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Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Manufacturing Sales, BC Exports: Jan 2016
Lumber production by Canadian sawmills increased 4.2% from December to 5,526.7 thousand cubic metres in January. Compared with January 2015, lumber production rose 14.0%. Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Shipments, and Stocks: Volumes January 2016 CANADA 2015 to JAN 2016 to JAN Y-o-Y Production 4.72 5.39 million m3 +12.40% Shipments 4.54 5.30 million m3 +14.30% Stocks…
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Seneca Completes
The Seneca Sawmill in Eugene, OR, is nearing the completion of a US$60 million upgrade project, said KVAL March 26. Due to more demand for dry lumber, and less for “green” lumber over the last 10-12 years, Seneca is up- grading and installing new kilns, which use steam to dry out the wood. The company…
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Boise Cascade Closes
Boise Cascade Company, out of Boise, ID, announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific LLC’s engineered lumber production facilities located at Thorsby, Alabama and Roxboro, NC for US$215 million including closing date estimated working capital of US$25 million which is subject to final adjustment. The Company used US$90 million of its cash…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity: Full-Year 2015
Lumber production as a per cent of practical capacity in the US was 84 per cent for 2015, an increase of 1 per cent from the previous year when it was 83 per cent, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Tuesday. Canadian sawmill capacity utilization improved by 3 per cent last…
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Sawmill Fires
Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the Tolko sawmill in Merritt, BC, around 1:30 Saturday afternoon. As well, the cause of the Thursday night fire in a sawmill building at Weaber Inc in Lebanon County, PA, was under investigation Friday. Fires, Sawmills Fire Chief Dave Tompkinson said to CFJC radio a hydraulic oil tank…
