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Freres Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Freres Celebrates Centennial Anniversary Lyons, Ore.-based Freres Lumber Co., now doing business as Freres Engineered Wood, is celebrating its centennial year, marking a century of transformative growth and positive impact on the wood products industry, clients,...

Oregon Timber Agreement Said To Be Historic

Oregon Timber Agreement Said To Be Historic An historic agreement between the timber industry and environmental advocates that the Oregon state legislature recently passed into law forms a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon Forest Practices Act, and is the...

Origin Materials Plans Biomass-Based Facility

Origin Materials Plans Biomass-Based Facility Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Origin Materials, a carbon-negative materials company committed to the global transition to sustainable materials, announced that the company plans an investment of at least $750 million...

BID Group Partners With Yaskawa Robotics

BID Group Partners With Yaskawa Robotics BID Group has entered into partnership with Yaskawa America, Inc, Motoman Robotics Div. The focus of the partnership is to implement robotic systems into BID’s operations and develop new wood processing innovations. Yaskawa...

Canfor Sells Sawmill, Piece Of Forest Tenure

Canfor Sells Sawmill, Piece Of Forest Tenure Canfor Corp. is selling its Mackenzie, BC sawmill and site to Peak Renewables. Canfor also announced it is selling its forest tenure in the Mackenzie region to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation. “We are very...

U.S. Housing Starts Gain Momentum

U.S. Housing Starts Gain Momentum U.S. housing starts picked up the pace in February, increasing 6.8% over January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.769 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development monthly new...