by Web Editor | Aug 9, 2013 | News
All indications are that the future may be bright for Western Forest Products, which operates two sawmills in Nanaimo, and the province’s forest industry after years of struggle. WFP, one of the largest forest companies in the province, reported in May that it...
by Web Editor | Mar 27, 2013 | News
“Top 20” Lumber Producers Report Indicates Renewed Industry Optimism The latest Wood Markets annual survey of the “top 20” Canadian and U.S. softwood lumber producers shows an uneven trend across North America for 2012: U.S. softwood lumber production increased 6.3%...
by Web Editor | Sep 7, 2012 | News
Log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska totaled 736 million board feet in the first 6 months of 2012, a decrease of 25% compared to the same time last year, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station. During...
by Web Editor | Aug 29, 2012 | News
West Fraser Timber Co. and Western Forest Products Inc. are leading Canadian lumber producers to the biggest combined profit since 2006 as mills run at five-year highs to feed a U.S. housing rebound and near-record Chinese demand. Lumber mills in B.C., Canada’s...
by Web Editor | Jun 22, 2012 | News
A Vancouver-based manufacturer of wood products has an ambitious plan to operate the largest single line sawmill on the coast of British Columbia. Western Forest Products Inc. plans to invest millions of dollars to upgrade the infrastructure at its facility on...
