by Web Editor | Mar 19, 2018 | News
Forisk projects U.S. softwood lumber consumption of 49.8 BBFT in 2018. This represents a 3.7% increase from our 2017 forecast of 48.1 BBFT and is 5.4% higher than 2016 actuals of 47.3 BBFT. Softwood lumber consumption increased every year since 2009, but remained...
by Web Editor | Mar 14, 2018 | News
At Linnaeus University Min Hu, PhD has been studying timber for the future of sustainable building. The focus of this research is the stiffness of the boards, which is the governing engineering property in many structural applications. The suggested timber models in...
by Web Editor | Mar 12, 2018 | News
Despite Hurricane Harvey’s creation of hundreds of construction projects, lumber companies in East Texas are still hurting. “I would’ve called you a liar if you would have told me that when Hurricane Harvey hit that it wouldn’t have just blown...
by Web Editor | Mar 7, 2018 | News
Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products recently reached an agreement in principle with Pembroke MDF, Inc. to purchase Pembroke’s medium density fiberboard (MDF) and molding production facilities located in northeastern Ontario, Canada. Upon final due diligence and...
by Web Editor | Mar 5, 2018 | News
Mississippi’s Jones Lumber Acquires Rives & Reynolds Lumber Jones Lumber Company, the founding organization owned by the Jones Companies in Columbia, MS recently purchased Rives and Reynolds Lumber out of Natchez, MS. This acquisition will allow Jones Lumber...
by Web Editor | Mar 1, 2018 | News
Rex Lumber Plans To Build Sawmill In Alabama, Hunt-Tolko, GP, Canfor Also Announce New Sawmills Southern pine lumber sawmills will soon be spreading like kudzu, with four companies in the past 10 days making announcements that they’re building new ones. Rex Lumber Co....
