The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the global economy is headed for a downturn and North America will be hardest hit. In related news: Canada’s First-Ministers on the Canadian economy; RBC Elements and TD Securities on forest-product headwinds, and the NAHB on pending changes to lumber duties and EPA burdens. Meanwhile, from International Pulp Week:
- ERA’s Kevin Mason: Key developments from the past and what’s coming next
- Numera’s Joaquin Kritz Lara: Tariffs, uncertainty, and the US economic outlook
- Metsä’s Mikko Antsalo and Suzano’s Leonardo Grimaldi: Softwood and hardwood pulp markets
- CO280’s Jonathan Rhone and Osapiens’ Parker Budding: Carbon and EUDR compliance
In Forestry/Wildfire news: the US Forest Service chief wants wildfires extinguished ASAP; no relief in sight for Saskatchewan communities under evacuation; wildfires prompt air quality statements across northwestern Ontario; here’s where wildfire smoke is spreading in Canada and the US; and how illegal logging funds cartels, terrorists, and rogue regimes.
Finally, the AWC’s Mass Timber Guide, and the latest Canada Wood market news.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor