by Kirkland | Mar 17, 2021 | News
UK’s James Jones Buys GT Timber UK’s James Jones & Sons Ltd. has acquired GT Timber Ltd., the parent company of Taylormade Timber Products Ltd. and Kerr Timber Products Ltd., which operate sawmills at Sherburn Hill, Durham and Annan. The acquisition will increase...
by Kirkland | Mar 17, 2021 | News
U.S. Housing Dips Again in February; Pandemic Started Hitting Home A Year Ago U.S. housing starts experienced a second straight month of decline in February 2021 with a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.421 million, down 10.3% from January. It was also down 9.3%...
by Kirkland | Mar 17, 2021 | News
Weyerhaeuser Buys 69,000 Acres Weyerhaeuser is purchasing 69,200 acres of high-quality Alabama timberlands from Soterra, a subsidiary of Greif, Inc., for $149 million. The acquisition comprises highly productive timberlands in southwest Alabama, 100 miles north of...
by Kirkland | Mar 3, 2021 | News
Humboldt Sawmill Gains Biochar Certificate Utilizing major cogeneration residual, Humboldt Sawmill in Scotia, Calif. has obtained a European Biochar Certificate, the first U.S. based company to do so. Through the production of biochar, a byproduct of its Scotia,...
by Kirkland | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Interfor Is Purchasing WestRock Summerville Sawmill Interfor is acquiring the WestRock sawmill in Summerville, SC for US$59 million. The Summerville mill produced 125MMBF in 2020. A new permit was received in 2020 that allows for the production of up to 200MMBF and...
by Kirkland | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Housing Starts Jump Out Of Gate Slowly, But Building Permits Looking Good U.S. housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.580 million for January, a 6% decrease from December and 2.3% below January a year ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S....
