Oregon Truckers File Suit Against State
Rob Freres, president of Oregon-based Freres Engineered Wood, a manufacturer of lumber, veneer, plywood and mass timber, has thrown in his support for a lawsuit filed by the Oregon Trucking Assn. and three Oregon-based trucking companies against the state of Oregon for overcharging truckers under the weight-mile tax.
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Tale Of Two Regions
This summer has started with a series of curtailment and closure announcements from several major lumber producers in Western Canada. Canfor is temporarily reducing production capacity in British Columbia by 200MMBF, curtailing operations at all BC sawmills, except...
West Fraser Announces Temporary Reduction
West Fraser announced temporary production curtailments during which all mill activities will be reduced for one week in June at five British Columbia sawmills: Chetwynd, Quesnel, Williams Lake, Smithers and Fraser Lake. The decision to implement this temporary...
Canfor to Close Vavenby Sawmill
Canfor to Close Vavenby SawmillCanfor Corporation announced it will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia this July. Canfor has reached an agreement to sell the forest tenure associated with the Vavenby sawmill to Interfor for a price of $60 million. “Due...
Interfor To Take Additional Downtime
Interfor To Take Additional DowntimeInterfor announced plans to temporarily reduce production across its operating platform in the British Columbia Interior during the month of June 2019 due to a combination of weak lumber prices and continuing high log costs. The...
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