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Boise Cascade Invests $140 Million In Three Facilities

Boise Cascade Invests $140 Million In Three FacilitiesBoise Cascade shared additional details regarding its previously announced $140-million investments in its Alabama and Louisiana facilities....

Timberlab Collaborates With SCM On CLT

Timberlab Collaborates With SCM On CLTTimberlab confirmed its collaboration with Italian manufacturer SCM, for the supply of innovative technologies to Timberlab’s new CLT plant in Millersburg,...

Chris Brown Assumes Role As Mid-South President 

Chris Brown Assumes Role As Mid-South President  Mid-South Engineering recently bid a happy retirement to President Marc Stewart after 27 years with the company. "Leaving my daily interactions with...

Con-Vey Expands Operations In Oregon

Con-Vey Expands Operations In Oregon Con-Vey is planning an expansion of its operations with the acquisition of approximately 15 additional acres, including 150,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space....

Dieffenbacher To Supply Unilin Recycling Plant

Dieffenbacher To Supply Unilin Recycling Plant  In October 2024, Unilin and Dieffenbacher announced an agreement to introduce and further commercialize Unilin’s “Osiris” wood fiberboard recycling...

Buddy Douglas Retires From Scotch Plywood 

Buddy Douglas Retires From Scotch Plywood After 40 remarkable years in the timber industry, Buddy Douglas has officially retired as Plant Manager of Scotch Plywood. “Over his career, Buddy...

Roseburg Personnel Changes At Dillard Lumber, Medford MDF, Riddle Plywood

Roseburg Personnel Changes At Dillard Lumber, Medford MDF, Riddle PlywoodRoseburg Forest Products has made key personnel decisions at three of its wood processing facilities in Oregon. Kendrick...

New OSB Project In Alabama Gains Permitting

New OSB Project In Alabama Gains PermittingPeak Renewables U.S. Inc. has received required permitting for the construction and operation of a greenfield 650MMSF oriented strandboard plant in...

Loan Program Aims For Wood Processing Facilities To Help Reduce Wildfire Threats

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has unveiled a new program to support American wood processing facilities.U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has...

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...

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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Smartlam Installs Ledinek Glulam Line

Slovenia-based Ledinek has embarked on a significant expansion across the Atlantic by supplying a new glulam production line to SmartLam North America for SmartLam’s mass timber manufacturing operation in Dothan, Ala.

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Weyerhaeuser Names Brian Chaney To Lead Wood Products

Weyerhaeuser Co. has appointed Brian Chaney as senior vice president of Wood Products. Chaney recently served as vice president of Engineered Wood Products and Innovation for the company, and will take over for Keith O’Rear, who retired June 3 and will serve as a strategic advisor to the company through the end of 2024.

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LP Goes With Biele For Manitoba Shake Line

Louisiana Pacific and Biele Group have successfully implemented their first project—a shake profile production line in Swan Valley, Manitoba, Canada. This investment is part of the company’s expansion plans for siding products within their LP SmartSide…

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Raute Appoints New President/CEO

Raute Corp.’s Board of Directors has appointed Mika Saariaho as the new President and CEO beginning in late November. He will join Raute from Metso Outotec Corp. where he holds the position of Senior Vice President. Saariaho succeeds Tapani Kiiski who left…

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Online TP&EE Registration Is Free

Organizers of the 2018 Timber Processing & Energy Expo (TP&EE) announce that free online registration is now open for the big machinery event to be held October 17-19 at the Portland...

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Oregon Judge Rules Immunity No Defense

An Oregon district judge has refused to dismiss a 2016 lawsuit filed by counties with state forests within their borders that claimed state officials have refused to maximize timber revenues from...

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Hardwood Plywood Gains Relief

Hardwood Plywood Gains ReliefUnited States International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that the U.S. hardwood plywood industry is materially injured by reason of imports of hardwood...

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