The Architect’s Paper, By The Editors • April 23, 2021 The timber industry in the United States has long been limited to small-scale projects by local building codes. But as the more permissive 2021 International Building Code gets adopted by states, taller structures are being allowed across the country. Investments like Canada’s funding to encourage […]
www.reuters.com By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) – Strategic Biofuels LLC, a project development company, announced on Friday it plans to develop a renewable diesel plant in Louisiana that will produce up to 32 million gallons per year of renewable fuel using wood waste. The company, through its subsidiary Louisiana Green Fuels, will […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, by John Magsam | April 11, 2021 at 2:08 a.m., Lumber prices across the nation are at record highs and that means headaches and higher prices for the Arkansas’ home builders and lumber suppliers. The covid-19 pandemic pummeled the lumber industry, first shutting down production and then, as record low mortgage rates […]
Lesprom, 10:55 AM / March 30, 2021, Progress on West Fraser Timber’s new lumber manufacturing complex in Dudley, Georgia remains on track with management’s initial expectations. Substantial portions of the new mill are being commissioned and are ramping up, with the new site expected to be fully operational by the end of the 2Q 2021. […]
Louisiana forestry’s $1.5 billion in losses from hurricanes last year was double the amount of revenue the industry generates annually, according to an LSU AgCenter forestry expert. Michael Blazier, LSU AgCenter forestry specialist, said the damage would be more if lost revenue, infrastructure damage and lost production during the storms are considered. Blazier, speaking during […]
The Atlanta Journal Constitution By Nedra Rhone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Feb 13, 2021, Early one morning in mid-December, Cheryl Adams got out of bed and peered outside. The fog that obstructed her view of the industrial plant in Colbert less than a mile from her front door was now moving in a different direction. She […]
www.WoodworkingNetwork.com By Robert Dalheim February 10, 2021 | 11:22 am CST VICKSBURG, Miss. – Mississippi-based Vicksburg Forest Products has received an investment from Blue Wolf Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. VFP’s sawmill produces a diverse mix of dimensional and specialty lumber products. In 2018, the family-owned […]
The Meridian (MS) Star, January 14, 2021, Biewer Lumber is constructing a new, state-of-the-art sawmill in Winona, Mississippi. The project is a $130 million investment and will create 150 jobs. “The growth of companies like Biewer Lumber in Mississippi sends a strong message that our state has a supportive business environment and a skilled workforce,” […]
MadeInAlabama.com, January 11, 2021, Words by Jerry Underwood, Resource Fiber plans to invest $3.6 million in the Lamar County facility, where it will produce engineered bamboo products such as bamboo nail laminated timbers used in the construction of multi-storied buildings. “Resource Fiber’s decision to locate its production facility in Sulligent is great news for the […]
Alabama Political Reporter, By BRANDON MOSELEY Published January 4, 2021 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Jasper Lumber Co. and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production at a Walker County sawmill through a $45 million project creating at least 60 jobs. “The venture between Jasper Lumber and Tolko […]
By Ben Elgin and Zachary Mider December 17, 2020 (Bloomberg) — Jack Branning is a prosperous Mississippi businessman, with commercial interests stretching from Hattiesburg to Baton Rouge, La. He’s seen a lot of deals in his 89 years, but few were as curious as the one he was offered back in 2013. That’s when a […]
Woodworking Industry News By Robert Dalheim December 02, 2020 MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Texas Cross Laminated Timber says it has been certified by Timber Products to build cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels at its facility in Magnolia, Arkansas. Timber Products is the largest wood product certification agency accredited under the American Lumber Standard Committee. Texas Cross Laminated […]