by Kirkland | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Robbins Lumber Acquires Limington Lumber Two longtime Maine family-owned businesses have joined forces as Robbins Lumber, Inc., Searsmont, has announced the acquisition of Limington Lumber Co., East Baldwin. Under the acquisition, Limington Lumber will operate as...
by Kirkland | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Roseburg Plans New Sawmill In North Carolina Roseburg Forest Products continues to expand operations in the Southeast U.S. with the recent announcement it will build a 400MMBF annual production capacity, 375,000 sq. ft. facility on 200 acres in Weldon, NC in Halifax...
by Kirkland | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Housing Starts Gain Steam, Though Permits Show Slight Decline U.S. housing starts experienced another month of growth in June 2021, reaching a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.643 million, a 6.3% increase over May and 29.1% above June 2020, according to the U.S. Census...
by Kirkland | Jul 20, 2021 | News
Carbotech Group Acquires Autolog Effective July 6, 2021, Carbotech Group has completed the full acquisition of Autolog, a company specializing in wood processing optimization and automation. Experiencing continuous growth as the industry has boomed, Carbotech...
by Kirkland | Jun 16, 2021 | News
Resolute Continues Sawmill Enhancements Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced capital investments of $50 million in its wood products operations, including: $22 million to modernize equipment at the Senneterre, Quebec sawmill; $13 million at the Thunder Bay/Fort...
by Kirkland | Jun 16, 2021 | News
Housing Starts Increase In May, Far Ahead Of One Year Ago U.S. housing starts bounced back in May following a dip in April. Housing starts (single-family and multi-family combined) came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.572 million, a 3.6% increase over...