by Web Editor | Apr 20, 2018 | News
Softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the U.S. have fallen 20 percent from last March, according to the Canadian federal government. British Columbia – Canada’s largest lumber-producing province – exported just over 514 million board feet...
by Web Editor | Apr 4, 2018 | News
Alabama’s Westervelt Company Plans New Sawmill A 130-year-old Tuscaloosa company is preparing to build a new lumber mill in south Alabama, which is expected to create more than 100 jobs and produce 250 million board feet of lumber annually. The Westervelt Co. said in...
by Web Editor | Mar 28, 2018 | News
U.S. consumption of softwood lumber is likely to reach record-highs by 2030 according to a new study from ForestEdge and Wood Resources International. The study forecasts that U.S. softwood lumber demand will grow at an annual rate of 2.3 percent through 2030, which...
by Web Editor | Mar 28, 2018 | The Issues
Article by Jessica Johnson Associate Editor Over the last few years it seems there has been a flurry of new mill announcements, startups and upgrades with new ones popping up every few days. The downside to some of those announcements is the revelation that many...
by Web Editor | Mar 26, 2018 | News
Oregon’s Swanson Group Petitions For U.S. Department Of Labor Assistance Potentially hurt by competition with Canadian softwood lumber, Swanson Group, a wood products company based in Glendale, asked the U.S. Department of Labor to help affected workers. Shelly...
by Web Editor | Mar 21, 2018 | News
An abandoned hardwood lumber mill in Washington will reopen after receiving a large investment. Washington’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and state legislature will invest $1.5 million to get the Raymond, Wash. mill, owned by the Port of Willapa Harbor,...
