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Lower Tariffs On Log Exports Due In Russia

Export tariffs on logs shipped from Russia, the world largest log supplier, are set to be reduced as the country becomes a member of the WTO, according to Wood Resource Quarterly. The proposed lower tariffs are not expected to increase export volumes to pre-tariff...

B.C. Lumber Exports To China Plummeting

British Columbia’s lumber exports to China are starting to fall rapidly, a startling reversal from the boom B.C. forest products companies enjoyed through most of 2011. The B.C. lumber industry is predicting additional growth in 2012, making the current situation is...

Boise Cascade Acquires Washington Sawmill

Boise Cascade Acquires Washington Sawmill Boise Cascade Wood Products recently announced it acquisition of the Stimson Lumber Company sawmill in Arden, Wash. The mill will become part of Boise Cascade’s Inland Region, which includes mills in La Grande, Island...

Fifty Jobs Lost In Seattle-Snohomish Mill Closure

Fifty Jobs Lost In Seattle-Snohomish Mill Closure The Seattle-Snohomish Mill in Snohomish, Wash. will close in March after more than 70 years in business. The mill, which currently employs 50 people, first opened in Snohomish in 1941. “This is a very difficult...

Canada Pleased With Softwood Lumber Agreement Extension

The agreement that ended many years of trade disputes over duties and other barriers to selling wood across the Canada-U.S. border was set to expire in 2013, but will be extended until 2015, and industry associations across Canada are pleased with the news. President...