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US and Canada Lumber Production: October 2015
Lumber production in the United States totalled 27.022 billion board feet from January through October 2015. This represents a 1.2 per cent increase as com– pared to January-October 2014, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s “Lumber Track” publication, released Wednesday. Lumber production in Canada from January through October 2015 totalled 22.193 billion board feet.…
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Madison’s Seasons Greetings…
Madison’s would like to wish our subscribers and contacts a safe and happy holiday break. The Reporter will resume operation January 8th, 2016. Thanks for another great year!
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Interfor Restarts Sawmill
Interfor Corporation, out of Vancouver, BC, has resumed operations at its saw- mill in Georgetown, SC, following record rainfalls and extensive flooding in the area over the past two months, as the company said in the press release Thursday. During the height of the rainstorms from October 1-5, two feet of rain fell in Georgetown…
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Canada Softwood Lumber Production: September 2015
Lumber production by sawmills increased 5.2 per cent from August to 5,563.5 thou- sand cubic metres in September, according to new data released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. Compared with September 2014, lumber production rose 7.8 per cent. Sawmills shipped 5,609.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in September, up 8.5 per cent from August. Shipments rose…
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Resolute Suspends Québec Operations
Resolute Forest Products is suspending indefinitely its wood-cutting operations in Québec’s Mauricie region near Trois-Rivieres, the company announced Thursday. The suspension, which starts Friday, will affect at least 180 jobs. The Montreal-based company attributed the decision mainly to high fibre costs, but also low market selling prices. Resolute said it has had discussions with the…
