by Kirkland | Jul 20, 2021 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Jul 20, 2021 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Jun 16, 2021 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Jun 16, 2021 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Jun 15, 2021 | News
Katerra Digs Too Deep Of A Hole: Anybody Want A New CLT Plant? Rumors abound over which company will purchase the Katerra cross-laminated timber facility in Spokane, Wash. The new CLT plant is now part of Katerra’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing A “Silicon Valley”...
by Kirkland | Jun 15, 2021 | News
Interfor Purchases Four Sawmills From GP Interfor is acquiring four sawmill operations in Bay Springs, Miss.; Fayette, Ala.; DeQuincy, La.; and Philomath, Ore. from Georgia-Pacific for $375 million. Interfor says these sawmill operations are highly complementary to...
