by Web Editor | Jan 24, 2018 | News
North American softwood lumber production was up 0.6 percent in the third quarter of 2017 over 2016. The increase leveled off after increases of 1.8 percent in the first quarter and 1.7 percent in the second. Canada production declined 3.4 percent, says the Western...
by Web Editor | Jan 22, 2018 | News
There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about building with wood, much of it infused with a certain back-to-the-land, eco-idealism. Not without reason: Wood can be sustainably harvested and easily recycled, and it sequesters carbon, the primary atmospheric agent...
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...
