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British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016
BC forest product exports year-to-date (September) 2016 totalled $10.45 billion, up 8.7 per cent from $9.61 billion for the same time last year, according to the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Tuesday. British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016 Highlight of Exports in September 2016,…
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Kenora Forest Products Adds Shift
Kenora Forest Products, out of Kenora, ON, implemented another shift at its planer and sawmill October 31, providing jobs for approximately 45 more people. Kenora Forest Adds Shift Unifor and the company previously committed to ensuring members of the aboriginal community shared in the the economic benefits of the reopening of the mill last year.…
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Canada and US Sawmill Capacity: August 2016
This week was released the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track. US softwood lumber production for January to August 2016 was 22,012 MMfbm, a 3.6 percent increase from 21,250 MMfbm in the first eight months of 2015. North American Sawmill Capacity, Lumber Production: August 2016 Canada softwood lumber production for…
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US Southern Pine Exports Up 17% in August 2016
Exports of Southern Pine lumber remained at a lofty level in August, amounting to almost 56.5 MMbf, as the Southern Forest Products Association said in a press release received by Lesprom Network Monday. This volume represents an increase of 17 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 14…
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West Fraser Invests in US Sawmill
West Fraser, out of Vancouver, BC, is expanding its Newberry County sawmill operations in South Carolina. The project is expected to bring US$33 million in new capital investment, as South Carolina Department of Commerce reported Thursday. West Fraser Invests in US Sawmill Since 2007, the West Fraser has invested millions to modernize the mill. The…
