Features

Twelve people in Linn County are about to decide, for all Oregonians, how we value state forests. It’s not about selling them, but how the state balances the need for logging revenues against other social and environmental benefits the forests produce. […]

Wood fiber costs for US pellet manufacturers fell in the 2Q/19, while Canadian pellet producers experienced higher costs due to reduced supply of sawmill residues, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. […]

Canadian investor Prem Watsa was “purposely forgetful” and offered a “mindboggling” explanation in court testimony explaining why he backed a low-ball bid for a pulp mill in a sale to Resolute Forest Products Inc., a Montreal judge concluded in the seven-year-old case. […]

Wood raw-material costs for many lumber producers in Europe and North America have fallen over the past year both because of increased timber harvests and reduced log demand, particularly in North America and Asia. Some of the biggest price changes in the 1H/19 have been seen in the Western US, Central Europe and New Zealand. […]

A downturn in British Columbia’s lumber industry is a chance to refocus on getting more money out of provincial forests, Premier John Horgan said Friday. […]

The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) today released a plan – “Smart Future: A Path Forward for B.C.’s Forest Products Industry” – with 60 policy choices that can be made today to secure a stronger future for B.C.’s forest sector. […]

The global forest industry has had a difficult second quarter with softening prices and excess supply, according to Wood Resource Quarterly’s highlights from its “Global Forest Industry in the 2Q/2019” report. […]

A provincial government plan to truck logs out a Nalcor-built dirt road has Port Blandford’s town council threatening legal action — and a government minister urging them to bring forward evidence. […]

A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber but the saga for Canada’s troubled softwood companies is far from over. […]