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Alabama’s Westervelt Co. Announces New SYP Sawmill

The Westervelt Co. on Tuesday announced the construction of a new lumber mill in Thomasville that will create 125 jobs. The Tuscaloosa-based company said in a news release that the Thomasville facility will produce around 250 million board feet of Southern yellow pine...

App Supports Growth Of Texas Forest Products Industry

Angelina Forest Products, LLC recently announced plans to open a $100 million sawmill in Lufkin, Texas. The softwood mill is expected to be in place by spring of 2019, creating 100 full-time jobs and contributing $52 million to the Texas economy in its first year. “We...

Alabama’s Westervelt Company Plans New Sawmill

A 130-year-old Tuscaloosa company is preparing to build a new lumber mill in south Alabama, which is expected to create more than 100 jobs and produce 250 million board feet of lumber annually. The Westervelt Co. said in a news release the new facility is still in the...

Canfor Plans $120 Million Georgia Sawmill

Canadian lumber giant Canfor Corp. has announced plans to build a $120 million (USD), state-of-the-art sawmill in Washington, Georgia. The new softwood lumber mill will have a production capacity of 275 million board feet and produce high-value dimension and specialty...

Arkansas Industrial Wood Pellet Mill Raises Green Stakes

More than 150 wood pellet manufacturing mills operate across the U.S., many supplying the domestic woodstove pellet market with home heating fuel. More than a quarter are industrial pellet mills, grinding thousands of acres of forest into biomass for overseas export...