A new chair, vice chair, finance committee chair, and two new members have been elected to APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s Board of Trustees. 

The 63rd annual event celebrates the people who make essential and sustainable paper and wood products.

President Biden has proclaimed the week of October 15 to 21 as National Forest Products Week.

As part of EPA’s effort to oversee industrial stormwater, EPA targeted inspections of predominant industries covered by discharge permits. An Oregon company was fined nearly $50,000 for water act violations.

SEATTLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oct. 5 that Clearwater Forest Industries LLC of Kooskia, Idaho, will pay $23,950 for violations of Section 402 of the Clean Water Act. 

A recent ruling from a NAFTA dispute panel found some aspects of the way the U.S. Department of Commerce calculates duties on Canadian softwood lumber is inconsistent with U.S. law.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Acres, a data-driven land research platform that supports informed decision making, is partnering with Forisk Consulting, the leader in analyzing timber markets and wood baskets, to visualize timber data for both companies’ clients. This collaboration between Acres and Forisk will further expand Acres' capacity to provide and visualize important information on U.S. timberland through its powerful land valuation tool.

Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a team from the University of Liverpool and Aberystwyth University. The research, published in the journal Nature, reports on the excavation of well-preserved wood at the archaeological site of Kalambo Falls, Zambia, dating back at least 476,000 years and predating the evolution of our own species, Homo sapiens.

Mercer International Inc. intends to offer for sale $200 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2028.

In recent years Pollmeier expanded its beech sawmill facility in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to become Europe´s largest production site for cut-to-size hardwood.