Resolute Forest Products is the recipient of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) for the purpose of purchasing equipment for a formerly owned by Conifex and Georgia Pacific sawmill in El Dorado Arkansas, that ceased operations in August 2019 and which Resolute purchased in February of 2020.
News in lumber
Arbor Forest Products U.K. Expanding its North Lincolnshire Premises with Advanced Planning Line
Arbor Forest Products, a leading timber importer and timber products manufacturer has announced that it is investing £6 million in expanding its North Lincolnshire premises to incorporate what is set be one of the most advanced sawmill planning lines in the UK.
New Best Wood Schneider Sawmill in Messkirch Germany to Feature Valutec OTC Continuous Kilns
Best Wood Schneider has announced they are investing approximately 80 million Euros in a greenfield sawmill project in Messkirch Germany. When completed in early 2022, the mill will be one of Europe’s most modern sawmills with an annual capacity of 200,000 m3 or 85,000 MBF of sawn lumber.
US Department of Commerce Announces New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Rates
US Department of Commerce releases final determination for the first administrative review in antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations.
Fire Damages Chip Bin at West Fraser’s Williams Lake B.C., Soda Creek Road Lumber Mill
Fire fighters from the Williams Lake Fire Department (WLFD) were called the scene of a structure fire early on Monday morning in a hopper (chip bin) that feeds the woodchipper at the West Fraser mill on Soda Creek Road in Williams Lake. B.C.
Klausner and Halifax County Reach Revised Settlement in Bankruptcy Court
United States Bankruptcy Judge Karen B. Owens, in Delaware, has approved a revised settlement between Halifax County North Carolina and Klausner II, a proposed sawmill in the area around Enfield North Carolina, which started construction in 2014, but the project was never completed.
Tolko Industries (U.S) Ltd, Announces 50 – 50 Joint Venture Partnership with Jasper Lumber Company in Jasper Alabama.
Tolko Industries (U.S.) Ltd has just announced a 50 – 50 joint venture partnership with Jasper Lumber Company.
Maibec Inc. Announces Acquisition of B.C.’s Stave Lake Cedar Mill and Prefinishing Facilities
Maibec Inc. and Waldun Forest Ltd., announced on Thursday (11/12) that they had entered into a joint agreement for Maibec’s acquisition of Stave Lake Cedar Mill prefinishing facility located in Dewdney B.C. as well as the assets and brand rights for Stave Lake Cedar Shingles, value added Western Red Cedar and Yellow Cedar Shingles.
B.C. Judge Rules Destruction of Surrey Mill Did Not Eliminated Obligation to a Chip Supply Agreement
British Columbia Supreme Court Justice, Geoffrey Gomery, has ruled that the MacKenzie Sawmill Ltd. (MSL), whose Surrey B.C. mill was destroyed by a series of fire, the first on Nov. 12, 2010, the second on Jan. 25, 2011, and a third on Oct. 31, 2014, which halted production and ruined the mill, has not been “permanently discharged” from its obligations to provide lumber giant Interfor Corporation with wood chips.
Hankins Lumber Company Completes Purchase of LP Sawmill North of Elliott Mississippi
Hankins Lumber Company has announced that they have completed the purchase of the former Louisiana Pacific mill site, just north of their current operation in Elliott Mississippi. The purchase represents a $12.5 million corporate investment.