Rob Freres, the president of Freres Lumber Company is reporting the all six Freres mills located in Lyons and Mill City Oregon have survived the Beachie Creek wildfire undamaged.
News in lumber
Northeast Lumber Manufactures Association (NELMA) Releases Updated Standard Grading Rules Book
The Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA) has released an updated Standard Grading Rules for Northeast Lumber book.
The Province of Ontario Steps Up Funding to Help Unemployed Kenora Forest Products Workers
The Kenora Forest Products Ltd., mill in Kenora Ontario remains idle, shuttered by its parent company in September 2019.
Brazilian Exports of Wood-Based Products Increased 14.8 % in July 2020
According to the International Tropical Timber Organization the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 14.8% in July to $268.8 million, when compared to July 2019, $ 234.1 million.
Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay Sawmill Passes Four Billion Board Feet of Processed Construction Grade Lumber Milestone
Resolute Forest Products, Thunder Bay sawmill has just passed an important milestone.
Canfor Subsidiary, Vida Group, Completes Purchase of Strategic Assets
Originally announced on June 17th 2020, Canfor Corporation reported on Tuesday (9/1) that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed the purchase of three sawmills located in Sweden from Bergs Timber.
Electrical Fire Temporarily Reduces Production Capacity at Montrose Forest Products Facility
An electrical fire, late Friday night, in the de-barker area of the Montrose Forest Products facility in Montrose, Colorado, has the mill temporarily operating at a reduced capacity.
The Perfect Storm has led to Lumber, Panel and Building Materials Cost Skyrocketing
John Gunkelman is the owner of Fargo’s Dakota Construction and is the immediate past president of the Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead. Gunkleman sums up the current spike in lumber, panels and building materials in just ten words, “The numbers are just kind of going through the roof.”
Domtar Receives FSC Approval on Northwest Ontario Forestland
Domtar is reporting that during the week of July 13th, that they had successfully completed a surveillance audit, under the new Forest Stewardship Council’s National Standards for Canada, on the Wabigoon Forest, located in Northwest Ontario.
Builders FirstSource, Inc. and BMC Stock Holdings Announce Mega Merger
Builders FirstSource, Inc. and BMC Stock Holdings, Inc., today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Builders FirstSource and BMC will combine in an all-stock merger transaction to create the nation’s premier supplier of building materials and services with over $11 billion in annual sales.