFire broke out Thursday morning — with some reports of an explosion — at the Pinnacle Renewable Energy Plant in Burns Lake, BC. Three workers were injured, one seriously. The facility was under maintenance curtailment. The company had been charged this year almost $50,000 by WorkSafeBC for repeated incidents of dust collection at the plant.…
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Nova Scotia Forest Plan
Read more: Nova Scotia Forest PlanThe government of Nova Scotia announced its forestry plan for the western Crown lands Thursday and released 10-year fibre allocations for the lands. Nearly 20,000 green metric tonnes in western Crown lands earmarked for two Pictou County mills. For the first time, allocations will be based on a percentage of available harvest rather than a…
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Wood Pellet Association of Canada Meeting
Read more: Wood Pellet Association of Canada MeetingThis year’s Wood Products Association of Canada AGM in Vancouver, BC, November 17 – 19 looks to be a very worthwhile event. An entire day’s seminars on sustainability certification and wood pellet workshop as well as a tour of the Fibre pellet handling facility in North Vancouver. Subjects covered for the rest of the event…
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Forestry Planner — WEST FRASER, AB
Read more: Forestry Planner — WEST FRASER, ABWest Fraser seeks Forestry Planner in Sundre, Alberta Requirements: The ideal candidate for this position will be registered as Forest Practitioner in Alberta as a RPF or RFT with experience as an operational planner with GIS and GPS expertise being a definite asset. Candidates should have a desire to expand into participating in the development…
