Date: December, 2007
Abstract: While the steady decline of newsprint remains a negative impact, the steep downturn in the United States (U.S.) housing sector is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the North American forest products sector at this time. Not only will the downturn continue to reduce the demand for lumber from both the U.S. and Canada, but it will also affect the demand for secondary products, such as floors and paneling. For Canadian lumber and wood product suppliers, the situation has been exacerbated by the ...
Research Type: Archived N. Am. Outlook