On Tuesday, the Oakfield Fire Department (OFD) responded to a fire at the Katahdin Forest Products facility, The Country reported.
News in lumber
Canadian Lumber Production Declines 1.8% in May
Lumber production decreased 1.8% month-over-month to 4,475.1 thousand cubic meters in May.
Goodman Veneer and Lumber Operation in Goodman, WI, Abruptly Closes
Employees at the Goodman Veneer and Lumber operation in Goodman, Wisconsin, have received notice of the mill’s closure, The Daily News reported.
Canfor Completes Acquisition of El Dorado, AR, Sawmill From Resolute
Canfor completed the acquisition from Arkansas Resolute El Dorado Inc. of its lumber manufacturing facility in Union County, Arkansas.
Western Cascade Industries Permanently Closing Its Toledo, OR, Sawmill
The chip and sawmill operated by Western Cascade Industries in Toledo, Oregon, is permanently closing its doors this week, The Lincoln County Leader reported.
Hampton Lumber Announces Five-Week Curtailment at Its Fort St. James, BC, Sawmill
Hampton Lumber announced that its Fort St. James, BC, mill will undergo a temporary curtailment for five weeks due to low log availability, Houston Today reported.
Malheur Lumber Announces Permanent Closure of Its John Day, OR, Sawmill
Malheur Lumber Company has announced it will be winding down and then permanently shutting down its operations, the Elkhorn Media Group reported.
Sawmill Production Declines in Q1
The production index for sawmills and wood preservation industries fell to 91.9 in Q1 (2017=100), the Federal Reserve and NAHB reported.
Southern Pine Lumber Exports Reach Three-Year High in May
Exports of Southern pine lumber, both brite stock and treated, hit a three-year high of 59.7 MMBF in May, just shy of the record high 60.3 MMBF recorded in October 2021.
Weyerhaeuser Indefinitely Curtails Its New Bern, NC, Sawmill
Weyerhaeuser intends to indefinitely curtail production at its New Bern, North Carolina, sawmill, the New Bern Sun Journal reported.