by Web Editor | Dec 18, 2017 | News
More Record-Level Lumber Prices Expected In 2018 From U.S. Import Duties In WOOD MARKETS’ new five-year softwood lumber forecast, the continuation of U.S. duties on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S. are expected to cause more short-term market and price volatility....
by Web Editor | May 12, 2017 | News
Project teams looking for building materials and systems with a lower environmental impact are increasingly eyeing wood — specifically cross-laminated timber (CLT), a type of mass timber that, research has shown, rivals concrete and steel in performance but has a...
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 | Mar 27, 2017 | News
A mini-trade war between the U.S. and Canada is set to send lumber prices higher. At issue is the price Canadian foresters charge to cut down a tree, which is known as stumpage. The Canadians charge less than their U.S. counterparts, explains Kevin Mason, managing...
by Web Editor | Dec 9, 2016 | News
In WOOD MARKETS’ new five-year Softwood Lumber Chapter forecast, U.S. duties on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S. are expected to cause short-term chaos after they are announced in early Q2/2017. This new development alone completely changes all previous outlooks as...
