Raw Materials

Canfor Has Paid $51.7M in CVD Tariffs Since Enacted

July 30, 2018

Canfor Corporation says it paid $51.7 million in countervailing duties in the second quarter, the result of U.S. tariffs that went into force in 2017.

APA Confirms Wide Range of OSB Design Values

July 26, 2018

An APA report entitled, A Review Of Large Scale Wood Structural Panel Bracing Tests, states there is a wide range of OSB shear resistance performance values given the wide variety of boundary conditions that exist in real buildings.

Benchmark Comparison & Boundary Condition Testing Are Important

July 26, 2018

APA states, and the SBC Research Institute (SBCRI) agrees, that test results can be affected by test apparatus and real world boundary conditions.

Competition Improves Everyone; APA Disagrees

July 26, 2018

Competition makes everyone in a market better. That is why SBCA continues to fight for a free and fair market place that has access to accurate and transparent information and facilitates good decision making.

APA Introduces "Standard Factors for OSB Equivalency" Concept

July 25, 2018

On January 3, 2013, SBCA hosted a meeting with APA to address overstated OSB design properties in the building code. Mr. Elias, who attended the meeting, responded with a letter where he discusses the concept of “standard factors” for “product equivalency.

Canada’s Conifex Completes Purchase of 2 SYP Mills

July 16, 2018

Conifex Timber Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Suwannee sawmill in Cross City, Florida and the Caddo River sawmill in Glenwood Arkansas.

Southern Pine Beetle Could Threaten Future SYP Supply

July 16, 2018

So many pests are killing so many iconic Southern trees that it's easy to overlook the most destructive one of all: the Southern pine beetle. But it's back. And forestry consultants have begun to alert their clients.

Video: Driverless Truck Can Haul 16 Tons of Logs

July 16, 2018

Unlike the T-Pod, the T-Log comes equipped with off-roading capabilities and is designed for one specific purpose: hauling tons of gigantic tree logs.

Lumber Experts Explain the Real Reason Costs Have Surged

July 9, 2018

It’s safe to say that though the housing recovery may have 99 problems, rising wood products prices ain’t one.

Video: Watch CLT Pass the Army’s Real-World Blast Test

July 9, 2018

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) continues to capture the attention of the building engineering community.