Month: January 2023

274 posts

Better data on forests: AI could save the carbon offset market from itself

Better data on forests: AI could save the carbon offset market from…

Vaagen indefinitely shuts B.C. operations, cites fibre access issue

Vaagen indefinitely shuts B.C. operations, cites fibre access issueJennifer Ellson Closure affects…

6 Predictions for 2023 Global Forest Industry

6 Predictions for 2023 Global Forest Industry The global forest industry has…

Quebec/Ontario Business Trends

According to a Quebec manufacturer, “The most recent curtailment out west did not greatly impact the markets, it’s kind of a non-event. We need a little bit more volume to be curtailed for it to have an impact on the balance in the marketplace. In the east, there’s talk that some of the larger mills […]

Germany: Softwood lumber prices between boom and crisis – forecast 2023

Despite the construction crisis and the economic crisis, wood prices in Germany…

Masisa to abandon all operations in Argentina

Chilean timber company Masisa Wednesday announced it had liquidated all its assets…

Canfor extends sawmill curtailments in BC

Canfor Corporation will extend sawmill curtailments in British Columbia (B.C.) due to…

China to reduce tariffs on wood products with effect from Jan 2023

According to the Ministry of Finance of China, the Customs Tariff Commission…

Energy crisis and inflation still driving global timber industry production cuts, shutdowns

Since the third quarter, Europe has been caught in the vortex of…

Grim prospects for US lumber market this year as housing slump deepens

Lumber prices plunged 66% last year as the once red-hot US housing…