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 | Aug 8, 2018 | News
Maibec has announced that it concluded a transaction with Groupe Lebel of Rivière-du-Loup for their acquisition of the Maibec lumber mills located in St. Pamphile, Que., and Masardis, Maine. The 315 employees of Maibec that are concerned by this transaction will...
by Web Editor | Mar 28, 2018 | News
U.S. consumption of softwood lumber is likely to reach record-highs by 2030 according to a new study from ForestEdge and Wood Resources International. The study forecasts that U.S. softwood lumber demand will grow at an annual rate of 2.3 percent through 2030, which...
by Web Editor | Dec 6, 2017 | News
Study: Mountain Pine Beetle Impacts On Montana Sawmills A new study authored by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station examines the impact of the mountain pine beetle on costs,...
by Web Editor | Apr 7, 2017 | News
Vaagen Timbers Gets Into CLT Sawmillers have formed Vaagen Timbers, which will construct a mass timber facility in Colville, Wash. The new business will produce cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated beams (glulam). Vaagen Timbers is partnering with Vaagen...
