by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Evergreen Engineering, Inc., is adding a location in the Seattle, Wash. area. “We wanted to better serve our major wood products and pulp & paper clients in Washington state,” comments Evergreen Business Development Director Aaron Edewards. “We also wanted to take...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Element5 Plans Second CLT Plant Tembec founder Frank Dottori appears to be fronting the establishment of Ontario’s first cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. The Ontario government announced a contribution of close to $5 million for the $32...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Hardwood Lumbermen Aren’t As Upbeat A survey conducted in Timber Processing in April 2019 revealed, not surprisingly, that confidence has declined among U.S. hardwood lumbermen compared to a similar survey a year ago. Over half of U.S. hardwood lumbermen (55%) are...
by Kirkland | Aug 13, 2019 | News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is extending the public comment period on proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule would give the Forest Service the tools and...
by Kirkland | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, Helsinki, Finland, has signed a five-year extension for a comprehensive service agreement with a Swedish sawmill belonging to the Nordic Forestry Corp. The agreement includes Kalmar as well as third-party equipment, operators and maintenance...
by Kirkland | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Hampton Lumber is purchasing the Fort St. James, BC sawmill and associated forest license from Conifex Timber Inc. for $39 million plus the market value of finished lumber and log inventory at closing. Ken Shields, Conifex Chair and CEO, comments: “The decision to...
