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Robbins Lumber Acquires Limington Lumber

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...

Roseburg Plans New Sawmill In North Carolina

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...

Housing Starts Gain Steam, Though Permits Show Slight Decline

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...

Carbotech Group Acquires Autolog

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...

Resolute Continues Sawmill Enhancements

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...

Housing Starts Increase In May, Far Ahead Of One Year Ago

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...