Reduced demand for forest products and governmental restrictions on travel, work, and trade result in more productions curtailments. Here are the headlines:
- More downtime, production cuts for West Fraser operations
- Sinclar Group shuts three BC sawmills for three weeks
- Domtar idles paper capacity in Arkansas and Tennessee
- Boise to reduce plywood & EWP production by about one-third
- North American woodworking sector hit hard by virus
- Alberta’s timber dues deferred for up to six months
- Oregon industry and government budget undercut by COVID-19
In other news: Nanaimo’s Harmac pulp mill boosts medical pulp production; a new sawmill opens in Jefferson, North Carolina a year after fire; Timberland Forest Products in Missouri announces layoffs; New Zealand considers log export ban to support local manufacturers; and Ukraine firefighters battle forest fires near Chernobly disaster area.
Finally, a few more conference updates and thanks for your patience while we continue to sort our server challenges.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor