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Freres Fire Response Lawsuit Dismissed

Freres Fire Response Lawsuit Dismissed  A federal judge has ruled against Freres Lumber Co. and subsidiary Freres Timber of Lyons, Ore., dismissing the company’s lawsuit against the U.S. Forest...

McClure Steps Down From Altec

McClure Steps Down From AltecAfter a remarkable 50-year career, Allan McClure has stepped down from his role as General Manager of Altec Manufacturing, effective December 31, 2024. “Those familiar...

Arauco Plans MDF to OSB Conversion

Arauco Plans MDF to OSB ConversionChile-based Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. (Arauco) has selected Dieffenbacher to supply an OSB plant to replace an existing MDF line at its Trupan site in...

Weyco Expanding In Arkansas With EWP

Weyco Expanding In Arkansas With EWPWeyerhaeuser Co. has announced plans to invest approximately $500 million to build a new, state-of-the-art TimberStrand facility near Monticello and Warren,...

GP Shakes Up Operations Leadership 

GP Shakes Up Operations Leadership  Georgia-Pacific has changed its operations leadership. Jeff Koeppel, senior vice president of operations, will retire in the first quarter of 2025. A role he has...

 Dieffenbacher Acquires Pagnoni

Dieffenbacher Acquires PagnoniGerman machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher has acquired the Italian family-owned company Pagnoni Impianti S.r.l., headquartered in Aicurzio, about 30 km...

European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New Regulations

European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New RegulationsThe European Commission is proposing that the new EU Deforestation Regulation be delayed 12 months before implementation to allow...

APA Honors Dr. BJ Yeh With 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award

APA Honors Dr. BJ Yeh With 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award Dr. Borjen “BJ” Yeh has been named the 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award honoree. Now in its 19th year, the award recognizes individuals for their...

Rosboro Advances With Glulam

Rosboro Advances With GlulamMajor glulam producer Rosboro Co. named several primary suppliers for its upcoming $100 million-plus expansion project in Springfield, Ore. The investment includes a...

Interfor to Exit Operations In Québec

Interfor to Exit Operations In QuébecInterfor has announced plans to exit its operations in Québec, Canada, including the sale of its three manufacturing facilities and the closure of its Montréal...

West Salem Unveils New Website

West Salem Unveils New WebsiteWest Salem Machinery (WSM) has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.westsalem.com, aimed at modernizing the user interface and making valuable...

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Con-Vey Unveils New Brand, Website

Con-Vey Unveils New Brand, WebsiteCon-Vey, a leader in industrial automation and manufacturing solutions, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new brand and website. This exciting...

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Tolko Announces Pino Pucci New President/CEO

After 14 years as president and CEO (CEO) of Tolko, and more than 40 years with the company founded by his grandfather Harold, Brad Thorlakson has transitioned to the role of executive chair of the board. Further to this transition, Pino Pucci has assumed the role of president and CEO.

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New Combi-CLL Container

Following the launch of five new models in its 25th anniversary year in 2023, Irish material handling specialist Combilift has announced the launch of the new Combi-CLL (Container Log-Loader), a customer-led solution for the timber industry.

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Büttner Expands Product Range

As a globally operating supplier of burners as well as drying and energy plants, Büttner—a member of the Siempelkamp Group—is taking the next logical step by establishing a new environmental technology competence center in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and expanding its product range in the field of environmental…

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Con-Vey Names Goebel Vice President

Con-Vey LLC, a North American-based manufacturer of automated material handling equipment for engineered wood products, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeremy Goebel to Vice President. With over 10 years of experience at Con-Vey, Goebel brings a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership to…

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Roseburg Orders Super-Long Dryer

Roseburg Forest Products has ordered a veneer dryer for its plant in Coquille, Ore. from Westmill. At 204 ft. length, the dryer will be the longest veneer dryer in North America, according to the participants. The 6-deck, steam-heated jet dryer is designed to dry the heaviest moisture Douglas fir, hemlock and spruce…

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U.S. Court Says China At Fault

U.S. Court Says China At Fault  U.S. Court of International Trade in June upheld a U.S. International Trade Commission determination that the People’s Republic of China is injuring the U.S....

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Arauco Gets Graying PB Mill Going

Arauco Gets Graying PB Mill Going  ARAUCO held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 16, 2019 at its new particleboard and lamination facility in Grayling, Mich. Executives from ARAUCO, ARAUCO North...

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