Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation, a leading mass timber manufacturer in North America, has welcomed Jason Trenn as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway, Arkansas. Trenn brings an extensive background in forestry to Structurlam, with over 20 years of experience at Canfor, Weldwood, West Fraser, Tembec […]
Atlas Engineered Products Announces Preliminary Q4 and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Atlas Engineered Products is pleased to announce its preliminary financial results for the three months and and full year ended December 31, 2021. The Company has continued to carry the strong momentum generated in the first nine months of 2021 into the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company expects to recognize revenues of approximately $13.9 […]
LP Building Solutions Names Tony Hamill as Vice President, Siding Manufacturing
LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, today announced that Tony Hamill has been named Vice President, Siding Manufacturing, effective immediately. Hamill succeeds Jimmy Mason, who was recently appointed Executive Vice President, General Manager of OSB. “Tony has proven to be a highly capable leader at LP, driving new levels of […]
International Forest Products Celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2022
This year marks a milestone anniversary for International Forest Products LLC (“IFP”). Founded by Robert Kraft in 1972, IFP is a subsidiary of the Kraft Group of companies and is one of the largest traders of forest products commodities in the world. The Journal of Commerce has annually ranked IFP among the top-10 U.S. exporters […]
Canada’s Forestry Sector Launches National Award to Celebrate Innovation
On the United Nations International Day of Forests, Forest Products Association of Canada (“FPAC”) has launched a new national award to recognize youth leadership and innovation in the forest sector. The Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry program is a national competition for young researchers who – through their studies – promote innovation in the forest products […]
Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Sustainability Report 2021 Has Been Published
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has today published its Sustainability Report 2021 on the company’s website http://www.ahlstrom-munksjo.com. “2021 was marked by significant changes in the company in an environment of a continued worldwide pandemic. A new ownership base was created as a result of the successfully completed tender offer. Already in the beginning of the year, a higher level […]
R.P. Lumber Grows Its Footprint in Missouri with New Location in Nevada, MO
R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. has opened a new location in Nevada, MO. This is the family-owned hardware and building materials retailer’s 82nd location and its 16th in Missouri. Based in Edwardsville, IL, R.P. Lumber opened its first location in Staunton, IL in 1977 and has continued to grow throughout the states of Illinois, Missouri, Wyoming, […]
Rayonier Advanced Materials Issues Statement Regarding Letter From Chatham Asset Management
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (the “Company”) issued the following statement today in response to the March 17, 2022 letter from Chatham Asset Management, LLC (“Chatham”) sent to the independent members of Company’s Board of Directors. On March 15, 2022, Chatham provided a term sheet proposing that the Company refinance the Company’s 5.5% Senior Notes maturing […]
Rayonier Advanced Materials Announces $146 (€133) per ton Cost Surcharge
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (“RYAM” or the “Company “), a global leader of high purity cellulose, announced today a cost surcharge of USD 146 (EUR 133) per metric ton applicable to all shipments of its cellulose specialties and viscose-grade products. This surcharge is necessitated by the impacts of rapidly escalating inflation and directly correlates to […]
Work Stoppage Saturday Initiated by TCRC, Not by Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (“CP”) said that while the company was still engaged in ongoing negotiations facilitated by federal mediators, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (“TCRC”) withdrew its services and issued a news release misrepresenting the status of the talks. “We are deeply disappointed that, in the final hours before a legal strike or lockout […]