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LP Building Solutions Announces CFO Succession Plan
LP Building Solutions (LP) has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Alan Haughie plans to retire and that Aaron Howald has been appointed as his successor, effective September 1, 2026. To…
Canfor Acquires I-Joist Operation
Canfor Corp. has entered into an agreement with PinkWood Ltd. to purchase its I-joist business for $68 million, including working capital. Founded in 2009, PinkWood is the largest I-joist facility in Western Canada, producing engineered…
Forest Service Moves Forward With Disaster Recovery
The U.S. Forest Service announced that significant recovery efforts across national forests and grasslands continue to progress following damage caused over three years of natural disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and flooding. These efforts were made…
Manthei Wood Products Purchases Cahaba Veneer In Alabama
Bibb County Economic & Industrial Development Authority (EIDA) announced that Manthei Wood Products, a nationally recognized, family-owned hardwood veneer manufacturer, has acquired Cahaba Veneer in Centreville, Ala. and will invest $10 million and create 37…
PELICE 2026 in Atlanta: Industry Leaders, Big Investments, And A Clear Path Forward
The 10th Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) lived up to its reputation as a can’t-miss industry event, bringing 470 attendees, 95 exhibitors, and 41 speakers to Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial…
Gresham House To Acquire Majority Interest In Molpus Woodlands Group
Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has announced an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Mississippi-based Molpus Woodlands Group, creating one of the world’s largest timberland investment managers with approximately $8 billion of…
States Industries, Biele Group Collaborate In Eugene
States Industries LLC, Eugene, Ore., and the handling equipment machinery company, Biele Group, have successfully implemented their first project collaboration consisting of an automatic line to produce hardwood plywood panels, up to 10 ft. in…
FLAMEX Names New President
FLAMEX Inc. announced Tony Thomas as its new President, succeeding Allen Wagoner after 13 years at that post. Thomas has been with the company for almost 32 years and has been serving as Vice President.…
American Securities Acquires Hexion
Hexion Holdings Corp. has entered into an agreement to be acquired by affiliates of American Securities LLC. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022, following and conditioned upon the closing…
PELICE 2018 Plans First Wave Of Speakers
The sixth Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) will celebrate its 10-year history as part of the event to be held April 13-14, 2018 in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni…
Roseburg Goes For LVL In SC
Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products will expand its operations in the Southeastern U.S. with construction of a new engineered wood products plant in Chester, SC. “This is an exciting strategic growth opportunity in a business that…
Settlement Looks Good For Huber
Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW) reports it has “achieved” a negotiated settlement with Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC in the patent infringement lawsuit filed by HEW in the United States District Court for the Western District…
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