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The mill, formerly operated by Domtar, was idled in 2024 after the company announced plans to close the facility.

Projects in Chapleau and other northern communities will modernize mills, expand biomass use and maintain bioenergy operations.

Index drops $37 from one month ago with 7% decline since July 2026.

The modeled expansion would also increase the role of lumber suppliers, with dimension lumber the largest intermediate input.

Index falls $24 from one month ago with 4% decline since July 2026.

Forest-product shipments weaken as U.S. and Canada move closer to a broader trade conflict.

The benchmark was down 11.3% year on year, while U.S. market import volume rose 1.4% month on month.

The closure affects workers, families and businesses on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast.

Funding will connect private forest owners with businesses using mill by-products and underused wood.

Prices rose 6.0% from June and remained up 12.0% from a year earlier; Canada's broader factory-gate prices were up 12.4% year over year.

Index drops $22 weekly and $12 from one month ago.

The three-day pause gives negotiators time to finalize a broader agreement covering market access and other bilateral trade issues, with Canadian lumber among the products exposed to the planned additional U.S. tariff.

Funding will expand lumber drying capacity, develop biomass energy projects and advance wood-residue products.

Canadian softwood lumber producers expect difficult conditions through 2026 as weaker demand, production curtailments and U.S. trade costs pressure operations.

Non-residential permits rose 37.5% as institutional projects drove most of the monthly increase.

Digester inspections and pulp machine optimization planned during 15,000 ADMT production reduction.

Q2 2026 net earnings decline to $2.1 million as customers maintain disciplined purchasing approach.

Index gains $11 from one month ago with 2% increase since July 2026.

Industry curtailments and seasonal demand lift lumber prices, while higher output and lower unit costs improve operations; duty rates remain a risk for the second half.

Gains in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea and Hong Kong offset only about 4% of the U.S. volume decline.

Exports of lumber from Canada decreased slightly 0.3%.

Index gains $13 from one month ago while holding flat year-over-year at $556.

Canadian fibre constraints reduced margins, while lower U.S. costs cut internal pellet sales revenue.

Higher lumber prices improved second-quarter operations, while weak pulp demand, elevated inventories and lower pricing increased losses and contributed to mill closures.

The company maintains lumber and panel shipment targets while continuing sawmill optimization, production improvements and capacity consolidation.

The closure will end production at the Fox Creek facility after weak lumber markets, U.S. softwood lumber duties and tariffs, wildfire-related fibre constraints, and the end of Alberta's mountain pine beetle strategy reduced the mill's long-term viability.

Company exports 93% of production to Asian markets, primarily China.

Index rises $16 from one month ago with 3% gain since June 2026.

Prices were up 6.8% from a year earlier while Canada's broader factory-gate prices were up 12.4% year over year.

Most products affected by the 50% tariff are sold in Canada, limiting exposure to about 1% of total sales, analysts estimate.

Index rises $15 from one month ago with weekly increase of $1 to $548.

The 250 million-board-foot mill will stop production on Oct. 16, while limited activities will continue through January 2027.

Initiative transforms mill into integrated energy and industrial hub for Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.

The Prince George facility will close in late Q4 2026 and directly affect approximately 300 employees.

Projects cover wood exports, biocarbon, cellulose nanocrystals, engineered wood production, sawmilling and Indigenous forest management.

François David takes on expanded role across communications and public affairs.

Index gains $23 since June 2026 while holding steady with weekly $2 increase

The new category will allow around 30 to 40 custom cutters and processors in the province to access a dedicated share of BC Timber Sales timber supply previously reserved for other value-added manufacturers.

Index gains $24 from one month ago with 5% increase since early June.

Additional funding will support production ramp-up at the Huntsville facility, which is scheduled to begin manufacturing this summer and create demand for 100,000 m3 of underutilized wood.

The projects include boreal forest regeneration, caribou habitat restoration, provincial park reforestation and Indigenous-led planting.

Provincial funding will add automated equipment and 20,000 square feet of space, lifting production by nearly 70%.

The facility will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary and add 120 employees to Canfor’s operations.

The new allowable annual cut remains above recent harvest levels in the Skeena region timber supply area.

Index increases $17 from one month ago with 3% gain since May 2026.

Index up $12 over month with futures-based species composition weighted by North American production volumes.

Total investment reaches $29 million with 3 million case capacity, production starting in Q4 2026.

Benchmark index increases by $3 from both previous week and one month ago.

Both non-residential and residential sectors contributed to the monthly decline, with institutional and multi-family components posting the largest losses.

The $5.3 million project will add a 30,000-square-foot building, install a thermal-treating kiln and a double-bladed bandsaw, and is expected to boost log purchases and product output.

The deal adds a plant with 46 million linear feet capacity and 120 employees.

Exports of softwood lumber from Canada to the U.S. declined only 0.4%.

Western species mix shows no weekly change while sitting $1 below June 2025 levels.

The plan sets four pillars — secure competitive wood fibre, invest in modernization and innovation, expand domestic and international markets, and support workers and communities, and will feed into a formal Forest Sector Strategy by the end of 2026.

Funding will support low-carbon wood technologies, mass timber housing, Indigenous participation and export diversification while ministers review Task Force recommendations

The firm will design wooden structures, while Hill International will consolidate project management.

Compared with the previous month, production was up 13%.

Combined with more than $200 million in federal support, the funding backs large-scale wildfire recovery, habitat projects and planting 53.8 million trees on public lands by 2027

Index remains unchanged from previous week and falls just $1 from one month ago.

China's construction crisis and higher logistics costs have cut shipments, while Russia's downgraded economic outlook limits domestic absorption of growing supply.