by HB Media | Aug 24, 2026 | News
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...
by HB Media | Aug 21, 2026 | News
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...
by HB Media | Aug 20, 2026 | News
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...
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 Web Editor | Jul 23, 2019 | The Issues
Getting The Kids To Join Up Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief I keep running into long-time acquaintances at lumber industry events who tell me they’re about to retire. This always depresses me, because for one thing it means I probably won’t see them much...
