by Web Editor | Nov 12, 2012 | News
With the gradual turnaround in the housing market, a family-run lumber company in Adams County is about to put down $1.5 million on high-tech equipment to get more out of its logs. At Evergreen Forest Products, new scanners will read rough-cut timber, showing mill...
by Web Editor | Nov 9, 2012 | News
Canadian Company Will Buy McFarland Cascade Holdings After 96 years, a Tacoma-based, family-owned wood products company soon will have a new, Canadian owner. McFarland Cascade Holdings Inc. announced recently that it will be bought by Montreal-based Stella-Jones Inc....
by Web Editor | Nov 7, 2012 | News
If Orangeburg County lands the state’s largest sawmill, it could gain up to 300 jobs and a better option for its timber owners, according to forestry and business officials. German-based Klausner Holding USA Inc. is considering placing a lumber mill on approximately...
by Web Editor | Nov 5, 2012 | News
Canfor Corp. has reopened its sawmill in Radium Hot Springs, B.C., after a $38.5-million upgrade. The company says once the mill is operating at full capacity next year it will produce 240 million board feet annually and employ 144 people. In addition to an upgrade to...
by Web Editor | Nov 2, 2012 | News
U.S. lumber futures soared on Wednesday on expectations for demand to increase in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy that caused massive flooding in the northeastern United States, damaging numerous homes that would need rebuilding. The storm, which made landfall on...
by Web Editor | Oct 31, 2012 | News
Canfor Corporation is reporting it swung back to profitability in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, citing a moderate improvement in lumber markets. The company posted net income of $22.2 million, or 16 cents per share, for the third quarter...
