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Seneca Completes
The Seneca Sawmill in Eugene, OR, is nearing the completion of a US$60 million upgrade project, said KVAL March 26. Due to more demand for dry lumber, and less for “green” lumber over the last 10-12 years, Seneca is up- grading and installing new kilns, which use steam to dry out the wood. The company…
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Boise Cascade Closes
Boise Cascade Company, out of Boise, ID, announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific LLC’s engineered lumber production facilities located at Thorsby, Alabama and Roxboro, NC for US$215 million including closing date estimated working capital of US$25 million which is subject to final adjustment. The Company used US$90 million of its cash…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity: Full-Year 2015
Lumber production as a per cent of practical capacity in the US was 84 per cent for 2015, an increase of 1 per cent from the previous year when it was 83 per cent, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Tuesday. Canadian sawmill capacity utilization improved by 3 per cent last…
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Sawmill Fires
Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the Tolko sawmill in Merritt, BC, around 1:30 Saturday afternoon. As well, the cause of the Thursday night fire in a sawmill building at Weaber Inc in Lebanon County, PA, was under investigation Friday. Fires, Sawmills Fire Chief Dave Tompkinson said to CFJC radio a hydraulic oil tank…
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Conifex Elects…
Conifex Timber has appointed Tom Reed to its Board of Directors, the company said in a press release Monday. In 2015, Mr. Reed was Vice President of Resources in Plum Creek Timber Inc.’s Atlantic South region and oversaw sustainable forest management in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and North Carolina. Reed currently serves as…
