Closed in 2008 during the Great Recession, and reopened briefly only to close again in 2009, the Prairie Wood Product Sawmill in Grant County, Oregon, reopened in early July 2022 after sitting idle for more than 13-years.
News in mill capacity changes
Nieman Enterprises Announces Reduction in Production at Its Hulett & Spearfish, South Dakota, Sawmills
A lack of available timber from the Black Hills National Forest has prompted South Dakota-based Neiman Enterprises to announce that it was eliminating a shift at its Devils Tower Forest Products sawmill facility, which is located in Hulett, and was reducing hours at its Spearfish sawmill as well.
Teal Jones Group Breaks Ground on New $110 Million Sawmill Facility in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Teal-Jones Group, the privately held international forestry products company based in British Columbia, with U.S. operations in Virginia and Mississippi, officially broke ground on Monday (7-11-22) on its new $110 million green field southern yellow pine sawmill in Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Capacity for Tolko Industries/Southeast Timber Products Joint Venture in Mississippi Updated
Tolko Industries, the Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, based company announced that it is making a $150 million (USD) investment in […]
Western Forest Products Inc. Announces $ 29 million Capital Investments in its B.C. Operations
Western Forest Products Inc.,(WFP) announced on Tuesday (7-6-22), capital investments totaling approximately $29 million (CAD) in its British Columbia operations. […]
Canfor Announces Investment to Upgrade Sawmill in Estill, South Carolina
According to a press release issued on Thursday (6-23-22) by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department […]
Uniboard Canada Inc. Investing $250 Million in New State-Of-The-Art Particleboard Press Line at Its Val-D’Or, Quebec, Facility
Uniboard Canada Inc., a leading North American manufacturer of engineered wood products, announced on Tuesday that it was investing $250 million (CAD) in a new state-of-the-art particleboard press line at its Val-d’Or, Quebec, plant. The new continuous press will feature the latest in particleboard production technology.
Egger Reported to Be Investing in Third Thermally Fused Lamination Lane at Its Lexington, NC, Facility
According to a June 14th report in the Triad Business Journals, Egger Wood Products—the Austria-based maker of wood-based materials, which opened its first US-based laminated plant in Lexington, NC, in 2020 producing particle board and thermally fused laminates (TFL)—is looking to expand at its facility.
DR Johnson Lumber Company Announces the Reopening of its Prairie Wood Products Division
DR Johnson Lumber Company, a second-generation, family-owned sawmill located in Riddle, Oregon, announced on Thursday that its Prairie Wood Products division will be reopening its sawmill in Grant County, Oregon. The sawmill is scheduled to reopen in July and hire approximately 50 employees.
PotlatchDeltic Corporation Announces $131 Million Investment in Waldo, Arkansas, Sawmill
PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced today that is investing $131 million to expand and modernize its Waldo, Columbia County, Arkansas sawmill. With the updates scheduled to be completed in Q4 of 2024, the mills annual capacity will increase from 190 million board feet of dimensional lumber to approximately 275 million board feet.