West Fraser reports significantly weaker results

At 269,657 m³, the USA imported roughly 38% less sawn softwood from Europe (EU27) in July  than it did in the same month of last year....

The Canadian wood-based panel and sawnwood manufacturer West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, is taking over the sawmilling and forest company Spray Lake Sawmills of Cochrane, Alberta, for approximately CAD140m. According to a release published on 6 September 2023, the sawmill has an annual...

At 269,657 m³, the USA imported roughly 38% less sawn softwood from Europe (EU27) in July 2023 (July 2022: 434,018 m³) than it did in the same month of last year. Figures from the US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) of Washington, D.C., the reduction in imports from Romania was particularly...