EWPs already are known for their green value proposition, but new codes and better buyers may give the segment extra momentum.
Poly-Wood's new line of utility grade plastic lumber is intended for such applications as commercial marine environments, landscaping, playgrounds, heavy transport, and pallets.
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Report Suggests That Wooden Skyscrapers Could Become a Common Sight
Mid- and high-rise buildings can be constructed from engineered wood, a Canadian study finds.
BlueLinx's privately branded onCenter family of engineered structural supports give builders a one-stop shop for their engineered lumber framing needs.
Weyerhaeuser's new Flak Jacket protection added to its Trus Joist line helps a building meet fire resistance codes by adding a special coating that helps keep a home upright during a fire.
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U.S. Lumber will distribute Georgia-Pacific engineered wood products once the manufacturer's current distribution agreement with BlueLinx ends on Feb. 12. U.S. Lumber and GP are working to finalize terms to the agreement, which is expected to go into effect on Feb. 13.
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Arauco Panels USA, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Arauco Wood Products, entered into an agreement to purchase Uniboard USA's medium-density fiberboard and particleboard manufacturing facility in Moncure, N.C. The transaction is expected to close by Feb. 15.
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Proposals to reduce some design values for visually graded Southern pine could affect demand next year for more than 1 billion board feet of the species--one-eighth of all the Southern pine dimensional lumber milled annually--as well as trigger longer-term changes in the price and popularity of...
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Georgia-Pacific Wood Products announced a new strategic direction for its engineered lumber business designed to facilitate more direct involvement with its customers.
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Net loss at Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (LP) more than doubled from the same period a year ago to reach $65.6 million during the quarter. Net sales, meanwhile, improved 9% to $350.6 million during the quarter ended Sept. 30.
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BlueLinx more than halved its net loss from the same period a year ago to improve to $6.2 million. Net sales for the period ended Oct. 1 also rose by almost 2% to reach $472.9 million, which the company said was due to favorable year-over-year product pricing and flat overall unit volume.
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Weyerhaeuser Co. announced it will abandon the "iLevel by Weyerhaeuser" name it has used for the past five years to brand its wood products businesses and instead will simply call them "Weyerhaeuser."
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Boise Cascade Holdings swung into the red during the second quarter with a $9.9 million net loss, compared to a $4.3 million net income during the same period a year ago. Total sales at the company fell 9.5% to $589.4 million.
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BlueLinx's net loss widened to $9.8 million during the second quarter ended July 2, a more than $6 million difference compared to the same period last year. Net sales at the building products distributor fell 7.3% to $500.8 million. The company said strong specialty product unit volume growth added...
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Weyerhaeuser Co.'s wood products segment plunged to an operating loss of $61 million in the second quarter from a loss of just $4 million a year earlier and expects weak earnings in the current quarter, the company reported. Net sales and revenues for the segment dropped 10.3% to $726 million.
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Louisiana-Pacific Corp. swung to a; net loss of $35.5 million in the second quarter from a $22.3 profit a year before on a 19% drop in sales to $362.4 million.
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Kimal Lumber Co., a two lumberyard dealer in Florida, has stepped into the hardware business and expanded its Nokomis, Fla., lumberyard into a lumber and hardware store. The new, converted location features over 2,200 items and was renamed Kimal Lumber & Hardware.
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Louisiana-Pacific Corp. reported its net loss attributable to LP deepened in the first quarter by $500,000 from the year-earlier period to reach $23 million even though sales rose 1.6% to $331.7 million. The operating loss actually improved to $18.2 million from 2010's $22.7 million loss.