by Kirkland | Apr 15, 2019 | News
Waipapa Pine Plans Green End Upgrade Waipapa Pine at KeriKeri, New Zealand is investing to improve the efficiency of its sawmill edger and trimmer lines. Following its successful carriage update utilizing USNR’s optimization and scanning system, Waipapa is focusing...
by Kirkland | Apr 15, 2019 | News
China Log Imports Set Record China had another record year of softwood log imports in 2018, as more than 16.96 billion BF (40 million m3) of logs landed at Chinese ports, according to a report from Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). This was the third consecutive year of...
by Web Editor | Aug 24, 2018 | News
U.S. Lumber Price Surge Results In Record Profit Lumber prices in the U.S. have experienced a spectacular surge in 2017 and the first half of 2018. By the end of the 2Q/18, the benchmark lumber price index reported by the market report Random Lengths reached its...
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 | Mar 22, 2017 | News
Brian Luoma Picked To Lead Alabama’s Westervelt Company The Westervelt Company named Brian Luoma as President and CEO, succeeding Mike Case, who announced his retirement after more than 32 years with the company. Luoma will oversee Westervelt Lumber, Westervelt...
