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Weyerhaeuser Opens New $190 Million Arkansas Sawmill

Weyerhaeuser Opens New $190 Million Arkansas Sawmill A $190 million upgrade to a Southwest Arkansas sawmill is now complete. Federal and state leaders visited Dierks, Arkansas for the grand opening. Officials say the new Weyerhaeuser facility not only provides job...

TP&EE Portland Will Honor Red Emmerson

TP&EE Portland Will Honor Red Emmerson Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing October 2018 Red Emmerson, the 90-year-old chairman and CEO Emeritus of Sierra Pacific Industries, will be honored during the upcoming Timber Processing & Energy...

USDA: Projecting Lumber Demand In The U.S. And Abroad

“Lumber and economic growth are tightly connected,” says USDA Forest Service scientist Jeffrey Prestemon. “At a certain rate of GDP growth, you get a certain path of lumber consumption.” Prestemon recently led a study that projects softwood lumber demand under...

NHLA: How Important Is The U.S. Wood Products Industry?

In a recent message from the National Hardwood Lumber Association encouraging member companies to contact representatives in Washington regarding the tariff situation, NHLA passed on this information from the Hardwood Federation on the importance of the wood products...