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Supply-Demand Beat Goes On

Supply-Demand Beat Goes On Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing March 2019 During my recent visit to Georgia-Pacific’s newly started up sawmill in Talladega, Ala., and during my discussions there about the fact that GP is building two additional...

Alabama’s Westervelt Co. Announces New SYP Sawmill

Alabama’s Westervelt Co. Announces New SYP Sawmill The Westervelt Co. announced the construction of a new lumber mill in Thomasville that will create 125 jobs. The Tuscaloosa-based company said in a news release that the Thomasville facility will produce around 250...

Trying (Unsuccessfully) To Put A Wrap On 2018

Trying (Unsuccessfully) To Put A Wrap On 2018 Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Timber Processing 2018 has to go down as one of the more remarkable years in North America sawmill history. In fact, history was made with a record framing lumber composite price...

New Sawmills Are Dotting The Landscape

New Sawmills Are Dotting The Landscape Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing June 2018 You probably recall the movie Saving Private Ryan. If you do, you’ll remember that Captain Miller and his Ranger company, following their heroic contribution...

Alabama CLT Plant Is Nearly Operational

Alabama CLT Plant Is Nearly Operational The first and biggest cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing plant in the eastern U.S. is nearly fully operational, with 25 employees currently working a portion of the plant. Florida-based International Beams (IB), a...