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Tree Frog Forestry News

February 12, 2025

Category: Special Feature

US Builder confidence level points to slow start to the housing season
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Growing uncertainty stemming from Trump’s tariffs keep US builder sentiment in negative territory. In related news: reports on the tariff cost and tax hit by industry sector; Fannie Mae says … → Read More
International Paper to sell 5 EU box plants per DS Smith acquisition
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

International Paper to divest 5 European corrugated box plants as required per its DS Smith acquisition. In other Business news: tariffs may trip-up Godfrey Wood Products’ new OSB mill in … → Read More
Trump proposes new federal agency for wildland firefighting
Monday, April 14, 2025

Trump wants to create a new federal agency that will be responsible for wildland fire fighting nationwide. In related news: preventing a wildfire catastrophe in Alberta’s Bow Valley; BC prepares … → Read More
BMI Group buys Domtar’s idled Espanola pulp and paper mill
Friday, April 11, 2025

BMI Group buys Domtar’s idled pulp and paper mill in Espanola, Ontario. In other Business news: Microsoft signs CO2 removal agreement on the Gulf Coast; citing log shortage—West Fraser Williams Lake … → Read More
Trump reverses course on global tariffs but won’t change tariffs currently hitting Canada
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Trump reverses course on global tariffs with 90-day pause (for all but China)—but won’t change current tariffs hitting Canada. Meanwhile: in response to the US plan to double lumber duties … → Read More

Despite seasonal uptick, few if any expect lumber demand to move into high gear, By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

Strengthening Canada’s Forestry Sector with Canadian-Made Solutions, By Derek Nighbor, President and CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada, Canadian Politics and Public Policy

Trump’s Re-emergence and Political Risk in the Canadian Forest Sector – Part II, By Kelly McCloskey and Robert McKellar, Tree Frog Forestry News

Canadian Forest Owners: Good Neighbours in Bad Times, By Susannah Banks, Chair, Canadian Forest Owners, Canadian Forest Owners

Tariff uncertainty adds to risk of recession, holds back business investment and consumer spending, By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research