Mid-South Engineering, Hot Springs, Ark., was awarded three Engineering Excellence awards from the Arkansas branch of the American Council of Engineering Companies for its work on the new 388MMBF Weyerhaeuser sawmill in Dierks, Ark. Among…
Evergreen Engineering, Inc., is adding a location in the Seattle, Wash. area. “We wanted to better serve our major wood products and pulp & paper clients in Washington state,” comments Evergreen Business Development Director Aaron…
Tembec founder Frank Dottori appears to be fronting the establishment of Ontario’s first cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. The Ontario government announced a contribution of close to $5 million for the $32…
A survey conducted in Timber Processing in April revealed, not surprisingly, that confidence has declined among U.S. hardwood lumbermen compared to a similar survey a year ago. Over half of U.S. hardwood lumbermen (55%) are…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is extending the public comment period on proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule would give the…
Article by Rich DonnellEditor-in-Chief I keep running into long-time acquaintances at lumber industry events who tell me they’re about to retire. This always depresses me, because for one thing it means I probably won’t see…
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, Helsinki, Finland, has signed a five-year extension for a comprehensive service agreement with a Swedish sawmill belonging to the Nordic Forestry Corp. The agreement includes Kalmar as well as third-party equipment,…
Hampton Lumber is purchasing the Fort St. James, BC sawmill and associated forest license from Conifex Timber Inc. for $39 million plus the market value of finished lumber and log inventory at closing. Ken Shields,…