by Web Editor | Apr 22, 2016 | News
West Fraser Timber Co. and Canfor Corp., Canada’s largest lumber producers, are suffering from tepid demand in the U.S. where the recovery in the housing market is stuttering. U.S. housing starts fell a more-than-expected 8.8 percent last month, the Commerce...
by Web Editor | Nov 22, 2013 | News
U.S. lumber prices have firmed in recent months as rising housing starts have put pressure on lean inventories, creating a supply shortage that has yet to fully unwind, executives and industry experts told MNI. Some further gains can be expected in 2014 as the housing...
by Web Editor | Jul 15, 2013 | News
Investors should always be on the lookout for a long-term financial trend, take a position early, and then ride it for all it’s worth. Such an opportunity could now be emerging in lumber, a long depressed commodity that could be on the cusp of better things. RBC...
by Web Editor | Apr 26, 2013 | News
Canadian Lumber Producers Angry Over Rail Bottlenecks Canada’s lumber producers ought to be enjoying the fruits of a U.S. housing recovery. Trouble is, they can’t take full advantage of it. The forestry companies say that a shortage of rail cars is causing them to...
by Web Editor | Apr 15, 2013 | News
Weyerhaeuser is fired up about the housing recovery. It manages and harvests timberlands and manufactures wood products used in home construction, such as plywood, particleboard and engineered wood. Weyerhaeuser also builds single-family homes under various brand...
