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Plywood
The new category will allow around 30 to 40 custom cutters and processors in the province to access a dedicated share of BC Timber Sales timber supply previously reserved for other value-added manufacturers.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan upped 3%.
The industry estimate puts chemical inputs at up to 40% of particleboard costs.
Price for plywood exported from Chile decreased 13%.
Family-owned company founded in 1954 cites wood supply challenges and foreign competition.
Tropical Storm Arthur damage and the 56-year-old facility make repairs uneconomic; officials will meet employees about transfers and the mill will stop after remaining inventory is processed.
Price for plywood exported from Malaysia to the U.S. increased 6%.
Price for plywood exported from Cambodia to the U.S. slipped 3%.
Price for plywood exported from Russia to the U.S. rose 3%.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. decreased 10%.
Exports of plywood from Brazil slipped 4%.
The new standards will apply to 219 major-source facilities that make plywood, composite wood products or kiln-dried lumber.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 2%.
Buyer search yields no viable option as falling demand and rising costs pressure operations.
Furniture makers also recorded declines, even as overall industrial earnings grew and paper producers gained.
Price for plywood imported to Japan slid 3%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 2%.
Price for plywood imported to Mexico rose marginally 0.4%.
Price for plywood imported to Kazakhstan rose 3%.