by Kirkland | Mar 4, 2021 | Magazine
MARCH 2021 Cover: GP Turns It Up At Albany ALBANY, Georgia – When Georgia-Pacific Lumber decided to build three new sawmills, two at brownfield sites and one completely greenfield, the industry watched closely. Partnered with BID Group, the first two startups were not...
by Kirkland | Mar 3, 2021 | News
Humboldt Sawmill Gains Biochar Certificate Utilizing major cogeneration residual, Humboldt Sawmill in Scotia, Calif. has obtained a European Biochar Certificate, the first U.S. based company to do so. Through the production of biochar, a byproduct of its Scotia,...
by Kirkland | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Interfor Is Purchasing WestRock Summerville Sawmill Interfor is acquiring the WestRock sawmill in Summerville, SC for US$59 million. The Summerville mill produced 125MMBF in 2020. A new permit was received in 2020 that allows for the production of up to 200MMBF and...
by Kirkland | Feb 18, 2021 | News
Housing Starts Jump Out Of Gate Slowly, But Building Permits Looking Good U.S. housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.580 million for January, a 6% decrease from December and 2.3% below January a year ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S....
by Kirkland | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Drax Purchase Alters Biomass Landscape Drax Group, the major United Kingdom-based electricity producer, which has converted much of its generation from coal-fired to wood pellet fuel, has entered into an agreement to purchase major Canadian-based industrial wood...
by Kirkland | Feb 17, 2021 | Machinery Row
Harrigan Plans For USNR Trimmer Line Harrigan Lumber in Monroeville, Ala. is investing in a sawmill trimmer line from USNR to ramp up its production. Harrigan’s operation is a southern yellow pine dimensional lumber mill, and the new trimmer line is designed to...
