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India Softwood Lumber Use: 2016
At the annual Truck Logger AGM last week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Premier Christy Clark spoke about the largest ever shipment of British Columbia wood having just been sent over to India. As well, BC announced first major commercial wood demonstration project in India. Coming up in March is the annual DelhiWood woodworking show,…
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CVD Preliminary Determination Postponed – CVD Retroactive Date Jan.24, 2017 – ADD Feb 3, 2017
SOFTWOOD LUMBER DUTIES UPDATE: CANADA – US TRADE CVD date: captured materials imported into the U.S. on or after January 24, 2017 AD date: captured materials imported into the U.S. on or after February 3, 2017 CVD amount: tba CVD Preliminary Determination until April 24th AD amount: tba ADD Preliminary Determination date is presently scheduled…
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Tembec Open to Quotas: CEO
Eastern Canadian lumber producer Tembec’s chief executive James Lopez said in an interview with Canadian Press Thursday before Tembec’s annual meeting it is open to quotas on exports to the United States, in a break from the positions of some Canadian rivals and the Quebec government. Lopez said he agrees that Canadian lumber should be…
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Southern Pine Lumber Exports: November 2016
Exports of Southern Pine lumber remained strong in November, amounting to just under 62 million board feet (MMbf). This volume represents a hefty increase of 29 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 16 per cent when compared with the rst eleven months of 2015, said the Southern…
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US ITC Confirms “Material Injury”
An email last week from Canada’s federal department of Global Affairs provides the latest updates on this Canada-US softwood lumber dispute: “The US International Trade Commission (ITC) today confirmed that they have preliminarily determined that the US industry is materially injured by virtue of imports of Canadian softwood lumber into the United States. This is…
