by Web Editor | Apr 30, 2015 | The Issues
Welcome To The Anything-Can-Happen Southern Pine Industry Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief, Timber Processing May 2015 Does it seem like a lot has happened in the southern pine sawmill industry since the SFPA Expo was held June 5-7, 2013 in Atlanta? Well, if...
by Web Editor | Apr 1, 2015 | News
Canadian Lumber Companies Boost U.S. Mill Activity As Domestic Production Wanes Canada’s top lumber companies, struggling to make two-by-fours from trees killed by the mountain pine beetle, made less lumber at home in 2014, but made up for it by increasing production...
by Web Editor | Feb 27, 2015 | News
At first blush, year-end financials and stock prices for B.C.’s largest forest companies would suggest the province’s forestry sector is well on the road to recovery after a decade-long slump. Interfor Corp., for example, posted record sales of $1.4 billion in 2014...
by Web Editor | Sep 3, 2014 | The Issues
Story by Rich Donnell, Editor-In-Chief Trade shows are known for the endless discussions that go on there as to the future of the wood products industry, the future of the housing market, the future of your operation, a project in the future, a technology in the...
by Web Editor | Aug 13, 2014 | News
WorkSafeBC continued to issue stop work orders and fines this spring for sawmills that failed wood dust inspections more than two years after a pair of deadly mill explosions. But mills are starting to push back against WorkSafeBC’s conclusions with at least one mill...