by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2016 | News
Global softwood lumber production is on pace to break the record set in 2015. That production is being driven in large part because the top 10 importing countries increased lumber imports during 2016’s first quarter. Global production is up 20% in the year’s first...
by Web Editor | May 25, 2016 | News
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) failed to justify the amount of money it collects from U.S. lumber companies to support an industry marketing campaign, a federal judge ruled. Resolute Forest Products sued the Department of Agriculture in December 2014,...
by Web Editor | Apr 27, 2016 | News
Resolute Forest Products CEO Richard Garneau made the case for free trade in the wood products industry with the U.S., noting that managed trade increases volatility, creating an unpredictable and unstable trade environment between the two large trading partners....
by Web Editor | Mar 21, 2016 | News
The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region remains a key destination for American softwoods amid the increasing demand within the region’s booming construction and housing market, according to American Softwoods (AMSO). The promotional partnership formed by...
by Web Editor | Mar 18, 2016 | News
Global trade of softwood lumber reached a 10-year high in 2015, with lumber prices trending downward in many key markets over the course of the year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. A majority of the 20 largest softwood lumber-consuming countries in the world...
