Boise Cascade Curtails Chapman Sawmill

Boise Cascade Curtails Chapman Sawmill

by | Dec 22, 2023 | News

Boise Cascade Curtails Chapman Sawmill

Boise Cascade announced an indefinite curtailment of its lumber production in Chapman, Ala. The curtailment will affect 80 positions. The plywood operations at the Chapman location are not part of the curtailment.

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notification was provided to impacted employees and specifies that operations will cease on January 28, 2024.

“The team has worked diligently every day; however, a combination of challenges, including required future investments and overall profitability, has led to this decision,” says Chris Seymour, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Operations. “It was a difficult and unfortunate decision, but after evaluating a number of factors over the past year, it is not feasible to continue operating at an efficient level.

“We understand the impact that this shutdown has on our employees and their families,” Seymour adds. “We are communicating about job opportunities within the company as well as resources that are available to assist them.”

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RoyOMartin Hosts 100 Year Celebration

by | Dec 13, 2023 | News

RoyOMartin Hosts 100 Year Celebration

On November 10 RoyOMartin celebrated the founding of Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., which was legally organized and incorporated in Alexandria, La. in 1923. Led by Indiana native Roy O. Martin, Sr., the company was started after the entrepreneur’s purchase of an older sawmill and began without a single acre of land. Today, the trade name RoyOMartin represents a group of vertically integrated companies owned by the Martin family, focused on sustainable land and timber management and wood product manufacturing businesses.

“For 100 years, the Martin family has built a business model demonstrating corporate responsibility benefiting its shareholders, stakeholders, team members and our families,” states Roy O. Martin III, grandson of Martin Sr., who oversees the company’s operations as Chairman, CEO, and Chief Financial Officer.

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by | Dec 13, 2023 | News

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“We started using recycled wood in our particleboard production 10 years ago,” explains Guillaume Salmon, Industrial Director, Swiss Krono France. “In 2019, 50% of our raw material came from recycled wood. Then we set a target to increase the share of recycled wood even more.”

To hit that target, Swiss Krono commissioned Dieffenbacher to modernize, optimize and expand its wood recycling line. Today, two years after acceptance, the modernized line has boosted the share of recycled wood in the plant’s wood mix from 50% to 65%.

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