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Softwood Duty Forces Mills To Jump The Border

Several mills in both the U.S. and Canada may relocate to the opposite side of the border to minimize the duties they pay on softwood lumber.

Vancouver, B.C.-based International Forest Products Ltd. is shuttering its cedar siding mill in the Vancouver suburb of Fort Langley and relocating the equipment to nearby Sumas, Wa. The new location could start up as soon as this month as Cedarprime Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Interfor. The mill will have an annual capacity of l9 million bd. ft. of cedar siding and employ about 50.

Interfor attributed the move to the 27.2Vo import duty on Canadian soft- woods, including its finished siding and the rough boards it is made from. The Fort Langley mill paid about $500,000 a month on siding shipped into the U.S.

The B.C. mill was already slated to be moved, but the duty cemented the idea of moving to the U.S. Shipping rough planks from Canada instead of finished siding would save an average $126 per 1,000 bd. ft. in tariffs.

Although the relocation will cost about $1.26 million, "by moving this plant to Sumas, we can ship the lowgrade cedar boards to Cedarprime and pay the lower duty," said Interfor's Steve Crombie. "It's a couple of miles down the road, and we're saving $3.2 million in duties." o Hardwood lumber & hardwood plywood products o Panel products - melamine sheet goods; particleboard & fiberboard o Domestic & exotic veneers o High pressure laminates o Architectural millwork products - produced on our site to ensure the highest standards of quality

Interfor chose Sumas for its proximity and existing facilities, signing a long-term lease for space at Socco Forest Products, which dries and packages lumber, shakes and shingles.

Ironically, the trade dispute has some U.S. companies considering a move in the opposite direction-north, into Canada. Shakertown 1992 lnc. now pays a 277o tariff on cedar it imports from Canada as raw material for its cedar shingle mill in Winlock, Wa. The company is seeking an exemption for its imported cedar. If its request is denied, Shakertown could relocate manufacturing operations to Canada, claiming its shingles could then be shipped duty-free.

Louws Truss, Lynden, Wa., has secured a Canadian business licensein case the dispute continues to weaken its competitive position in the U.S.

George Coe, 74, former owner, Southern California Lumber Co., Los Alamitos. Ca.. died Nov. 10.

He also worked for the U.S. Forest Service, Tarter Webster & Johnson, American Forest Products, San Francisco, Ca., Wickes Forest Industries, and Hexberg Lumber Sales.

Robert R. Adams Sr., 83, retired chairman of Adams Lumber Co., Centennial, Co., died Oct.23.

A native of Denver, Mr. Adams was a veteran of the Army Air Corps.

He was a former managing partner of Chase Lumber Co.. Denver. and served on the board of Denver Reserve Supply Co.

James Jackson Yates II, 52, sales, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Santa Cruz, Ca., died Sept. 29 while competing in a triathlon.

Mr. Yates succeeded his father as owner of Yates Lumber Yard, Santa Cruz, running the business until 1997.