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Minda Builds French Manufacturer Arbonis Fully Automated Glulam Line 

Minda and one of France’s leading timber construction companies are currently carrying out an extraordinary project: For Arbonis, a VINCI Group company, a fully automated production line is being built in Chemillé-en-Anjou to manufacture straight…

Forest Service Tackles Roadless Rule

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Forest Service has filed a proposed rule to rescind in its entirety the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers…

Hancock Lumber Promotes Matt Duprey To Chief White Pine Officer

Matt Duprey has been promoted to Chief White Pine Officer of Hancock Lumber, effective immediately, according to an announcement by the mill company. This new role reflects both his remarkable career journey and his continued…

The Lumber Manufactory Opens First Sawmill In Mississippi 

A Washington, D.C.-based startup with roots in aerospace, defense and autonomous-vehicle technology has opened its first sawmill in northeast Miss., betting more than $15 million that a faster, tech-driven approach to milling can help close…

Finnish Sawmill Expands Drying Capacity With Valutec Kilns

Finnish sawmill company JPJ-Wood Oy is investing in two new forklift-loaded batch kilns from Valutec as part of its continued production development. The investment supports the mill’s plans to increase sawn timber production. The two…

Neiman Closing Mill In Western Colorado

Based in Wyoming with sawmill operations in four states, Neiman Enterprises is down to three mills after its Montrose, Colo. sawmill Montrose Forest Products filed a WARN Notice with the Colorado Department of Labor and…

Brad Smith Retires From Delta Motion After 27 Years

Delta Motion has announced that Brad Smith, Regional Sales Manager, has fully retired effective June 30, 2026. Mike Dodds is now responsible for serving Delta’s distributors in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. Aaron Heinrich…

Auburn, U.S. Air Force Developing Mass Timber Military Housing Prototypes

Auburn University engineers are working with the U.S. Air Force to redesign deployable military housing using mass timber, with the goal of creating temporary barracks-style structures that can be assembled faster and perform better in…

NHLA Applauds U.S. Trade Ruling on Hardwood Plywood Imports From China, Indonesia and Vietnam

The National Hardwood Lumber Assn. (NHLA) is applauding a U.S. International Trade Commissionruling that clears the way for new trade duties on hardwood and decorative plywood imported from China, Indonesia and Vietnam. On August 19,…

West Fraser Second Quarter Earnings Show Mixed Outlook

West Fraser offered a range of outlooks in its second quarter earnings report. It noted that over the medium term, improvements in housing affordability supported by U.S. government policy changes and the expected normalization of…

Mercer Hits Milestone On Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); One year after groundbreaking, Mercer Mass Timber (MMT) has announced the completion of the first phase of construction on the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a future cultural destination located in the…

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Hancock Lumber To Acquire Massachusetts Lumberyard 

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Hancock Lumber has announced plans to acquire Johnson Lumber, a single-location lumberyard located in Salisbury, Mass. The transaction is expected to close on May 31, with the location officially beginning operations…

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Glen Duysen, 96, Remembered For Always Stepping Up

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Glen H. Duysen, co-founder of Sierra Forest Products, and a leader in the Western timber industry, died February 7. He was 96. Duysen was a past president of the Western Timber…

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SFPA Announces 2024 Safety Award Winners

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Southern Forest Products Assn. (SFPA) announced the recipients of the John Edgar Rhodes 2024 Sawmill Safety Excellence Awards, which embody the impact, dedication, and legacy of the association’s founding leader, John…

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Rosboro Converts To Uniflow CDKs From USNR

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Rosboro Co. recently converted four of their double-track kilns to USNR’s patented UniFlow continuous design, exceeding initial production increase goals while keeping emission levels below emission cap requirements. The conversions are…

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Minda Acquires Fingerjoint Specialist Howial

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); For many years, Minda and Howial have collaborated on projects, with Minda supplying conveyors and presses, and Howial providing fingerjoint technology. A cooperation contract was signed in 2022 to enable integration…

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