by Web Editor | Feb 21, 2018 | The Issues
Article by Rich Donnell Editor-in-Chief You may be aware that Timber Processing magazine is closely affiliated with Panel World and Wood Bioenergy magazines. While TP obviously covers the lumber industry, PW focuses on panels and engineered wood products, and WBE...
by Web Editor | Feb 19, 2018 | News
With a rise in lumber prices, Aroostook County’s largest sawmill is gearing up for an expansion and investments in efficiencies. Maibec, the St. Pamphile, Quebec-based company that acquired the former Levesque sawmill in Masardis in 2015, is riding a strong wave of...
by Web Editor | Feb 16, 2018 | News
North Carolina Company Planning CLT Plant In Maine, Promises 100 Jobs A North Carolina manufacturer plans to create more than 100 jobs by becoming Maine’s first producer of a composite wood strong enough to replace concrete and steel in high-rise buildings. LignaTerra...
by Web Editor | Feb 12, 2018 | News
Arkansas will ask 120 of its active sawmills to participate in a survey, which will allow it to construct year-end harvest and production reports. “The Timber Products Output Survey (TPO) helps us better understand the forest industry, and increases the...
by Web Editor | Feb 7, 2018 | News
Maine’s Hancock Lumber Acquires Mainely Trusses Hancock Lumber of Casco said Monday that it has acquired Mainely Trusses, a roof and floor truss manufacturer based in Fairfield. The acquisition will add a new product line to Hancock’s manufacturing portfolio, the...
by Web Editor | Feb 5, 2018 | News
Greenpeace and other environmental groups urged a California federal court to dismiss a complaint by Resolute Forest Products, which alleges defamation and racketeering arising from an environmentalist anti-logging campaign, says Law360. U.S. District Judge Jon S....