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SFPA Receives $1.24M In RAPP Funding The Southern Forest Products Assn. (SFPA) has received approval for $1.24 million in funding over five years from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). The USDA announced the funding May 21 for the $1.2 billion program launched in 2023 to support market development activities to expand exports, address trade barriers, and showcase American agricultural products in new and diverse markets. “The RAPP program allows SFPA to complement established promotional efforts that educate trade and consumers about the ..read more

JoeScan Patents JS-50 Sawmill Scanners JoeScan has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent (US11924530B2) for its revolutionary JS-50 line of sawmill scanners. The patent recognizes JoeScan’s groundbreaking advancements in creating a robust scanning solution tailored specifically for the demanding environment of sawmills. The newly patented technology addresses the inherent challenges faced by operators, including wide temperature ranges, moisture, vibration, and dust. By ensuring thermal stability, JoeScan’s scanner offers precise and repea ..read more

It Could Be Worse, Really Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing June 2024 ..read more

June 2024 Cover: Softwood Lumberman Walk Ahead Carefully…Hardwood Lumbermen Don’t Feel Too Good The Annual U.S. Sawmill Operations and Capital Expenditure Survey revealed pretty much what we expected for both softwood and hardwood lumbermen. See More Inside This Issue THE ISSUES: It Could Be Worse, Really The results of this year’s U.S. Sawmill Operations and Capital Expenditure Survey have us longing for the old days, though the old days were only a few years ago, when lumber prices were setting records and the homebuilding and remodeling markets were going gangbusters. Perhaps the ..read more

Weyerhaeuser Names Brian Chaney To Lead Wood Products Weyerhaeuser Co. has appointed Brian Chaney as senior vice president of Wood Products. Chaney recently served as vice president of Engineered Wood Products and Innovation for the company, and will take over for Keith O’Rear, who retired June 3 and will serve as a strategic advisor to the company through the end of 2024. “This is an incredible honor to lead our Wood Products organization,” Chaney says. “We are entering a period of tremendous opportunity for our company, particularly in terms of emerging technologies and innovatio ..read more

BC Timber Supply Stymies Canfor     fter thorough analysis of the persistent shortage of economically available timber and challenging operating conditions in northern British Columbia, Canfor Corp. announced the permanent closure of its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, BC and the suspension of its planned reinvestment in Houston, BC. This follows the announcement by subsidiary company, Canfor Pulp, that one line of production will be indefinitely curtailed at the Northwood Pulp Mill.  The Polar sawmill, with a production capacity of 300MMBF annually, has been curtailed&n ..read more

New Northwest Pellet Mill Gains Approval Air quality officials recently issued a final notice and approval for an air quality permit at a new wood pellet manufacturing plant to be built by Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy (PNWRE) on a 60 acre site leased from the Port of Grays Harbor, Hoquiam, Wash. According to permitting documents, the 440,000 tons/year plant will operate three truck dumpers, a chips cleaning line, two wet hammermills, four dry hammermills, 12 pellet mills, five wood pellet storage silos, a covered conveyor system to deliver wood pellets to the adjace ..read more

Collins Sues PG&E Over Dixie Fire Collins Pine Co. and several affiliated companies have filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric utility seeking compensation for property and business losses stemming from the Dixie Fire in July 2021, which was caused by PG&E’s equipment and negligent operations, according to the complaint.        The complaint, filed with the Superior Court of the State of California in the County of San Francisco, alleges that PG&E recklessly failed to repair and operate its electrical equipment, and failed to maintain an ..read more

Prairie Wood Products Closes Due To FS Transport Grant Dispute Claiming that a change in policy concerning the use of Forest Service grant money for transportation costs, Prairie Wood Products in Prairie City, Ore. suspended operations in March citing a disagreement with FS officials. Company officials are currently working with the FS to resolve the matter and get back to work. The mill received an FS Timber & Biomass Transportation grant from the FS in December 2023 with the understanding the grant would provide matching funds to help cover transportation  ..read more