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Resolute Forest Products Purchasing Three Sawmills

Resolute Forest Products Purchasing Three Sawmills Resolute Forest Products Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire Conifex Timber Inc.’s three sawmills in the U.S. South for $163 million plus working capital estimated at $7 million. The three sawmills, with...

GP’s Fritz Mason Named TP Person of the Year

GP’s Fritz Mason Named TP Person of the Year Timber Processing magazine has named Fritz Mason, president and general manager of Georgia-Pacific Lumber, as the 2020 Person of the Year. Mason is the 32nd annual recipient of the award, which has two primary criteria:...

No-Go On Proposed Purchase Of Canfor

No-Go On Proposed Purchase Of Canfor Canfor Corp. has agreed with Great Pacific Capital Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Pacific, to terminate a previously announced arrangement agreement that called for Great Pacific, which already owns 51% of Canfor, to...

OSHA Increases Inspections, Safety Training Sessions in 2019

OSHA Increases Inspections, Safety Training Sessions in 2019 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) fiscal year 2019 final statistics show a significant increase in the number of inspections and a record amount of...

Mid-South Has 50 Under Its Belt

Mid-South Has 50 Under Its Belt November 2019 saw Mid-South Engineering celebrate 50 years of providing engineering solutions for customers throughout the world. In 1969, Mid-South was founded by four engineers with a common vision: to be a complete engineering...

IKEA Continues U.S. Timberland Purchases

IKEA Continues U.S. Timberland Purchases Ingka Investments, IKEA’s parent company, recently made two timberland acquisitions which nearly doubles its U.S. forestland portfolio. One purchase was in East Texas for 42,000 acres, following a deal for 18,000 forestland...