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Log Market Summary July’s At-Wharf-Gate (AWG) prices for logs delivered to ports around New Zealand are relatively unchanged from June prices. However, some exporters have strategically changed some prices of various grades and lengths, but the overall average price remains unchanged. There has been the usual seasonal slow-down in log demand as the weather heats[…]

Södra reported sustained strong operating profit of SEK 1,318 million ($149 million) for the 2Q, the best quarterly result ever. The market trend was positive for all of the company product categories and completed investments, efficiency improvements and restructuring are reflected in the result. Consolidated net sales for the 2Q rose 26% year-on-year to SEK[…]

In the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, there are some 3.2 million hectares of sustainably managed forests and this is expected to rise to 6 million hectares by 2030, as ITTO reports. In all 44 municipalities in Mato Grosso the domestic economy is driven by the forestry sector which ranks 4th amongst all economic sectors.[…]

Sveaskog’s 2Q 2018 net sales rose to SEK 1,918 million ($216 million), an increase of 13%. Sales of wood raw material amounted to 2.9 million cubic metres. Operating profit from continuing operations increased by 12% and amounted to SEK 382 million ($43 million). The improvement in earnings is mainly an effect of higher prices. Difficult[…]

  West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. reports 2Q 2018 sales of $1,834 million, compared to $1,322 million in the 2Q 2017. Adjusted EBITDA was $593 million, compared to $305 in the 2Q 2017. Lumber segment generated operating earnings of $358 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $467 million. Improved product pricing and increased shipments of 416[…]

Tigercat has announced Mark Tourand has been appointed to the position of product support representative for British Columbia. Tourand will be primarily involved with product support for Tigercat’s extensive customer base in western Canada. Based in Merritt, British Columbia, Tourand has been involved in the equipment industry for over 25 years, previously working as a[…]

Aserraderos Arauco’s mill – Horcones I, is updating its sawmill trimmer system to add vision technology. The mill’s existing scanning frame was installed in 2011 with BioLuma 2900L laser profile sensors, and the new BioLuma 2900LVG vision sensors are a direct replacement. The BioLuma 2900LVG sensors provide advanced sawmill grade scanning with integrated HD laser[…]

USNR has designed a new all-electric Stick-N-Stacker (Lunden style) that boasts many advanced features. You can take advantage of the newer technology through upgrades to your existing stacker. The new stick lifters are much more forgiving relative to both the lifting speed and positioning. The direct lifter design enables you to run at higher speeds[…]

Conifex Timber Inc. has completed the acquisition of the Suwannee sawmill in Cross City, Florida and the Caddo River sawmill in Glenwood, Arkansas. Ken Shields, Conifex’s President and CEO, stated: “As a result of this acquisition, our total annual lumber production capacity has increased by approximately 50% to 1.1 billion board feet and our total[…]

Rex Lumber, headquartered in Graceville, Florida is set to break ground on its greenfield sawmill in Troy, Alabama. Rex lumber currently operates three sawmills, two in the Florida Panhandle and one in Mississippi, producing a total of 575 million board feet annually. This will be Rex Lumber’s third sawmill expansion in the last seventeen years.[…]