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The largest North American cabinet maker has started a search for a permanent finance chief as it integrates American Woodmark.

Record group sales lifted results, while inflation, tariffs and Mineral Fiber mix pressured margins; Armstrong expects 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $602 million to $612 million.

The 20-City Composite rose 2.7%, while home values fell in real terms for the 15th month in a row as inflation held at 3.4%.

Sales of new single-family homes were 676,000 in September from a revised 680,000 in August and were 5.3% below a year earlier.

Custom cabinet sales rise 1.5%, semi-custom fall 4.7% and stock fall 12.1%, while cabinet quantity drops 9.0%.

The paperboard maker is pushing through price increases and expects the market to keep recovering, while problems at its Augusta mill continued into October.

The Reidsville factory opened in 2019; the company said it has more manufacturing capacity than it needs and expects stronger growth elsewhere.

Duties on Canadian softwood lumber would go into loan funds for homes built with U.S. wood, and tariffs on mill machinery not made in the U.S. would be removed.

Smurfit Westrock and Pratt Industries allege dumping margins of up to 297% on Chinese boxes; Turkey also faces a subsidy investigation.

A final rule signed on Thursday lets mills use a newer small-chamber method for routine quality-control testing and updates six other test standards.

The deal adds about $55 million in annual sales and 165 employees to UFP Packaging's PalletOne network on the Gulf Coast; closing is expected around Nov. 16.

Japan housing starts, China industrial data, Sweden producer prices and forest products, building products and homebuilding results are also scheduled.

Monday's $10 drop was the steepest session of the week.

The changes take effect October 30; new 50% duties also cover hardboard, wood moldings, wooden boxes and kraft paper.

The U.S. containerboard maker expects fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.81, with maintenance outages at three mills and higher fiber, freight and energy costs.

Homebuilding margin fell to 18.3% amid higher lot costs, affordability-related pricing pressure and weak consumer sentiment; mortgage banking income increased 7% while closed-loan production fell 10%.

Mass timber makers would get a 10% credit and research spending a 20% credit; the bill now goes to the House Ways and Means Committee.

An $829 million goodwill impairment led to a GAAP net loss of $732 million; the company expects continued strong Industrial results and more stable Consumer results in the fourth quarter.

Higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty marked the quarter; the builder remains confident in housing fundamentals and its ability to manage the current cycle.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate declined, reaching 6.68% from 6.71% a week earlier.

Closings fell 9% to 6,876 homes as higher mortgage rates stretched affordability; the company continues to balance the price and pace of sales and align production.

Thailand remained the largest supplier as its share fell 1.2 pp; Vietnam grew 37.6% and United States fell 24.5%.

The roughly 60,000 hectares of mainly radiata pine plantations in the Maule region make up almost 5% of CMPC's forestland.

A preliminary aerial survey found more than 2.5 million tons of timber destroyed or damaged in Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties.

Company reaffirms 2026 guidance with revenue of $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $120 million to $150 million.

Vietnam remained the largest buyer as its share rose 0.3 pp; the U.S. share rose 1.6 pp.

A new production line at the Macon mill is designed to raise annual capacity and log recovery.

Samples from the Millersburg plant's first production panels are being tested at APA's lab in Tacoma, Washington.

New Zealand stayed the largest supplier as its share rose 1.4 pp; Japan had the largest increase, with shipments up 18.1%

Contract signings declined in all four U.S. regions, with the steepest monthly drop in the West.

The Swedish forest owners' association has also signed a logistics partnership.

Single-family permits, a guide to future construction, fell 4% to 845,000.

Beazer shareholders received $33.50 a share in cash.

The Forest Service has sold more than 3 billion board feet of timber this year.

Canadian construction investment, Japanese and Finnish trade data, UK producer prices and quarterly results from forest products and homebuilding companies are also scheduled.

Pending home sales fell 12.7% from a year earlier, close to the lowest level in Redfin records, which begin in 2021.

The week ended close to where it began, after a swing in both directions.

R.P. Lumber plans expanded outside sales presence and continued investment in Green River market

The antidumping part is 6.40% after an offset for export subsidies, and the countervailing, or subsidy, part is 9.37%, up from 3.67% at the preliminary stage.

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue suspending liquidation of entries made on or after May 27, 2026, and to collect cash deposits at the final rate.

Custom cabinet sales rise 12.2%, semi-custom fall 9.0% and stock fall 13.6%, while cabinet quantity drops 11.4%.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate declined, reaching 6.71% from 6.73% a week earlier.

Final-demand producer prices rise 1.3% month over month and 6.3% year over year.

The order blocks office closures, staff relocations and the planned move of the agency’s headquarters to Salt Lake City while a lawsuit by federal employee unions proceeds.

The preliminary administrative review covers one company and rescinds proceedings for four others, with final cash deposit requirements still pending.

September brought a 4.8-month supply of homes, while prices recorded their 39th consecutive month of year-over-year gains.

United States remained the largest buyer as its share fell 9.1 pp; Thailand's share rose 4.9 pp.

Pulp production preparations begin as wastewater discharge resumes under environmental authority coordination.

Japanese corporate goods prices, Slovenian roundwood purchases, Swedish felling notifications, Chinese producer prices and U.S. import prices are scheduled.

Friday's $14.50 gain was the steepest session of the week, the second straight day of gains.

Local managers, unionized workers and First Nations aim to restart production after the October shutdown.

Construction employment is up 1.3% from a year earlier, wood products down 1.8%

Compared with the previous month, production was up 1.3%.

Utilization is 1.1 points below a year earlier

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also increased, reaching 6.73% from 6.60% a week earlier.

United States remained Brazil's largest plywood destination as its share rose 3.7 pp; Netherlands shipments grew more than twofold and Dominican Republic shipments fell 3.2%.

Inventories at the same wholesalers rise 0.8% month on month and fall 0.8% year on year

The company identified high input costs, limited labor and housing availability, and sustained declines in pricing as factors behind the decision.

Commerce must exclude Jiangyang Wood and Dehua TB from the hardwood plywood antidumping order and cannot reopen the record to calculate new rates.

The United States remained the largest buyer as its share rose 7.4 pp; Guatemala's purchases rose 19% and Peru's fell 36%.