Noticias de la industria de la madera de Canadá

The company's second mill in New Brunswick, in Atholville, will keep operating.

Canadian construction investment, Japanese and Finnish trade data, UK producer prices and quarterly results from forest products and homebuilding companies are also scheduled.

Vietnam remained the largest supplier as its share rose 8.3 pp; Canada had the largest decline, with shipments down 61%.

Paper manufacturers' sales rose 1.0% to C$2.57 billion.

Residential permits rise 15.3% from July; single-family permits edge down.

The proposed centre will match wood supplies to manufacturers’ requirements and develop a model for other regions.

United States remained the largest buyer as its share fell 9.1 pp; Thailand's share rose 4.9 pp.

Japanese corporate goods prices, Slovenian roundwood purchases, Swedish felling notifications, Chinese producer prices and U.S. import prices are scheduled.

Local managers, unionized workers and First Nations aim to restart production after the October shutdown.

Training and testing are underway on sellable roof truss production runs at the new 42,000-square-foot automation facility.

The United States remained the largest buyer as its share rose 7.4 pp; Guatemala's purchases rose 19% and Peru's fell 36%.

Index falls $20 from one month ago while remaining flat from previous week.

EU producer prices and Canada sawmill production are due Monday.

Canada became the largest supplier with a 25.0% share by value; the top five countries accounted for 74.5% of import value.

The acquisition adds bandsaw, circular saw, industrial knife and saw-shop operations in New Zealand and Australia.

Bell takes the role after serving as corporate finance manager and operations controller.

Index falls $13 from one month ago with 3% decline since late August.

Index drops $7 from one month ago following $11 decline since early September.

Residential investment edged up 0.3% from the previous month, with single-family investment up 3.5%.

Residential permits fell 8.9% from the previous month, with the single-family component down 6.2%.

The seven-year facility will provide liquidity as the lumber producer plans to restore two-shift operations.

Six-colour offset press added in Indianapolis; upgrades planned in Chicago and Naperville.

The projects could create more than 200 jobs and add annual demand for over 100 thousand tonnes of forest biomass.

Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper plans boiler and chemical-plant upgrades expected to raise daily kraft production by 11% and increase its use of forest biomass.

Prices fell 1.2% from July but remained up 8.6% from a year earlier; Canada's broader factory-gate prices were up 13.5% year over year.

Dealers report higher supplier prices, reduced Canadian shipments and longer lead times after the duties took effect.

Customers will keep their existing brand relationships while gaining access to a broader range of cutting products and expertise.

Index falls $5 from one month ago despite $7 gain since early September.

The exploration will examine timber production, multiple use, conservation and protection across public forests.

The expansions will create greater opportunities for local forest management and help maintain fibre supplies for local facilities.

Regional constraints, limited plantation expansion and infrastructure barriers will restrict how much additional softwood roundwood reaches markets.

The project will add prefabricated floors, roof panels and stairs to the company’s existing wall systems.

Index drops $18 from one month ago but rises $41 year-over-year with 9% gain.

TFL 30 covers approximately 180,000 hectares about 50 kilometres northeast of Prince George in the Prince George Natural Resource District.

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.