Raw Materials

CM & Supplier Team Up to Reach 600 Students

December 17, 2018

Brian Johnson of Eastern Engineered Wood Products enlisted the help of SBCA Emerging Leader Jared Dix of Apex Truss to participate in a career fair for students from the Richmond, Virginia, area.

NAFTA Softwood Lumber Dispute Panel Formed

December 10, 2018

A binational panel has been formed to review the battle between Canada and the United States over softwood lumber, with three Canadians and two Americans appointed to make a ruling under NAFTA’s contentious Chapter 19 dispute-resolution mechanism.

Westervelt to Build 250 Mbf SYP Mill in Alabama

December 3, 2018

The Westervelt Company is expanding its wood products manufacturing business through the construction of a new facility that will produce Southern yellow pine lumber. The Thomasville Mill will join the company's existing facility in Moundville, Ala.

Canfor to Purchase South Carolina SYP Mill for $110M

December 3, 2018

Canfor Corporation announces it has entered into an agreement to purchase Elliott Sawmilling Co., Inc. located in Estill, South Carolina for a purchase price of US$110 million, which includes normalized working capital.

GP Opens 230MBf-Capacity SYP Mill in Alabama

November 26, 2018

Today, Georgia-Pacific celebrated the official start of production at its newest lumber facility in Talladega, Alabama. The $100-million, 300,000-square-foot, technologically advanced plant took nine months to complete. The plant currently employs more than 130 full-time employees.

MiTek’s Aegis Develops New CFS Design Tool

November 26, 2018

Aegis Metal Framing is proud and excited to announce that it has successfully completed the development of an ATFP, blast force CFS truss design tool.

Spreading a Broad Net to Find Quality Employees

November 26, 2018

Given the industry-wide labor shortage, several component manufacturers (CMs) have been keeping their options open and exploring additional venues for finding quality candidates. Here are some examples SBC Magazine has written about recently.

Steel Industry Corrects "Myths" About Wood Sustainability

November 12, 2018

The website buildsteel.org recently published an article arguing that wood is not as sustainable a building product as proponents say. 

SYP Log Market Slumping Despite High Lumber Prices

November 5, 2018

In the South, timber prices haven’t stopped sliding. Adjusted for inflation, the price of Southern pine is down about 45% since 2007, according to Daowei Zhang, an Auburn University professor of forest economics.

Promote Components During National Forest Products Week!

October 22, 2018

Every year since 1960, when Congress and President John F. Kennedy designated every third week in October as National Forest Product Week, Americans recognize the economic value and numerous products and recreational benefits that stem from the forests in the U.S.