Trade Talk – March 2023

Antigo, WI—Todd Breitenfeldt was recently promoted to vice president of Kretz Lumber Co., Inc., an employee-owned firm located here. Kretz has a sawmill that manufactures 12 million board feet annually and a concentration yard that dries 14 million board feet annually. Species they handle include Aspen, Basswood, Red Oak, White Ash, Hard and Soft Maple, […]

Whos’ Who in Hardwood Purchasing – March 2023

Greg Pappas is a lumber buyer for Ten Oaks Flooring and Prolam Floors, both located in Stuart, VA and has been with them for over a year and a half. Ten Oaks Flooring makes residential flooring and Prolam Floors makes truck flooring. Both companies’ combined purchase 20 million board feet per year in Red and […]

Paper Excellence adds Resolute to its roster of companies

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Immersed in forestry: Q&A with Ann-Marie Baron, OH&S manager at Lemare Group

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German Pellets bankruptcy goes to court

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Poland’s wood industry in crisis due to lack of orders

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Egger to invest more than $42 million to increase production capabilities and capacity

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Middle East: Boom in construction sector to fuel demand for wood products

The boom in the Middle East construction and building sectors is fueling…

Changes in the roundwood and sawnwood market in China

The past year has been tough enough for the Chinese economy since…