by Kirkland | Aug 17, 2020 | News
U.S. South Leads Lumber Production Western Wood Products Assn. reported that U.S. softwood lumber production was 35.165 billion SF in 2019, including 19.365 billion BF produced in the South and 14.254 billion BF produced in the West. Canadian softwood lumber...
by Web Editor | Nov 29, 2018 | News
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...
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 | Jul 25, 2018 | News
In the last few months, lumber supply from Canada, United States’ biggest lumber provider, was shaken by a slew of factors like insect attack, forest fires and shortage of transportation. President Trump’s decision to impose a huge tariff on lumber imports...
by Web Editor | May 8, 2018 | News
New $100 Million Lumber Facility Set To Open In Texas Angelina Forest Products, LLC announced plans to build a new softwood lumber production plant in Lufkin, Texas. The company purchased the former General Electric Buck Creek site and will begin construction of a...