West Fraser curtails U.S. lumber production
Vancouver, B.C.-based West Fraser has announced it is curtailing additional U.S. lumber production for two weeks starting April 6 at mills located in Leola, Ark., and Whitehouse, Fla. A mill in Maplesville, Ala., will also be curtailed for two weeks beginning April 20.
These temporary reductions are in addition to indefinite curtailments at the company’s facilities located in McDavid, Fla.; Citronelle, Ala.; and Folkston, Ga.
West Fraser’s decision to curtail production is due to continued weak lumber markets in the United States.