by Web Editor | Apr 1, 2015 | News
Canadian Lumber Companies Boost U.S. Mill Activity As Domestic Production Wanes Canada’s top lumber companies, struggling to make two-by-fours from trees killed by the mountain pine beetle, made less lumber at home in 2014, but made up for it by increasing production...
by Web Editor | Mar 31, 2015 | The Issues
Story by Dan Shell, Managing Editor Way back 20 years ago I had a hot lead on a hardwood sawmill in Eugene, Ore. Diamond Wood Products actually operated three manufacturing facilities in the state, but the Eugene mill was said to be one of the best hardwood sawmills...
by Web Editor | Mar 30, 2015 | News
Hardwood Publishing says its latest Leading Hardwood Demand Indicator (LHDI), while rising in the March through May 2015 period, is falling behind the levels of 2014. A big unknown: how much lumber China will be buying. The LHDI, a forecast of future demand for U.S....
by Web Editor | Mar 26, 2015 | Editor's Blog
Northwest Hardwoods: 20-Year Project Article by Dan Shell, Senior Editor, Timber Processing April 2015 The cover story for the April 2015 issue of Timber Processing, Northwest Hardwoods sawmill in Eugene, Ore., represents a project that only took two decades to come...
by Web Editor | Mar 25, 2015 | News
Pro South Announces New Mississippi Sawmill Officials from Pro South announce the company is expanding its operations by adding a sawmill at its location near Booneville, Miss., in Prentiss County. The project represents a $2.75 million company investment and will...
by Web Editor | Mar 23, 2015 | News
North American hardwood sawmills reported slow sales during the first half of March. “Normally we see business improve from the second week of January through May,” said one contact. “This year, we are quoting and not selling.” One buyer for a large flooring...
