Canfor announced in its Q2 results that its BC Taylor Pulp Mill curtailment would continue until such time as “more normal” transportation levels return to its pulp and paper mills. The update in Canfor’s Q2 results confirms the company’s previous announcement made in May, which said the curtailment would remain in effect until the fall.
News in mill capacity changes
Jasper Lumber Co. Receives Supplemental Funding to Support Mill Expansion and Production Growth
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced supplemental funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission has been made available to augment the $300,000 Community Development Block Grant, awarded in March 2022, to assist Jasper Lumber Company to boost its production and create 60 new jobs.
Canfor Corporation Announces $210 Million Investment In a New Sawmill Facility in Southern Alabama
Canfor Corporation announced today that it will be investing approximately $210 million to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill complex in southern Alabama. The new sawmill will be using leading technology and will have an annual capacity, based on a two-shift basis, of 250 million board feet.
Prairie Wood Products Sawmill in Grant County, Oregon, Reopens After 13-Year Closure
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.
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.