Softwood Forest Products Buyer Trade Talk
Santa Rosa, CA–The Mendocino Family of Companies has announced immediate organizational changes focused on strengthening the company over the long term. Dean Kerstetter assumes responsibility
Saint John, New Brunswick–J.D. Irving Ltd., based here, has announced a $35 million modernization and expansion of its sawmill in Doaktown, NB, which produces Eastern
Searsmont, ME–James Webb, coating product specialist, has joined the lumber sales team at Robbins Lumber Inc., based here. Robbins Lumber manufactures Eastern White Pine lumber
Langley, BC–The annual Global Buyers Mission™ (GBM) will be taking place online this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. International buyers will meet Canadian suppliers
Metairie, LA–Seven Southern Pine sawmills have received the Southern Forest Products Association’s 2019 Sawmill Safety Award. Ray White Lumber Co. of Sparkman, AR and Weyerhaeuser
Vancouver, BC–Canfor Corp. has completed its acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling Co. Inc. in Estill, SC. The $110 million acquisition adds more than 210 million board
Buffalo, NY–U-C Coatings LLC, a leading manufacturer of environmentally friendly wood protection products, is expanding the Seal-Once® product line. Seven ready mixed colors are now
Eugene, OR–Several private timberland owners and managers in Western Oregon, including Seneca Sawmill, have closed their land to public access. Due to drought conditions and
Fort Wayne, IN– Biolube Inc., a leader in saw lubrication, has developed a new product formulated for Softwoods and Cedar. Lubie 211 is “what we
Lyons, OR–Freres Lumber has developed a new Mass Plywood Panel (MPP) beam-and-column line so the company is now able to provide MPP customers with all
Corvallis, OR–In a move that creates the largest wood products scanning company in the world, Microtec has acquired Lucidyne Technologies, Inc., based here. Microtec has
Port Alberni, BC–San Group has rolled its first log through a new sawmill that is the region’s first new one in 15 years. The high-tech
The U.S. House of Representatives has authorized $310 billion in additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the U.S. Treasury administered loan program designed
Washington–Both houses of Congress have voted to extend the deadline to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to August 8. The measure now moves
The U.S. House of Representatives has authorized $310 billion in additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the U.S. Treasury administered loan program designed
On March 18, the Families First Bill, an emergency relief package aimed at impacts of the quickly spreading Covid-19 (Coronavirus), went into effect. In addition,
