by Site Manager | Apr 12, 2012 | News
Boise Kinzua Sawmill PILOT ROCK, Ore. – When it acquired the northeast Oregon mill here three years ago, Boise Cascade LLC sought to avoid the impression of big corporate culture “taking over” the facility, says Plant Superintendent Mike Zojonc. “There had...
by Web Editor | Apr 9, 2012 | News
May 15 is the estimated startup date for the Emerald Forest Products sawmill, according to owner Dick Vinson. “There’s lots of work going on at the site,” Vinson said. This includes completing a new stack system, installing new equipment and changes to the dry kilns....
by Web Editor | Mar 30, 2012 | News
The 29th Annual Lumber Quality & Process Control Workshop will be held May 7-8 in Atlanta, Ga., followed by the 24th Annual Lumber Quality Leadership Workshop on May 9-10. The Lumber Quality & Process Control Workshop, held in Atlanta for Southern lumber...
by Web Editor | Mar 26, 2012 | News
Instead of concrete jungles could our cities become urban forests of wooden skyscrapers? Swapping cement and steel for timber is the vision of a number of environmentally-minded architects who are planning high-rise buildings across the world. Architect Michael Green...
by Web Editor | Mar 23, 2012 | News
The latest Wood Markets annual survey of the “top 20” Canadian and U.S. lumber producers shows that West Fraser Timber has retained its title of being North America’s largest softwood lumber producer in 2011 with 4.91 billion board feet (bf; or 7.8 million m3 net)....
by Web Editor | Mar 19, 2012 | News
Full-year production by U.S. sawmills grew 7.7% in 2011 to 26.712 billion board ft. (bbf) from 24.802 bbf in 2010, according to the latest statistics from the Western Wood Products Assn. (WWPA). Sawmills in the Western U.S. produced 11.867 bbf in 2011, up 6.6%...