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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...

German Firm Debuts Wooden Turbine Blades

German Firm Debuts Wooden Turbine Blades Wind turbine blade manufacturer Voodin Blade Technology GmbH recently announced the first prototype installation of its 19.3 m wooden wind turbine blades on...

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Roseburg Names Orozco To Direct Strategic Business

Roseburg has annouced that Nadine Orozco has been promoted to Director of Strategic Business Development. She has served as manager of strategic business development since 2022, and has been deeply involved in key company projects, including the recent sale of Roseburg’s Simsboro, La., particleboard plant to Kronospan and the company’s historic $700 million investment in Oregon manufacturing.

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FLAMEX Names New President

FLAMEX Inc. announced Tony Thomas as its new President, succeeding Allen Wagoner after 13 years at that post. Thomas has been with the company for almost 32 years and has been serving as Vice President. Ed Pridgen assumes the role as Vice President in addition to his position as MINFOG Product Manager…

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American Securities Acquires Hexion

Hexion Holdings Corp. has entered into an agreement to be acquired by affiliates of American Securities LLC. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022, following and conditioned upon the closing of the company’s previously announced sale of its epoxy business to Westlake Chemical Corp…

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Roseburg Goes For LVL In SC

Roseburg Goes For LVL In SCOregon-based Roseburg Forest Products will expand its operations in the Southeastern U.S. with construction of a new engineered wood products plant in Chester, SC. “This...

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Settlement Looks Good For Huber

Settlement Looks Good For Huber  Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW) reports it has “achieved” a negotiated settlement with Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC in the patent infringement lawsuit...

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