by Web Editor | Jan 19, 2018 | News
Canada is in the appeals stage of its softwood lumber dispute after the U.S. Department of Commerce imposed final duties earlier this month. “The Government of Canada will continue to vigorously defend our industry and its workers against protectionist trade...
by Web Editor | Jan 8, 2018 | News
Simonds International, Burton Saw Merge To Form Wood Fiber Holdings The 186-year-old Fitchburg, Massachusetts-based Simonds International and 115-year-old Eugene, Oregon-based Burton Saw merged into Wood Fiber Holdings, in a transaction that the companies report will...
by Web Editor | Jan 5, 2018 | News
Escue Wood Treated Products, a manufacturer of pressure-treated wood, will invest $3.3 million in a new manufacturing facility in Tennessee – creating 100 jobs. The new facility will produce 60 million board feet of treated pine lumber annually. “We appreciate...
by Web Editor | Jan 3, 2018 | News
Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable house building. However, Metsä Wood believes that more needs to be done in terms of sharing knowledge and innovation in wood construction to further advance the use of...
by Web Editor | Dec 18, 2017 | News
More Record-Level Lumber Prices Expected In 2018 From U.S. Import Duties In WOOD MARKETS’ new five-year softwood lumber forecast, the continuation of U.S. duties on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S. are expected to cause more short-term market and price volatility....
by Web Editor | Dec 13, 2017 | News
Florida’s Rex Lumber Eyes Expansion With New Mill In Southeast Rex Lumber, headquartered in Graceville, Florida is expanding with a greenfield sawmill in the Southeast. Rex currently operates three sawmills, two in the Florida Panhandle and one in Mississippi,...
