by Web Editor | Dec 21, 2012 | News
EACOM Timber Corporation Approves USNR To Rebuild Timmins Mill EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to announce that the Board has approved entering into an agreement with USNRKockums Cancar Inc. to rebuild the Timmins Mill. The total cost of the project is estimated...
by Web Editor | Dec 19, 2012 | News
Canfor Corporation announced today that the Company will proceed with capital investments totaling an estimated $40 million in its Elko sawmill, located in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. This investment is part of a multi-year capital investment program...
by Web Editor | Dec 17, 2012 | News
International Paper Selling Lumber Unit To Georgia-Pacific International Paper Co. is selling its building products unit to Georgia-Pacific LLC for $750 million cash, a move designed to sharpen focus on its massive packaging business. The sale had been expected since...
by Web Editor | Dec 12, 2012 | News
Higher lumber demand in the U.S. increased both U.S. lumber production and importation in the 3Q/12, but sawlog prices have remained unchanged since 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The improved housing market in the U.S. the past four months has resulted in...
by Web Editor | Dec 7, 2012 | News
Hampton Affiliates has announced it will rebuild the Babine Forest Products Sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C. The decision was made unanimously at the company’s board meeting Monday night. The sawmill was destroyed by a devastating explosion and fire in January that...
by Web Editor | Dec 5, 2012 | News
A lack of timber is blamed for the slated Jan. 11 closure of Ardew Wood Products Ltd., marking the end of another long-established resources business in Merritt. Owner of the family-operated business Erik Norgaard said limited resources including timber have caused...