WWPA Newsroom
Welcome to the WWPA Newsroom. Here you will find the latest releases from Western Wood Products Association. You can read the releases online, or download to your own system (the files are in Word .doc format).
If you have questions or want more information on Western lumber industry activity and markets, please contact WWPA Information Services Director Butch Bernhardt at 503-306-3488.
Lumber industry sees hopeful signs of slow recovery in 2010
Western sawmills, mired in historic lows in housing and lumber demand, should see signs of recovery in 2010 after five straight years of losses, according to a new WWPA forecast. For more details on the lumber market outlook for the coming year, click here .
Rough year for sawmills reflected in 2008 Western lumber production totals
Sawmills in the 12 Western states weathered a rough year in 2008, according to final production figures compiled by WWPA. While the difficult conditions for mills are continuing into 2009, the start of a recovery is expected in 2010. For more on the 2008 production, including state totals, click here .
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