by Web Editor | Jul 20, 2012 | News
Even as Canada declares victory in a major softwood lumber dispute with the United States, the organization representing British Columbia’s forest industry doesn’t expect the persistent American lumber lobby to reduce its competitive tactics. An international tribunal...
by Web Editor | Jul 18, 2012 | News
Railroad shipments of lumber are gaining momentum, signaling a construction upturn that should drive up shipping volume of consumer products from appliances to furniture. This mounting demand for construction and household goods bodes well for Union Pacific Corp., CSX...
by Web Editor | Jul 13, 2012 | News
WorkSafeBC has expanded an order to clean up potentially hazardous wood dust to include panel and wood pellet plants. The order released Thursday also includes pulp and paper mills. In April, the workplace safety agency ordered the cleanup of sawmills after two deadly...
by Web Editor | Jul 11, 2012 | News
One of the world’s largest forest products companies has announced a supply chain preference for certified material sourced from the American Tree Farm System (ATFS). For more than 89,000 family forest owners sustainably managing 27 million acres of forestland...
by Web Editor | Jul 9, 2012 | News
Sawmills in B.C.’s Interior were warned wood dust was an explosive risk before two deadly sawmill explosions earlier this year, in which wood dust is suspected as a factor. But the advice took a back seat to concern that dust was harmful to workers’ lungs....
by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2012 | News
California Lumber Tax Dropped A proposed 1% additional sales tax on selected lumber products that was part of Governor Jerry Brown’s attempt to close a state budget gap has been dropped, much to the relief of California LBM dealers. The tax pitted retail lumber...
