by Web Editor | Dec 17, 2014 | News
Wood grinders hummed and blades whirred under the weak winter sun Thursday afternoon as 12 men hustled to transform dozens of ponderosa pine logs into boards, wood chips and sawdust at Newpac Fibre. The Williams-based sawmill is heading into its third month of...
by Web Editor | Dec 8, 2014 | News
California Redwood Company Sawmill To Close, 106 Employees Will Lose Jobs The California Redwood Company will close down its last remaining California sawmill in February 2015, putting over 100 people out of a job and ending the company’s half-century-long involvement...
by Web Editor | Dec 3, 2014 | News
Almost three years after a sawdust-fueled explosion destroyed a Prince George lumber mill, a replacement facility will start operations on Wednesday. For the 110 workers returning to the Lakeland Mills site with well-paid, full-time jobs, it is a moment to celebrate....
by Web Editor | Nov 24, 2014 | News
A recent executive order signed by Gov. Steve Bullock recognizes Montana’s wood products industry by calling for more use of wood and other indigenous, renewable products in state building projects. Bullock cited his “Forest in Focus” initiative in his Oct. 17 order,...
by Web Editor | Nov 19, 2014 | News
With less than a year to go until the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement expires, lines are being drawn on both sides of the border over the future of lumber trade between the two countries. Canadian producers say they want to extend the agreement, which has...
by Web Editor | Nov 17, 2014 | News
Sawmills will soon be able to turn wood waste into high-value hardwood products, helping them increase profits at a difficult time. Company 3RT has partnered with Flinders University to develop a machine that cuts wood offcuts or softwood into strips, sticks them...