Index climbs $1 for the week and sits $9 above levels from one month ago.
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De Queen manufacturing facility gains capacity for peeling, conditioning and storage, creating 12 new jobs.
The reading is down 4.5 percentage points from November and marks the lowest level since July 2024.
Fourth-quarter sales fall 12.1% as the company cites housing affordability constraints, weak consumer confidence, and lower commodity pricing.
Exports of lumber from Norway rose 4%.
Price for lumber imported to Kazakhstan increased 8%.
Seven-story The Offices at Southstone Yards will make Toyota Financial Services the project’s single tenant at a 45-acre mixed-use development.
Company begins collective consultation citing competitive landscape changes at Boston and King's Lynn sites.
Weak lumber markets and higher U.S. trade costs pressure results, and the company expects early 2026 prices to fluctuate with winter weather and industry-wide lumber production curtailments.
Imports of lumber to the United Kingdom lost 9%.
Weaker demand, adverse currency moves and higher raw material costs outweigh record pulp output and cost reductions.
Deal adds $2.4 billion in annual revenue, expands addressable market beyond $200 billion with Florida and Texas accounting for 40% of sales.
West Fraser says lumber duties, OSB and southern yellow pine oversupply, and housing affordability constraints keep wood building products markets pressured. It expects another year of modest demand in 2026 and reiterates lumber and OSB shipment targets.
Swanson returns to the role after leading the coalition from 2005 to 2012, succeeding Andrew Miller.
Spruce shortages and higher pine output reshape supply, while expected rate cuts could lift 2026 building demand.
Executive moves in Human Resources and Finance & Investor Relations take effect on 9 February 2026.
Key benchmark shows a $25, or 5%, increase compared to the price one month ago.
Restructuring affects 13 employees as internal transport reduces following upgrades at Vimmerby and Mörlunda sawmills in Sweden.
Softwood lumber, accounting for 90.2% of total production, decreases by 3.5%.
Price for lumber exported from Brazil changed slightly 0.6%.