by Web Editor | Aug 1, 2016 | News
With Americans buying more new homes than at any time since the recession, the cost of the wood used to build them is rising. Lumber prices are off to their biggest rally in more than a decade, touching a 19-month high last week as demand increased from builders. But...
by Web Editor | Jul 20, 2016 | News
Charles Ingram Lumber Co. and sister company Willowcreek Lumber announced on Tuesday $8.3 million expansions that will take place over the next five years. A family owned sawmill that can trace its roots to 1931 and currently employs approximately 160 people, Charles...
by Web Editor | Jul 13, 2016 | News
Hopes of avoiding a new round of U.S. duties on imported softwood lumber are fading for companies like EACOM Timber Corporation which owns sawmills in Timmins and Gogama. “The American market is critical for us … the majority of our shipments are destined to the...
by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2016 | News
In North America, the building sector accounts for about 37% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. That represents a tremendous opportunity to reduce climate change by building more, and specifically taller, wooden buildings. A recent study by a team of scientists from...
by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2016 | News
Global softwood lumber production is on pace to break the record set in 2015. That production is being driven in large part because the top 10 importing countries increased lumber imports during 2016’s first quarter. Global production is up 20% in the year’s first...
by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2016 | News
Caddo River Forest Products To Reopen Arkansas Lumber Mill Caddo River Forest Products announced they are planning to reopen the Glenwood, Arkansas sawmill. The company will invest up to $50 million in the facility, creating 136 new jobs with 200 to 300 new indirect...
