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Western Producer Goes South

Western Producer Goes South Idaho Forest Group is building a sawmill in Lumberton, Miss., in Lamar County. The project is a $120 million corporate investment and will create up to 135 jobs. Headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, IFG operates six sawmills and a...

UFP Industries Purchases PalletOne

UFP Industries Purchases PalletOne UFP Industries, LLC is purchasing PalletOne, Inc. for $232 million. UFP has also agreed to pay $18 million for PalletOne’s recent capital expenditures. Based in Bartow, Fla., PalletOne is a leading manufacturer of new pallets in the...

West Fraser Purchases Norbord For $3 Billion

West Fraser Purchases Norbord For $3 Billion West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is acquiring all of the outstanding common shares of Norbord, the world’s largest oriented strandboard producer, for $3.1 billion. Following closing, the combined company will operate as West...

Klausner-Enfield Deal Is Near

Klausner-Enfield Deal Is Near Mayr-Meinhof Holz, which lost out in September 2020 on the bid and acquisition of the bankrupt Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Live Oak, Fla. to Binderholz Group, was the preliminary round bid leader (Stalking Horse bidder) for the...

Remodelers Report Material Shortages

Remodelers Report Material Shortages Though markets have cooled a bit going into the fourth quarter 2020, remodelers reported extensive materials shortages during third quarter 2020, according to a survey conducted by the National Assn. of Homebuilders (NAHB) for its...

U.S. Single-Family Starts Jump for Sixth Month In Row

U.S. Single-Family Starts Jump for Sixth Month In Row U.S. housing starts continue to flourish, rising in October to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.530 million, a 4.9% increase over September and a whopping 14.2% hike compared to October 2019, according to the U.S....