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LIGNA 2027 Announces Guiding Theme: Woodbound Future

LIGNA 2027, to be held May 10-14, in Hanover, Germany, will be held under a unifying theme: Woodbound Future. With this theme, the organizers Deutsche Messe and the VDMA Woodworking Machinery Assn. establish a clear…

Clatskanie Scion Plans $30 Million Sawmill in Oregon

Clatskanie Scion LLC is moving forward with plans to construct a new sawmill in Clatskanie, Ore., backed by $30 million in financing through the USDA. The project is expected to create at least 35 jobs…

Gillfor Manufacturing Purchases Teal-Jones Group In British Columbia 

The British Columbia Supreme Court approved the sale of the Teal-Jones Group to Gillfor Manufacturing Inc. This transaction brings together several complementary businesses that will each be strengthened by the combination. Gillfor specializes in the…

West Fraser Puts Leola Sawmill On Hold 

West Fraser announced that it will indefinitely curtail its Huguley oriented strandboard (OSB) mill in Lanett, Ala. and sawmill in Leola, Ark. These curtailments are expected to take effect in the fourth quarter following orderly…

Wyoming’s Bearlodge FP Announces Closure

After nearly five decades of service, Bearlodge Forest Products, Inc. will be closing all sawmill and pallet operations on October 31, 2026. The family-owned company, which operates a sawmill and pallet mill, said the decision…

Barge Forest Products Announces $8.3 Million Investment In Mississippi

Barge Forest Products has announced an expansion of its sawmill operations in Macon, Miss., supported by an investment of more than $8.3 million. Barge Forest Products specializes in long length southern yellow pine lumber. The…

Isaias Damages $33.5 Million in Alabama Timber

Hurricane Isaias damaged more than 2.5 million tons of timber valued at more than $33.5 million in southwest Alabama, according to a preliminary aerial assessment by the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC). The Category 2 storm…

Twain Lumber To Reopen Teal Jones Sawmill In Virginia

Twain Lumber Co. will invest $7.4 million to purchase and reopen the former Teal Jones sawmill operation in Henry County, Virginia. With the property secured, Twain Lumber Co. will purchase new production machinery and upgrade…

Gilbert Products Celebrates 40th Anniversary

More than 125 guests gathered in late September to celebrate Gilbert Products’ 40th anniversary. The event brought together current and former employees, clients, suppliers, financial partners and other long-standing collaborators who have helped shape the…

FS, Endowment Announce Forestry Analytics for Carbon Tracking Platform

The U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities have announced the Beta launch of the Forestry Analytics for Carbon Tracking (FACT) platform, a science-based platform that addresses the growing challenge and need…

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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Vaagen Bros. Lumber Installs Gilbert Planer 

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Vaagen Bros. Lumber in Colville, Wash. installed a Gilbert high-speed planer featuring the Gilbert Roll Intelligent Positioning (GRIP) system, feed decks, feed table and slowdown belts. The mill will be running…

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TimberHP Expects Long-Term Success

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); TimberHP, a Maine-based manufacturer of wood fiber insulation, announced that it has filed a voluntary, pre-negotiated Chapter 11 plan of reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.…

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SPI Names Vaughn Emmerson To Oversee Lumber Business

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) named Vaughn Emmerson as Vice President of Lumber Operations, overseeing the company’s lumber business, which also includes millwork, veneer, biomass energy, fabrication and trucking. “Vaughn understands what…

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Jasper Lumber Project Nears Completion

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548381510056-0’); }); Jasper Lumber Co. is nearing completion on the previously announced $135 million investment to modernize its sawmill in Walker County, Alabama. The multi-year upgrade, which began in 2020 and is expected…

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