by HB Media | Feb 2, 2026 | Magazine
January/February 2026 Cover: 2026 Person Of The Year: Steve Swanson Steve Swanson has led his company, Swanson Group, into greener pastures, while never shy about speaking up for the U.S. lumber industry. See More Inside This Issue NEWSfeed JT McShan Was One Of...
by HB Media | Jan 13, 2026 | News
Webster Industries Purchases Renold MPE Partners along with its portfolio company, Webster Industries, announced the closing of its acquisition of Renold plc, a leading designer, engineer, manufacturer, and supplier of premium, high specification industrial chain and...
by HB Media | Jan 13, 2026 | News
Richard Vetter Becomes CEO Of RPM Real Performance Machinery (RPM) announced a reorganization of its executive leadership team. Richard Vetter, one of the company’s founding members and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) since 2023, assumes the role of Chief Executive...
by HB Media | Jan 13, 2026 | News
Weyco Wood Fiber Will Feed Aymium Biocarbon Weyerhaeuser Co. and Aymium entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner to produce and sell 1.5 million tons of sustainable biocarbon annually for use in metals production. As an initial stage of this partnership,...
by HB Media | Jan 13, 2026 | News
U.S. Lumber Coalition Pulls No Punches With New Year Statement Softwood lumber prices remain at historically low levels. Prices today are 54% lower than their 1975 average and 49% lower than their 1995 average, adjusted for inflation, yet Canada and the National...
by HB Media | Jan 13, 2026 | News
Softwood Lumber Board Announces New Appointees The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the appointment of six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. These six appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and ending Dec. 31,...
