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Madison’s Forest Pulse: 2Q 2017
The next issue of the wildly popular quarterly North American forest data update, Madison’s Forest Pulse, will soon be emailed to subscribers. The information tool for your forest management and investment planning. Don’t miss even one issue of this vital information! Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with timely information about the North…
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PwC Global Forest, Paper, & Packaging Deals: 1Q 2017
Global Merger and Acquisition activity in the Forests, Paper, and Packaging sector in 1Q 2017 saw an increase in deal value relative to 4Q 2016, said PwC July 7. A total of 23 M&A deals were announced during Q1 2017 with a total value of US$4.2 billion and an average (median) deal size of approximately…
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Canada Lumber Production: April 2017
Lumber production in Canada was down 7.1 per cent from March, to 5,778.2 thousand cubic metres of lumber in April, according to Statistics Canada July 7. Production was 1.8 per cent lower than in April 2016. Sawmills shipped 5,886.6 thousand cubic metres of lumber in April 2017, up 0.8 per cent from March and 4.1…
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Canada and US Softwood Lumber Update: 1Q ‘17
New data this week out of Statistics Canada, on Canadian softwood lumber production and sawmill sales, as well as from the US Department of Commerce, on US coniferous wood imports and exports, give an excellent update to the economic state of the North American forest products industry for 1Q 2017. According to figures Wednesday from…
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Canada and US Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity
Rates of production as percent of practical capacity for North American sawmills was 86% in the US for February 2017, compared to 84% the previous year and 86% for full year 2016, said the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association Lumber Track May 8. US AND CANADA SAWMILL CAPACITY UTILIZATION: WWPA Capacity utilization…
