by Kirkland | Oct 19, 2022 | News
Peak Announces SYP Pellet Mill Vancouver, Canada-based Peak Renewables plans to build a 180,000 metric tons per year wood pellet mill in Dothan, Ala. The $30 million project will utilize residuals from Rex Lumber sawmills in the area. Construction on the facility is...
by Kirkland | Oct 19, 2022 | News
U.S. Housing Starts Dip In September, Both Single-Family & Multi-Family Soften U.S. housing starts dropped 8.1% in September from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.439 million, including a drop in single-family starts of 4.7% to 892,000 and a...
by Kirkland | Oct 5, 2022 | News
Interfor To Acquire Chaleur Forest Products Interfor announced that it has reached an agreement with an affiliate of the Kilmer Group to acquire 100% of the equity interests in the entities comprising Chaleur Forest Products. Chaleur owns two modern and...
by Kirkland | Sep 21, 2022 | News
Sawmills Announce Personnel Changes Joe Patton Retires From Westervelt The Westervelt Co. recently announced a change of leadership in the wood products business. Mark Richardson has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager, Wood Products, effective January...
by Kirkland | Sep 21, 2022 | News
Hancock Acquires Madison Lumber Two of New England’s top performing eastern white pine manufacturing facilities will be stronger together as Hancock Lumber announced plans to acquire Madison Lumber Mill of Madison, NH. Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine operations...
by Kirkland | Sep 21, 2022 | News
U.S Housing Starts Break Negative Pattern: Both Single-Family, Multi-Family Increase U.S. housing starts in August jumped 12.2% over July to an annual rate of 1.575 million, breaking a three month losing streak, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of...
