Wood costs have remained unchanged for Canadian pulp mills in 2009 despite tighter wood chip supply, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review

Forest Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Wood costs have remained unchanged for Canadian pulp mills in 2009 despite tighter wood chip supply, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The pulp industry in... More

Forest Products Market Update - a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC Wood costs have remained unchanged for Canadian pulp mills in 2009 despite tighter wood chip supply, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The pulp industry in Canada has sharply reduced production the past two years both as a result of weaker pulp and paper markets worldwide and also because of less competitive pulp manufacturing facilities. Wood costs have increased for many plants as the result of reduced availability of relatively inexpensive sawmill residuals, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. Seattle, USA. November, 2009. Wood fiber supply to Canadian pulp mills has shifted from lower-cost residual chips from local sawmills to higher-cost wood chips manufactured from roundwood. The low operating rates for many sawmills has decreased the availability of relatively inexpensive residual chips, which has forced many pulp mills to either reduce production or to furnish the Less