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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 this team leaves a Mid-South-logo-shaped hole in my...

U.S. Lumber Coalition Sends Letter Highlighting Trade Law Enforcement Success

U.S. Lumber Coalition Sends Letter Highlighting Trade Law Enforcement SuccessIn a letter to President Trump, the U.S. Lumber Coalition highlights the great success of the enforcement of the U.S. trade laws that has added 8 billion BF of production...

Canfor Hosts Open House At New Alabama Sawmill 

Canfor Hosts Open House At New Alabama SawmillCanfor Southern Pine held an opening ceremony in early February at its new $210 million, 250MMBF annual production capacity southern yellow pine sawmill in Axis, Ala., about 20 miles north of Canfor’s...

Finnish Sawmill Luvia Saha Upgrades Dry Kilns

Finnish Sawmill Luvia Saha Upgrades Dry KilnsWith the goal of increasing drying capacity, Finnish sawmill company Luvian Saha Oy has invested in one new FB-continuous kiln and the modernization of three older continuous kilns from Valutec, and...

Stimson, IDL Agreement Protects Idaho Forest

Stimson, IDL Agreement Protects Idaho ForestA group including Stimson Lumber Co., the Idaho Dept. of Lands (IDL), and non-profit Trust for Public Land recently announced an easement agreement that will protect 10,846 acres of working forests in...

SPONSORED CONTENT: McDonough Manufacturing — Family-Owned, Quality Over quantity

For over 135 years, McDonough Manufacturing has been the trusted name in band mills—not just because we build great equipment, but because we understand what sawmills need.

SPONSORED CONTENT: From Scrap to Solution: Vecoplan Processing Systems

Managing wood scrap and waste is a persistent and growing challenge for wood processors. Rising disposal costs, increasingly stringent sustainability requirements, and the inefficiencies caused by unused wood waste are placing significant pressure on businesses.

Mill Companies Announce Investments; Acquisitions; Sales 

Mill Companies Announce Investments; Acquisitions; Sales  Precisions Hardwoods Invests In Technology Upgrades  Located in northern Michigan in the small town of Onaway, Precision Hardwoods is moving ahead on a $12 million expansion project that...

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 McBride returns to Dillard Lumber in Roseburg, Ore.,...

7robotics Promotes Joey Koenig To President

7robotics Promotes Joey Koenig To President7robotics has promoted Joey Koenig to President, effective January 1, 2025. Since joining the company in September 2021, Koenig has been instrumental in transforming 7robotics from a startup into a...

Luoma Announces Retirement

Longtime executive and manager in the wood products industry, for years with LP, Brian Luoma announced he is retiring at the end of 2023 from his position as president and CEO of The Westervelt Co. Luoma joined Alabama-based Westervelt as president and CEO in 2017, and has been instrumental in the company’s expansion of its lumber and timberlands divisions…

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Hampton Lumber Names Schillinger New CEO

Hampton Lumber has announced that Randy Schillinger will join Hampton Lumber & Family Forests as its new CEO, effective June 26, 2023, taking over for Steve Zika who has served as CEO of Hampton since 2003 and announced his retirement earlier this year. Schillinger has over 25 years of experience in the Pacific Northwest wood products industry. He began his career with…

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Housing Starts Increase In April

Housing starts across the U.S. increased in April 2.2% to 1.4 million according the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction report released May 17. Notably, this is 22.3% lower than April 2022’s 1.8 million. Single-family home construction increased 1.6% to its highest level so far in 2023. Starts of apartment…

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Timber Processing Combs The Ligna Fair Aisles

The Timber Processing magazine team reports an active first half of the week for sawmill machinery exhibitors at the week-long Ligna international wood processing fair held in Hannover, Germany. Bandmills were not in short supply, including this EWD bandmill system in the middle of Sawmill Hall. Timber Processing magazines were practically flying off the shelf at the Timber Processing

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Conifex Announces McLellan As President, COO

Conifex Timber Inc. has announced that Andrew McLellan has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. As President, McLellan will lead Conifex’s business units and pursue value-added opportunities in fiber procurement, lumber manufacturing and marketing, green power generation, and other complementary businesses. Andrew retains responsibility for forest…

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Binderholz Celebrates Enfield Sawmill Opening

Binderholz Enfield LLC held a grand-opening in April to commemorate the official opening of its lumber production facility near Enfield in Halifax County, NC. Company, local community, and elected officials participated in the event alongside Binderholz’s corporate leadership from Austria. The Enfield facility will produce southern yellow pine lumber used in residential and…

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