by Web Editor | Aug 1, 2018 | News
Georgia-Pacific Announces New $150 Million Georgia Sawmill Georgia-Pacific announced plans to build a new regional lumber production facility at the Albany-Dougherty Industrial Park in east Albany on U.S. Highway 82. Construction on the $150 million,...
by Web Editor | Sep 13, 2017 | News
Georgia-Pacific Plans To Build Mill At Talladega Georgia-Pacific reports that it plans to build a $100 million sawmill in Talladega, Ala. at the site of a plywood plant that GP closed in 2008. Construction of the 300,000 sq. ft. operation is scheduled to begin...
by Web Editor | Jul 17, 2017 | News
Homebuilders are quickly feeling the impact of the looming rise in Canadian lumber tariffs, as more homebuilders are concerned about the availability of building materials. According to the May 2017 survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, the...
by Web Editor | Dec 28, 2016 | News
Canadian, U.S. Timber Markets See Same Issues In Different Ways Like a pair of fraternal twins, the timber markets of the United States and Canada don’t quite look identical. In the West, both sides cut conifers mainly for the U.S. housing market. The industries...
by Web Editor | Dec 19, 2016 | News
Global trade of softwood lumber is forecasted to increase by almost 14% in 2016, driven by higher wood demand in China and the US, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The World Trade Organization (WTO) reported in September that world trade will expand by only...