Last year, the top ten softwood lumber producers in North America held about 49% of the total capacity.
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In the current stage of expansion, the plant has an annual production capacity of 370,000 m³ of dry lumber.
The mills will be operated by Millar Western Forest Products, which joined the global Atlas family of manufacturing and distribution businesses in 2017.
The new film press contributes to increasing energy efficiency and saves the equivalent thermal energy demand of approximately 400 single-family houses every year.
The Bousbecque plant has an annual capacity of approximately 12,000 tons and has 117 employees.
The management of Raubling Papier GmbH has now decided to enter into discussions with the local works council about a possible discontinuation of operations to develop socially responsible solutions for the 165 employees potentially affected.
When fully operational, the mill will have 4–5 employees working in two shifts, which will enable the production of 40 m3 of wet veneer from 80 m3 of veneer logs in an eight-hour shift.
Installation will take place in Q4 of 2024.
Scheduled to open later this spring, the new facility will significantly expand Greif's capacity in the bulk corrugated business and create opportunities in the South and Southwest regions of the United States, as well as Mexico.
The value of the order will not be disclosed. The scheduled delivery period will be during the second quarter of 2024.
Western Forest Products intends to offer voluntary severance to the remaining 60 APD employees.
69 civil groups from 18 countries call on President Yoon to revise renewable energy certifications, highlighting damage to forests and increased carbon emissions.
Two Rivers Lumber has committed to creating 130 jobs at the new Alabama sawmill, which will specialize in the production of Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber.
JELD-WEN Holding expects to incur one-time costs of approximately $45 million and generate annual pre-tax income improvements of at least $11 million.
Sales in the wood product industry decreased by 0.2% from January.
RoyOMartin plans to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Allen Parish plant that produces oriented strand board (OSB) for the housing industry.
With an increased annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes of folding boxboard, the BM1 is Europe's largest and most modern of its kind and is run with 98% renewable energy.
Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill in Finland turns out a maximum of 40 logs per minute on a 130-meter sawline, reaching speeds up to 250 meters per minute.
Engineering and related work has begun, and startup of the machine is scheduled for 2026.
Canfor announces restructuring to position Alabama operations for the future.