by Kirkland | Dec 10, 2020 | News
West Fraser Purchases Norbord For $3 Billion West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is acquiring all of the outstanding common shares of Norbord, the world’s largest oriented strandboard producer, for $3.1 billion. Following closing, the combined company will operate as West...
by Kirkland | Jul 22, 2020 | Magazine
JULY/AUGUST 2020 Cover: Freres Is Beaming Over New Carriage LYONS, Oregon – Recent innovations at family-owned Freres Lumber Co. not only solidify the company’s position as a key West Coast veneer and plywood panel supplier, but also as a pioneer in the growing mass...
by Web Editor | Dec 5, 2018 | News
Thanks to innovative construction materials like cross-laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer lumber (LVL), wooden buildings are no longer mere houses made of sticks. Attracted by the aesthetic and environmental benefits of timber, structural engineers have...
by Web Editor | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Boise Cascade Company has entered into an agreement with Woodgrain Millwork to sell its northeast Oregon lumber mills in Pilot Rock and La Grande and the particleboard operations in Island City. The planned transaction does not include Boise Cascade’s plywood...
by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2018 | News
Freres Lumber Representatives Visit Japanese Wood Products Manufacturers One of the best aspects of our industry is how open and inviting other producers are to visitors. It is a fact that in the wood products industry some of our fiercest competitors may also be our...