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 | Dec 19, 2014 | News
Interfor Acquires Simpson Lumber Sawmills In U.S. Southeast, Pacific Northwest Interfor announced that it has reached agreement with Simpson Lumber Company, LLC to acquire Simpson’s sawmill operations in Meldrim, GA, Georgetown, SC, Longview, WA and Commencement Bay,...
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 4, 2014 | News
Interfor Permanently Closes Its Beaver-Forks Mill Operations Interfor has pulled the plug on its West End operations, planning to close two facilities and consolidate production in Port Angeles, the timber company announced Thursday. The closure affects 52 workers at...
by Web Editor | Jul 9, 2014 | News
North American lumber supplies and prices could be affected by a ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada granting the Tsilhqot’in First Nation title claim on land in central British Columbia. The decision, handed down June 26, gives the group exclusive right to...