Mar 25, 2013 | News, News/PR
Georgia-Pacific today announced that it is developing plans for potential investments, which total nearly $400 million, in its plywood and lumber operations in the South. These facility expansions and equipment upgrades will further strengthen the company’s...
Nov 19, 2012 | News, News/PR
Executives like Steve Anthony may not be particularly optimistic about the return of the building boom but Arkansas Business’ annual survey of forest products companies indicates that employment has been stable or a bit improved over the past year. Georgia-Pacific LLC...
Aug 6, 2012 | News, News/PR
With the recent opening of International Paper’s new fluff fiber mill in Isle of Wight County and deals inked for one of two proposed wood-pellet manufacturers, loggers and timber growers are seeing green. Locally, the price of pine wood pulp — the primary...
Dec 9, 2011 | News, News/PR
The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) and the Alabama Loggers Council (ALC) recently initiated a log truck safety campaign aimed at eliminating log truck accidents. The program, “Logging Zero Accidents,” began with a series of truck driver safety days at each of...