Montrose, CO-based Montrose Forest Products recently announced that the company is working toward a $20 million mill upgrade that involves the harvesting of Ponderosa pine from the San Juan National Forest for processing. According to reports, the potential upgrade depends on the approval from counties where the timber will be harvested, along with a commitment from the National Forest of …
U.S. Sawmills Getting Passed Over By Chinese Buyers
U.S. sawmills are getting passed over by Chinese buyers according to recent news articles, which claim China is purchasing an increasing number of logs directly from exporters. One Tennessee-based sawmill owner, Gerald Storey, said that a few years ago, the Chinese began buying high quality logs directly from exporters at a price well above the “normal” market price. Storey said …
Metsä Wood Initiative To Grow Modular Wood And Construction Industry
Metsä Wood, a manufacturer and seller of quality timber, plywood, laminated veneer lumber, and other products sourced from sustainable northern forests and headquartered in Finland, has launched its Open Source Wood initiative in an effort to share the knowledge regarding the use of timber as a key element in modular construction. This initiative would help to further the growth of …
Lumber Marking – Weyerhaeuser Distributing Sound-Deadening Boards
Days prior to Christmas, it was announced that Weyerhaeuser Distribution had expanded the distribution of the company’s Homasote 440 SoundBarrier panels to additional distribution centers, after having increasing success with the boards, particularly in high-density housing markets. Based in Seattle, Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest private owners of timberlands in the world. The 440 SoundBarrier boards are resistant to …
Pressure-Treated Wood Manufacturer Sells Residential Lumber Division
Recently it was announced that Virginia-based Culpeper Wood Preservers had purchased the residential lumber division assets of Cox Industries, a pressure-treated wood products manufacturer in Orangeburg, S.C. The sale includes manufacturing plants based in Cove City and Coleridge, NC, along with South Carolina Branchville and Orangeburg locations. Cox Industries will reportedly continue to oversee the industrial division of its operation …