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Business & Politics

U.S. Lumber Coalition Rejects Canada’s Demands to Drop Successful Trade Law Enforcement Measures

The US Lumber Coalition
July 31, 2026
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States, US East

Canadian federal and provincial governments have deployed over $3 billion dollars in new subsidies over the last year in an attempt to maintain Canada’s massive excess lumber capacity and production. As stated by Canadian officials, the goal of these new subsidies is to neutralize the impact of US antidumping and countervailing duties as well as President Trump’s Section 232 tariff measures. …“If Canada doesn’t like being subject to duties and tariffs, then all Canada needs to do is dismantle its massive excess lumber capacity, stop dumping their excess production into the US market to the detriment of U.S. mills and workers,” stated Zoltan van Heyningen, Executive Director. …“Canadian producers and government officials have the audacity to demand that the US drop its trade law enforcement measures and open up our market to even more unfair trade,” stated Steve Swanson, CEO of Swanson Group and Chair of the U.S. Lumber Coalition. 

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Finance & Economics

Boise Cascade reports Q2, 2026 net income of $57.3M

By Boise Cascade Company
Business Wire
August 3, 2026
Category: Finance & Economics
Region: United States, US West

BOISE, Idaho –Boise Cascade reported net income of $57.3 million on sales of $1.8 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with net income of $62.0 million on sales of $1.7 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Second quarter 2025 results included $5.8 million of after-tax gains on the sale of non-operating properties. …Building Materials Distribution sales increased $82.6 million, or 5%, to $1,697.5 million from $1,614.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. …Similarly, Wood Products’ sales, including sales to BMD, increased $12.4 million, or 3%, to $459.6 million from $447.2 million. …Jeff Strom, CEO said “The recent announcement of our expanded partnership with James Hardie to become the sole nationwide distributor of their full portfolio further strengthens our ability to distinguish ourselves in the marketplace.”

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Wood, Paper & Green Building

Kimberly-Clark Unveils Proprietary Alternative Natural Fiber Innovation Program

Kimberly-Clark Corporation
August 3, 2026
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: United States, US East

DALLAS — Kimberly-Clark unveiled a proprietary innovation program focused on advancing alternative natural fibers as the foundation for a next-generation, high-performance, sustainable materials platform. Company researchers and scientists developed a patented technology platform by transforming fibers from a rapidly renewable succulent plant into sustainable material. …”This represents… the culmination of more than two decades of materials and plant science expertise,” said Craig Slavtcheff, Chief Research and Development Officer. …After evaluating more than 70 fiber candidates across performance, sustainability and cost criteria, Kimberly-Clark identified a promising solution in hesperaloe, a native, low-water-use plant that thrives in the arid climate of the Southwest US. …As part of this innovation program, Kimberly-Clark is building a pilot facility in Yuma. Compared with several crops currently grown in the region, hesperaloe requires less water to cultivate, offering potential benefits for growers, local communities, and regional water stewardship efforts.

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Forestry

France’s forest management may need to change to prevent more wildfires in Les Landes

By Samuel Petrequin
The Associated Press in the Toronto Star
July 31, 2026
Category: Forestry
Region: International

PARIS — History keeps repeating itself in the smoldering forests of southwest France, now ash-covered and charred. Devastated by previous blazes in 2022 and 1949, when 82 people died, the largest human-made woodland in Western Europe has again been ravaged by wildfires which burned an area four times the size of Paris. The forests of Les Landes — covering 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) — were created in the 19th century for timber and resin production. They comprise endless rows of pines in neat, close lines, which works against them in a wildfire, with flames jumping easily from one tree to another. …President Emmanuel Macron said a different kind of forest should be replanted. …Single-species forests of conifers are drier than mixed forests of broadleaf trees and conifers, favoring flames. …In Les Landes, that layered structure does not exist.

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