The Makah Tribe in Neah Bay, Washington, will host the grand opening of its new sawmill on Thursday, May 30th, MyCallamCounty reported.
News in lumber
Southern Forest Products Association Receives $1.24 Million in USDA Funding to Expand Exports
The SFPA has received $1.24 million in funding over the next five years from the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP).
Alberta Launches Value-Added Wood Products Program
Alberta Forestry and Parks is collaborating with Alberta Wood WORKS! and the Alberta Forest Products Association to administer the Alberta Value-Added Wood Products Program.
US Forest Service to Invest $74 Million in Wood Products Innovation, Energy, and Capacity
The Forest Service is investing $74 million to spark innovation, create new markets for wood products and renewable wood energy, and increase the capacity of wood processing facilities.
Teal Jones-Plain Dealing Sawmill in Louisiana Unaffected by Teal Jones Group Filing for Creditor Protection in BC
Teal Jones-Plain Dealing, LLC explained that the decision by Teal Jones Group to file for creditor protection in BC does not include the US-based Teal Jones Sawmill in Plain Dealing, LA.
Canfor Announces Permanent Closure of Polar Sawmill and Suspension of Planned Reinvestment in Houston, BC
The decision comes after an analysis of the persistent shortage of economically available timber and challenging operating conditions in northern BC, the company said.
NAFTA Panel Issues Ruling on 2015–16 Countervailing Duties
On May 6th, a NAFTA Panel largely upheld US countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber products but remanded several aspects of the investigation for clarification and potential adjustments.
US Dept. of Commerce Revises 2015–16 Antidumping Duties in Response to NAFTA Panel Ruling
On April 30th, the US Department of Commerce issued a redetermination of its antidumping duties for certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
Teal Jones Group Reaches Interim Financing Deal; Restarting Operations
Teal Jones Group has reached an interim financing deal that will allow it to restart operations and continue to reorganize its business under court protection from its creditors, The Vancouver Sun reported.
Stimson Lumber Company to Permanently Close Its Plummer, ID, Sawmill
Citing tight operating margins, Stimson Lumber Company intends to permanently close its Plummer, Idaho, sawmill facility by August, The Spokesman Review reported.