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Canada Sawmill Production : Dec 2013
Read more: Canada Sawmill Production : Dec 2013Lumber production by Canadian sawmills decreased 14.8 per cent from November, to 4,151.3 thousand cubic metres in December, according to Statistics Canada Friday. Compared with December 2012, lumber production increased 5.8 per cent. Sawmills shipped 3,912.2 thousand cubic metres of lumber in December, down 14.7 per cent from November. Elsewhere, total Canadian wood product 2012…
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US House Prices, Indeces
Read more: US House Prices, IndecesDemand Institute, a nonprofit think tank operated by The Conference Board and Nielsen released a report, “A Tale of 2000 Cities”, Wednesday which found that, of the 50 largest US metropolitan areas where housing prices are expected to appreciate between 2012 and 2018, the top five will see rises on average of 32 per cent,…
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Russian Timber Exports to Japan : 2013
Read more: Russian Timber Exports to Japan : 2013The arrival of Russian logs and lumber products to Japan in 2013 was calculated, according to Japan Lumber Journal Friday. The arrival of logs was 228,053 cubic metres, down by 16.4 per cent from the previous year. The arrival of spruce and fir was about the same as the previous year. However, the arrival of…
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17th Annual Global CEO Survey
Read more: 17th Annual Global CEO SurveySector Snapshot: Forest, Paper & Packaging FPP sector CEOs have been less confident about short term growth for several years; this year that’s especially true when it comes to prospects for the industry, said the PwC Global CEO Survey, released Thursday. Only about half, 54 per cent, expect to see growth, compared to 68 per…
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USW – West Fraser Deal Ratified
Read more: USW – West Fraser Deal RatifiedUnited Steelworkers members employed at five West Fraser operations in the BC northern interior have ratified a five-year deal, the union announced Friday. Members at Fraser Lake Sawmill, Houston Forest Products, 100 Mile House Lumber, Quesnel Plywood, and Williams Lake Plywood have each voted in favour of the deal and when combined provided an overall…
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Domtar Declares . . .
Read more: Domtar Declares . . .Domtar Corporation, also based in Montreal, announced Thursday that its Board of Directors has approved its fourth quarterly dividend for the 2013 fiscal year on its common stock and on Domtar (Canada) Paper Inc. exchangeable shares. The dividend of US$0.55 per share is payable on April 15, 2014 to stockholders of record on March 14,…
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Resolute Settles
Read more: Resolute SettlesResolute Forest Products, out of Montreal, QC, Monday announced a five-year renewal of the master collective agreement covering four unionized US pulp and paper mills. Unionized employees voted overwhelmingly to ratify the agreement at mills in Augusta, GA; Calhoun, TN; Catawba, SC; and Coosa Pines, AL, effective as of February 14, 2014. The agreement covers…
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Housing Starts, Sales : US
Read more: Housing Starts, Sales : USGroundbreaking on new US homes dropped 16 per cent in January compared to December, and dipped 2 per cent lower than their level one year earlier, data released by the US government Friday shows. The decrease had been widely expected, thanks to January’s cold and stormy weather. New home starts in January were at an…
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Japan Housing Starts : December and Full-Year 2013
Read more: Japan Housing Starts : December and Full-Year 2013Total 2013 housing starts in Japan recovered to 980,025 units, up from a low in 2009 of 788,000 units, said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. This compares to 834,117 total starts for 2011, according to the February 12, 2012 issue of the Reports. That year starts improved by 2.6 per cent over 2010. Condominium…
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US Log and Lumber Exports Up : 2013
Read more: US Log and Lumber Exports Up : 2013Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 per cent in volume in 2013 compared to 2012, the US Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station reported Friday. The total value of these exports also jumped, by nearly 37 per cent for log exports and by 23 per cent for…
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BioChar from Wood Residue
Read more: BioChar from Wood ResidueThis week the British Columbia government tabled its latest budget in the Legislature. The focus was on fiscal restraint, with most attention aimed at LNG and future revenue streams from that sector. The Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations receives an additional $30 million in funding, which replaces what was slashed in the…
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US Log and Lumber Exports 2013 : Up by 20%
Read more: US Log and Lumber Exports 2013 : Up by 20%THE BELOW HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED BY U.S. Forest Service | Pacific Northwest Research Station: West coast log and lumber exports increased by 20 percent in 2013 Chinese demand fueled growth, year-end analysis finds PORTLAND, Ore. February 21, 2014—Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 percent in volume…
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British Columbia Budget and Forestry
Read more: British Columbia Budget and ForestryThe latest budget tabled in the BC Legislature, yesterday, contains a $32 million increase for the Forests Ministry. Almost all of that will be used to address the timber permitting backlog. Forest Service Plan The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has released the latest Forest Service Plan, also yesterday. http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2013_June_Update/sp/pdf/ministry/flnr.pdf At…
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Interfor Reports, Buys
Read more: Interfor Reports, BuysInternational Forest Products, or Interfor, out of Vancouver, BC, Thursday reported net earnings of $11.4 million or $0.18 per share in 4Q 2013, compared to net losses of $0.1 million or $0.00 per share in 3Q and $3.8 million or $0.07 per share in 4Q 2012. Also this week, Interfor agreed to purchase operations including…
