Canada announced retaliatory tariffs — 25% on US softwood lumber and 50% on plywood, LVL and dissolving pulp, plus 25–50% on various paper products — effective Sept. 8, responding to the US's 50% plywood tariff and 10% Section 232 duty; the final list covers 39 product lines, with OSB and panels excluded (Wood Central)
Update: Holmen's ~64% Linghem cut affects 18 of 30 jobs, Stora Enso is in closure talks for its idled 200,000 m³ Veitsiluoto pine sawline in Finland, and Binderholz is acquiring Finnish sawmill Kuhmo Oy (500,000 m³) (Wood Central)
Co-Generation
Lincoln County, Montana commissioners are weighing a $28M biomass energy facility (~$56M with expansion) fueled by logging byproducts, modeled on F.H. Stoltze's plant in Kalispell; an HDR feasibility study is complete and the county plans to pursue state/federal grants (The Western News)
Wood Pellets
Allegany County, NY received a BDO Zone 'A' rating certifying 300,000 bone-dry tons/yr of low-risk woody biomass — a designation aimed at attracting pellet and bioenergy projects (Biomass Magazine)
