by Web Editor | Jun 4, 2018 | News
Softwood Log And Lumber Imports To China Have More Than Tripled In Ten Years With limited domestic forest resources, China continues to be a major importer of forest products in order to meet its growing domestic demand for logs, lumber, chips, pulp and paper. In...
by Web Editor | May 9, 2016 | News
A new bill from Congress would establish performance driven research for advancing tall wood building construction in the U.S. The “Timber Innovation Act” would: · Authorize the Tall Wood Building Prize Competition through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2015 | News
A new study shows that timber buildings can be up to 10-15% cheaper to construct than traditional designs in several different building types. The study, “Commercial Building Costing Case Studies – Traditional Design versus Timber Project,” was led by Andrew Dunn,...
by Web Editor | Apr 6, 2015 | News
U.S. hardwood lumber exports totaled 116 million board feet in January—the latest month with available trade data—which was virtually unchanged from the prior month but down 14% from January 2014. Year-on-year shipments to Asia and Europe were down 22% and 6%,...
by Web Editor | Feb 9, 2015 | News
Universal Forest Products has purchased the assets of Idaho-based Rapid Wood Mfg., which supplies lumber products for manufactured housing. “This is a good opportunity to establish a manufacturing and sales presence in Idaho, bringing us closer to some of our valued...