by Web Editor | Sep 13, 2017 | News
Georgia-Pacific Plans To Build Mill At Talladega Georgia-Pacific reports that it plans to build a $100 million sawmill in Talladega, Ala. at the site of a plywood plant that GP closed in 2008. Construction of the 300,000 sq. ft. operation is scheduled to begin...
by Web Editor | Sep 8, 2017 | News
In June 2017, Northwest Hardwoods (NWH) moved its company headquarters, home to about 60 employees, four blocks to a new office space in Tacoma, WA. The purpose of the move, says Brian Narramore, Vice President Human Resources/EH&S for NWH, was two fold. “One, our...
by Web Editor | Sep 6, 2017 | News
Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump’s administration to exempt eastern Canadian provinces from softwood lumber tariffs that he says will lead to layoffs and shut-down operations in Maine. The Republican President has argued Canada unfairly...
by Web Editor | Aug 30, 2017 | News
Texans forced from their flooded homes by unprecedented water levels may get help rebuilding from a Canadian forestry company. Seth Kursman, a vice president with Resolute Forest Products, has committed to sending a rail car full of lumber to Houston once the...
by Web Editor | Aug 24, 2017 | The Issues
Strength In Numbers Article by David Abbott, Senior Associate Editor, Timber Processing September 2017 Although published from North America, Timber Processing is actually an international magazine. Since late 2009, a portion of our readership has been in European...
by Web Editor | Aug 23, 2017 | News
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have discovered a way to kill destructive pests, such as the emerald ash borer, in wood for pallets and other shipping components. John Janowiak, professor of wood products engineering, and Kelli Hoover, professor of...
