by Web Editor | Mar 21, 2016 | News
The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region remains a key destination for American softwoods amid the increasing demand within the region’s booming construction and housing market, according to American Softwoods (AMSO). The promotional partnership formed by...
by Web Editor | Mar 18, 2016 | News
Global trade of softwood lumber reached a 10-year high in 2015, with lumber prices trending downward in many key markets over the course of the year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. A majority of the 20 largest softwood lumber-consuming countries in the world...
by Web Editor | Mar 16, 2016 | News
Oregon’s Mary’s River Lumber Company Closes Mary’s River Lumber Co., which had 80 workers at a cedar sawmill in Philomath and a finishing plant in Corvallis, has ceased operations after 42 years. The closure came on Monday because of difficulties in finding suitable...
by Web Editor | Mar 7, 2016 | News
DR Johnson Lumber Co., based in the small Oregon town of Riddle, is poised at the forefront of what could be a revolutionary use of wood as a building material in the Northwest. Don R. Johnson founded the mill in 1951. Following his death in 2010, his daughters...
by Web Editor | Feb 26, 2016 | News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today that a continuance referendum will be conducted among eligible domestic (U.S.) manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber from August 1 through Aug. 25, 2016. The...
by Web Editor | Feb 24, 2016 | News
While the lumber economy is improving, it still has a long way to go to fully bounce back from the 2008 recession. For the consumer, this means cheaper prices for raw wood materials needed to build houses, make home repairs or other do-it-yourself projects. “Oh...
