At a groundbreaking in Pickaway County, just south of Circleville, on July 11, 2016, Sofidel committed to employing 300 Ohioans. Today, under a proposed expansion of their Circleville facility, that number could grow to nearly 600. Sofidel, a tissue paper manufacturer from Italy, first established operations in the United States in 2012. It was in […]
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Dec
Dec
Envoy Solutions recently announced that it has acquired Scranton, Pa.-based Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company While its iconic building is most famous for its appearance in the opening credits of “The Office,” the 100-year-old Penn Paper, is well known in the industry as a full-service, specialized distributor of facilities supplies, jan-san equipment and supplies, and […]
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Aug
Aug
In June, Canada’s exports of softwood lumber in the U.S. dipped 3.8% year-on-year to 2,8 million m3. According to Lesprom Analytics, the value of exports declined 48% to $792 million. Average price of softwood lumber decreased 46% to $285 per m3.
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U.S. Lumber Coalition supports Department of Commerce decision on total duty rate of 8.59% on Canadian softwood lumber
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Aug
Aug
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determination in the third annual review of softwood lumber imports from Canada. The total duty rate of 8.59% confirms yet again that Canadian lumber imports are unfairly traded into the U.S. market, said U.S. Lumber Coalition in a statement. “The trade laws duties announced today by the Commerce Department […]
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Aug
Aug
Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests; Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation; and George Chow, Minister of State for Trade, have issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final determination in its third administrative review regarding countervailing and anti-dumping duties applied to Canada’s softwood lumber exports to […]