by Web Editor | Dec 4, 2017 | News
Moody’s: High Lumber Prices In 2018 To Outweigh Cost Of U.S. Duties Sustained high lumber prices in 2018 will cover the cost of final duties imposed by the US government on Canadian lumber imports, benefiting North American producers and timberland owners,...
by Web Editor | Jun 2, 2017 | News
The Canadian government will give C$867 million (US$642.2 million) in financial support to Canadian lumber producers and exporters to help them withstand the impact of new U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood exports. In April, Washington imposed preliminary anti-subsidy...
by Web Editor | May 3, 2017 | News
Canfor Corp., one of the world’s largest forestry companies, sees potential acquisition opportunities in the U.S. South as smaller companies struggle in the wake of carnage left by new softwood lumber duties. “We’ve got an appetite for [mergers and acquisitions],”...
by Web Editor | Nov 30, 2016 | News
U.S. Lumber Coalition Files Petition Against Canadian Softwood Producers The Canadian-U.S. softwood lumber dispute reignited Friday after the U.S. Lumber Coalition said it formally petitioned the American government to impose duties against Canadian softwood lumber...
by Web Editor | Oct 14, 2016 | News
Hefty U.S. duties could be slapped on Canadian timber exports to the United States by early 2017 after a one-year standstill period expired on Wednesday in the long-running softwood lumber dispute between Canada and its biggest trading partner. This week marked 12...