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Beetle Plague Spurs Canadians On U.S. Sawmill Buying Spree

In the 60 years since Bob Jordan III joined his family’s North Carolina sawmill business, he hasn’t seen anything quite like the Canadian invasion of the South’s lumber industry. “You didn’t have people coming in from the outside — we never had this before,”...

Canfor Corp. To Sell Quebec Sawmill For $25 Million

Canfor Corp. says it has an agreement to sell the Daaquam sawmill in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Que., in a deal worth $25 million. The deal with Groupe Lebel Inc. and others is expected to close by the end of March, Canfor said in a release on Friday. The Daaquam mill...

Canfor Q4 Profit Rises On Lumber Price Gains

Canadian forest products company Canfor Corp. posted a higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong lumber prices as well as an increase in pulp production and shipments. Net income attributable to shareholders rose 31 percent to C$28 million, or 20...