Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a manufacturer of timber building materials and a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., has announced the completion of a key role in the construction of Walmart’s new Home Office in Bentonville, Ark.—the largest mass timber corporate campus in the U.S. The installation of Mercer mass timber panels began in spring 2024 and is now complete.

Shawmut Design and Construction and Layton Construction selected MMT to provide cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue-laminated timber (glulam) for two major sections of the campus, opening in late 2025 to early 2026:

Zone 1: Four hybrid mass timber buildings (four stories each) totaling 897,500 sq. ft. of office space and parking decks.
Zone 3: Additional offices built with full mass timber frames including a single five-story building with a total area of 332,615 sq. ft.

Mercer Conway, located in Conway, Ark., supplied a total of 21,000 m3 of CLT and glulam.

“This project showcases how mass timber can transform commercial construction,” comments Nick Milestone, SVP at Mercer Mass Timber. “We’re proud to support Walmart’s sustainability vision and demonstrate how local, eco-friendly materials create beautiful, high-performance workplaces.”

“This marks the completion of our first major mass timber contract, but it’s just the beginning,” adds Ricardo Brites, Director of Engineering & VDC at MMT. “We look forward to leading more projects that showcase mass timber’s potential.”

TimberHP, a Maine-based manufacturer of wood fiber insulation, announced that it has filed a voluntary, pre-negotiated Chapter 11 plan of reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The plan, according to the company, with the support of its stakeholders, will significantly strengthen the company’s balance sheet and position it for long-term success. The company states that during the court-supervised reorganization process, business will continue as usual and without interruption, including the production and sales of its two, well received, existing product lines, TimberBatt and TimberFill. “TimberHP is grateful to its sales partners, vendors, employee partners, and bondholders for standing by the company through this challenging, but necessary process,” comments TimberHP CEO Matthew O’Malia. “TimberHP has an incredible product line, and we are pleased to have the support and capital required to execute our business plan and address the growing demand for sustainable insulation materials in the U.S. construction industry. The company expects to expedite the Chapter 11 process and emerge from bankruptcy within the coming months to a strengthened financial position and access to growth capital to complete construction of the manufacturing line for its third product, TimberBoard.

Boise Cascade shared additional details regarding its previously announced $140-million investments in its Alabama and Louisiana facilities. The upgrades will support the company’s EWP growth strategy.

 

• Chapman, Ala.: An existing plywood line will be converted into a parallel laminated veneer (PLV) line. The new PLV panels will be used to make Versa-Lam LVL and flanges for BCI Joists.
• Thorsby, Ala.: The facility is getting new BCI Joist line production capabilities. The new line is expected to be operational in early 2026.
• Oakdale, La.: The investment will expand veneer production. A $75-million investment is underway to enhance reliable veneer production through equipment refurbishment and replacement.

Timberlab confirmed its collaboration with Italian manufacturer SCM, for the supply of innovative technologies to Timberlab’s new CLT plant in Millersburg, Ore.

SCM will supply a CELASCHI XL profiling machine and double-end tenoner that will ensure the processing of panels more than 18 m long, at a rate of one every 15 minutes; and an AREA XL 5-axis CNC machining center with a mobile gantry structure and pendulum processing, developed specifically for the industrial production of large format CLT panels (up to 60 ft. x 11.5 ft).

With these two solutions, Timberlab expects to be able to achieve top-level processing efficiency and precision for a plant that promises to be one of North America’s largest in the industry, with an output of 100,000 m3 of CLT panels.

The partnership between Timberlab and SCM does not start with this new project. Since 2023 the U.S. company has had 6-axis OIKOS X and OIKOS XL CNC machining centers for the production of large format glulam beams and columns.

Jeffrey Tuma, Manufacturing Executive at Timberlab, comments, “SCM’s willingness to try new things and solve for cost effective solutions to enhance safety and quality in our production process is greatly appreciated. The entire team at SCM has been great to work with in our journey to manufacturing excellence in mass timber.”