The National Event for Canada's Wood Industry

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Lumber Coalition voiced its support for the latest preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce calling for a combined anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 8.24% on Canadian softwood lumber imports. 

DUBLIN, Ireland – Global sales of woodworking machinery are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%, rising from $4.3 billion in 2020 to $6.1 billion in 2027, according to a recently released report by Research and Markets.

MORDEN, Manitoba – Safe Work Manitoba honored Décor Cabinets Ltd. with its 2022 Safety Culture Award.

HANOVER, Ontario – The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario will host a tour of Toyota’s Cambridge plant on Feb. 22 with the goal of sparking ideas about how the auto maker’s lean and continuous improvement program.

TORONTO – Fenestration Canada has opened registration for its Spring Conference, including offering limited-time, special incentives for members to save on the full-conference registration fee.  The conference is scheduled for May 23-26 at Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, British Columbia.

VANCOUVER, Canada -- Canfor Corp. is closing one sawmill and pellet plant and temporarily closing a second sawmill. The actions will affect nearly 500 workers, and remove approximately 750 million board feet of annual production capacity. The announcement comes just weeks after the company announced it will permanently shut down its pulp mill in Prince George. Canfor is rationalizing its sawmill and pulp mill operations in B.C. to align with a shrinking fiber supply.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Canada’s wood product manufacturing output nearly doubled from $9.99 billion in 2016 to $19.82 billion in 2021, according to the 2022 State of Canada’s Forest Report.

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MALVERN, Ark. – West Fraser pledged donating $150,000 to Arkansas State University Three Rivers over the next three years.