Canfor Corp announced January 21 that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Wynndel Box and Lumber, located in the Creston Valley of British Columbia.
In the US, Woodgrain Millwork bought the Emmett sawmill, north of Boise, ID, from Gem Forest Products, said KTVB TV January 22. The company plans to renovate and reopen it soon. The mill has has been bought and sold several times over the last few years.
Sierra Pacific Industries announced Monday that it will soon close its sawmill between Arcata and Manila, Washington State, in a move that will eliminate 123 local jobs.
Sawmills, Canada and US
Wynndel Box and Lumber produces premium boards and customized specialty wood products, said the Canfor press release, and has access to exceptionally high-quality fibre. The mill has an annual production capacity of 65 million board feet, and approximately 65,000 cubic metres of annual harvesting rights in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area. The agreement is expected to close in 2Q 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
In the US, according to a news release, Woodgrain Millwork employees will begin operating the mill in February. They’ll process inventory and renovate it over the next few months.
The Sierra Pacific Washtington State mill will stop running by March 25 but will have all leftover timber shipped out by April 22.
Workers able to move to other company mills may be able to get another sawmill job, SPI spokesperson Mark Pawlicki said to the Times-Standard.