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 | Mar 11, 2013 | News
There’s no way North American stud lumber sawmills will be able to keep up with the recovering U.S. housing market, new research being compiled by the International Wood Markets Group shows. The shortage of studs — boards used to frame walls in residential houses — is...
by Web Editor | Mar 23, 2012 | News
The latest Wood Markets annual survey of the “top 20” Canadian and U.S. lumber producers shows that West Fraser Timber has retained its title of being North America’s largest softwood lumber producer in 2011 with 4.91 billion board feet (bf; or 7.8 million m3 net)....