Stora Enso has completed the acquisition of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala Oy The acquired sawmills will be integrated with Stora Enso's packaging board site in Oulu and secure a cost-efficient wood supply to the site where a new packaging board machine recently started ramping up production The total enterprise value for the transaction is up to EUR 137 million a significant part of it being contingent upon achieving specific production milestones The acquisition is expected to gradually generate synergies of approximately EUR 15 million annually once Junnikkala's new sawmill in Oulu is fully operational The products of the Junnikkala sawmills will complement Stora Enso's wood products portfolio Stora Enso's annual wood procurement in Finland will increase by approximately 1.7 million m³ and the Group's total sawmilling capacity by 700,000 m³ and we believe that everything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow We are the leading provider of renewable products in packaging and one of the largest private forest owners in the world Stora Enso had approximately 19,000 employees Stora Enso's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV the shares are traded in the USA OTC Markets (OTCQX) as ADRs and ordinary shares (SEOAY a leading full-service packaging solutions supplier for the world’s biggest beauty SPM International announces Bill Partipilo as the new CEO of SPM Instrument boxboard production in Q1 2025 fell 1% compared to Q1 2024 Smurfit Westrock plc announced it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in.. 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Do Not Sell My Personal Information Image: The 101 m sawing line at Junnikkala sawmill operates at 60–180 m per minute / Junnikkala Stora Enso has completed its acquisition of Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala adding 700,000 m3 to its total sawmilling capacity and increasing its annual wood procurement in Finland by 1.7 million m3 The sawmills will be integrated with Stora Enso’s packaging board site in Oulu supporting the ramp-up of a new board machine and securing long-term The enterprise value of the deal is up to Euro 137 million with a significant portion contingent on production milestones Once Junnikkala’s new sawmill in Oulu becomes fully operational the acquisition is expected to deliver annual synergies of approximately Euro 15 million The sawmills’ product mix will enhance Stora Enso’s existing wood products portfolio Republication of Lesprom Network content is prohibited without the prior written consent of Lesprom Network General Terms and Conditions and Privacy policy DevOps.com Sawmills Emerges From Stealth to Apply AI to Managing Telemetry Data By: on February 19 Sawmills today emerged from stealth to launch a platform that makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) models to manage telemetry data more cost-effectively Fresh from raising $10 million in seed funding Sawmills CEO Ronit Belson said as more organizations embrace observability they are collecting massive amounts of log traces and metrics that are proving costly to store Sawmills addresses that issue with a management platform based on the OpenTelemetry Collector tool developed under the auspices of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) the Sawmills platform makes it simpler to identify in real-time telemetry data that is worth storing in the first place and then route to both where it is needed and then ultimately stored the Sawmills platform identifies duplicate data missing data points and inconsistent formats that conspire to make root-cause analysis costly and far too time-consuming The Sawmills platform will also surface recommendations that with a single click can be applied to Those smart sampling policies provide DevOps teams with more granular control over how telemetry data is managed within the context of a larger observability initiative That’s crucial because as organizations embrace observability they are starting to realize they might only need to store 10 to 30% of telemetry data being collected no shortage of observability platforms that to varying degrees provide a capability to manage telemetry data many of those platforms charge organizations based on the amount of data an organization collects Sawmills provides more granular control over telemetry data in a way that can be applied across multiple observability platforms DevOps teams can also use the same platform to route telemetry data to other platforms such as an analytic tool that cybersecurity teams are using to determine the root cause of a breach It’s not clear at what pace DevOps teams are moving beyond simple monitoring of pre-defined metrics to embrace observability platforms that enable them to apply advanced analytics to increasingly complex IT environments that thanks to advances in AI might soon be running an exponentially higher number of applications is all these applications have dependencies that are now beyond the ability of a DevOps team to manually track and resolve The one clear thing is the amount of telemetry data being generated across modern IT environments continues to exponentially increase. 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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Telemetry data management startup Sawmills.AI Ltd. says it’s hoping to help enterprises shave millions of dollars off their observability software bills after raising a fair few million itself Today it announced it’s closing on a “highly oversubscribed” $10 million seed funding round led by Team8, with participation from Mayfield and Alumni Ventures. In addition, Sawmills also announced the general availability of its flagship telemetry data explorer tool today, which is built on the open-source OpenTelemetry Collector project and enhanced with sophisticated artificial intelligence capabilities The startup says its platform provides companies with a way to automate the management of data that flows from software applications and services to their observability tools so it can reduce the often staggering cost of using those products Most enterprises understand the need for observability as it is critical for them to maintain reliable applications without unexpected downtime But they’re a lot less keen on the exponentially increasing costs associated with using such tools According to Sawmills, the average company now spends almost $2 million annually on observability, and many report experiencing unexpected increases in those costs each month. In one famous case in 2022, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc. was slapped with an eye-watering $65 million bill by Datadog Inc Sawmills Chief Executive Ronit Belson said the reason for these excessive costs is that observability tools process an awful lot of unnecessary data that doesn’t provide useful insights The standard business model for observability firms is to charge customers based on the data their tools consume “In our conversations with VPs of engineering at leading companies they consistently tell us that up to 90% of their observability data is useless Another challenge is that mistakes can lead to unexpected spikes in these costs Belson related a story from one customer that explained how a single mistake from a developer resulted in additional fees of more than $250,000 in just one day “Engineering teams need intelligent telemetry data management that not only improves data quality but also prevents costly mistakes before they happen,” Belson said “Sawmills automatically identifies optimization opportunities and implements guardrails to protect against unexpected cost spikes while ensuring you capture the data that matters.” Another problem Sawmills hopes to solve pertains to the quality of observability data which is often rendered useless because of missing data points This low-quality data drives up costs and makes root cause analysis far more difficult “Observability data has become the second-largest expense after cloud costs for most companies,” he added Sawmills says it solves these problems by implementing more intelligent data management. Its platform leverages OpenTelemetry Collector to gather telemetry data and then it uses its proprietary AI algorithms to analyze it automatically identifying opportunities to reduce spending and improve the quality of that data Belson explains that the company’s intelligent engine can process logs metrics and traces in real time in order to detect problems such as missing data points duplicate data and inconsistent data formats It automatically fixes and enriches this information before sending it to the observability system it implements “smart sampling” policies that give companies full control over their observability data streams Sawmills’ AI algorithms will make various recommendations that can be used to create automated policies to prevent unexpected cost spikes By carefully managing telemetry data in this way and sending it to more cost-effective storage resources Sawmills can reduce the amount of information that needs to be processed by observability tools and improve its quality The result is lower costs and more useful insights Andy Thurai principal analyst and vice president at Constellation Research Inc said Sawmills’ observations about the rising costs of observability are very real due to a combination of the shift to a consumption-based model and the fact that DevOps and site reliability engineers have a tendency to carelessly infuse data into these platforms “Most enterprises have been getting a sticker shock in terms of overage bills,” Thurai said “A lot of companies are moving towards sanitary SRE and observability practices where they define best practices ahead of time to avoid these shocks but cost overage remains a very real thing for many firms that don’t employ these methods.” The strength of Sawmills’ technology derives from its foundation which makes it possible to process data outside of the observability platform “It allows companies to decide what to send to the observability platform and what can be sent to either cold storage or dashboards,” he pointed out the main differentiator for Sawmills is it makes OpenTelemetry easier to use “OpenTelemetry is not easy to implement requiring a certain expertise that is hard to come by for most companies,” he said Sawmills faces a lot of competition in its efforts to combat rising observability costs and other observability data pipeline startups like SigNoz Inc. its biggest competitors are the observability companies themselves and Cisco Systems Inc.’s Splunk all embracing OpenTelemetry Collector data Sawmills claims it has been making progress in this competitive market It cites the example of the Indian online travel agency Via.com Ltd. which has been using Sawmill’s tools for a while and said it has benefited from “streamlined costs improve observability resource allocation and enhance data governance.” Team8 Managing Partner Liran Grinberg stressed that telemetry data management is fast emerging as a critical new category for enterprise cloud infrastructure “The Sawmills team has a deep understanding of the problem and a comprehensive vision that perfectly positions them to own this new category,” he said We believe Samills’ approach to intelligent telemetry data management will massively improve observability and become essential infrastructure for modern enterprises.” The rise of agentic AI: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on defending against faster Fivetran to acquire Census to extend platform with reverse ETL and data activation Microsoft releases small but mighty Phi-4 reasoning AI models that outperform larger models OpenAI to make ChatGPT less creepy after app is accused of being 'dangerously' sycophantic but its stock wobbles on light revenue forecast Meta Platforms crushes Wall Street's earnings and revenue targets AI - BY CHAD WILSON BIG DATA - BY DUNCAN RILEY AI - BY KYT DOTSON AI - BY JAMES FARRELL INFRA - BY MIKE WHEATLEY APPS - BY MIKE WHEATLEY Forgot Password? strengthens Stora Enso’s supply chain and boosts its wood processing capacity Stora Enso has completed its acquisition of Junnikkala Oy following an agreement first announced in October 2024 strengthens Stora Enso’s wood supply chain and increases its sawmilling capacity significantly The acquired sawmills will now operate as part of Stora Enso’s site in Oulu where a new packaging board machine is currently scaling up production The integration is designed to improve operational efficiency and ensure a steady supply of raw material for the company’s growing packaging business The acquisition will raise Stora Enso’s annual wood procurement in Finland by approximately 1.7 million cubic metres it will expand the group’s sawmilling capacity by around 700,000 cubic metres offering a broader product range within its wood products division Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis One key aspect of the deal involves Junnikkala’s new sawmill in Oulu which is expected to be a central driver of long-term operational benefits the facility is forecast to contribute about €15 million in annual cost synergies While the total enterprise value of the deal is up to €137 million a portion of the payment depends on the new sawmill achieving certain production targets This conditional structure ties the final cost of the acquisition to the future performance of the site Stora Enso has indicated that this setup will help ensure that expected efficiency gains and output targets are met before the full transaction value is realised The acquisition forms part of Stora Enso’s broader strategy to strengthen its position in the wood processing and packaging sectors With increased production capacity and improved access to raw materials the company aims to enhance its competitiveness in the growing fibre-based packaging market Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network West Fraser permanently closed its doors in March of last year The announcement came after the company said that the cost to make their fiber products was getting a bit too expensive West Fraser tried to scale back operations a year before by cutting staff and only keeping a small skeleton crew WFSU spoke with Port Saint Joe Republican Representative Jason Shoaf days after the sawmill closed to get his reaction and discuss potential solutions to help Taylor move forward without its #1 job creator [and] brainstorming with local and state officials to take this tragedy and turn it into an opportunity.” Taylor County is a part of Shoaf’s district Shoaf and Tallahassee Republican Senator Corey Simon were looking for ways to boost the local economy Now, the county’s Director of Economic Development Bob Cate has a plan that he hopes will create local jobs and bring revenue back to the community but this will be premium one because it’s going to be nice and clean," Cate shared with WFSU on Wednesday "It’s going to leave the warehouse buildings up so there will be warehouses available.” who’s currently under contract with West Fraser will buy and sell the plant to one of several interested companies that would use the warehouse spaces and land for industrial purposes He says the sawmill being within a few miles of major highways and railroads makes the land a promising investment This is one of the places that we direct them too," Cate added "With the rail and the highway frontage and the railroad going right through the property it’s going to be a well prepared and desired piece of property in Taylor County." it’s hard to say if anyone will end up buying the West Fraser mill and there’s no guarantee that jobs will come from the sale It’s also worth mentioning that researchers at the University of Florida found that once the paper mill closed, Florida lost over $8 million in tax revenue. This all comes as Corey Simon and Senate President Ben Albritton are prioritizing a bill this session that would boost economic development in rural communities like Perry. That bill passed the full Senate, but in the House, lawmakers are adding pieces to the measure that critics say doesn’t exactly benefit rural Florida MISSOULA, Mont. — Next weekend, The Society of American Foresters will bring collegiate and professional logger competitors to Missoula for the 28th annual Forestry Day College timber sports athletes will compete on April 25th and 26th It's where you will see how the old-time lumberjacks got the job done Behind the logger sports show is Montana Historic Equipment Area chairman NBC Montana met Scott in the equipment area near the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula He acquires much of the antique logging equipment The Montana Woodsmen's Team Logger Sports Arena at Fort Missoula is ready for a number of events There will be sawing competitions and pole climbing "The choker race emulates the old-style setting of the chokers on the logs," said Scott We put logs across (a pond) and they float There's log rolling or birling in that pond and then spin on them against the competitors," said Scott " You'd see the old lumberjacks doing that in the rivers." Scott is enamored of the skills that were once ordinary workdays for Montana's lumberjacks and millworkers so many years ago He's a graduate of the University of Montana School of Forestry he spent decades working for industrial logging companies in Montana "I did what foresters do," he said He's volunteered his time and knowledge here for more than 30-years He's always on the lookout for authentic logging equipment to add to an already extensive collection Somebody's dad or granddad might have died and left his family with machinery that had been parked for a long time "Then the kids inherit it," said Scott "and they don't know what to do with it." it often finds a home here in the equipment area Scott and other volunteers restore much of that equipment "By the time you're done it's worth it," he said "cause here you have something that you brought back to life that hasn't run in 40-50-60 years." "You worked all that time," he said " It's been so long since she's been sitting much of the equipment Scott showed us will be seen running in top order The steam-powered sawmill is one of the most popular exhibits "This is one of the last steam powered sawmills in the country," he said " The Society of American Foresters built this in the early 80's Scott showed us the 80- horsepower 1916 Case steam engine that drives the sawmill It's on permanent display courtesy of Missoula's Troutwine family Scott showed NBC Montana a 1923 Willamette gear drive locomotive It hauled logs from the woods to the mainline The locomotive is famous for its scenes in a 1955 Hollywood movie called Timberjack Scott said the machine probably got about four to five minutes of time in the movie Then we moved on to another colorful exhibit "This is what they call a slide ass jammer," he said He showed us a horse-led log sled that was used in the wintertime "They're very rare," said Scott He treasures the first motorized grader that Caterpillar built "It had been sitting in the field for 50 years," he said Another unique exhibit is a 1925 Bucyrus mining shovel that could be used for logging Scott knows of only two others in the world like it It came out of a mining claim by Nevada Lake Scott and his volunteers never counted all the items they have acquired "If you can count them," laughed Scott "you probably don't have enough." On display is a Gibson Speeder that transported loggers from the camps into the woods "This was the old Slide Rock Lookout," said Scott the Forest Service knew they needed more protection " A lot of this was basically wilderness," he said they needed lookouts to spot the fires and do quick initial attacks." It stands as a showpiece across the landscape which originally came from the S&W Sawmill in the Bitterroot Mills used the tipi burner to burn sawdust from the logs it processed "This is what Montana used to be," said Scott "There used to be 11 sawmills in the Missoula Valley We sort of joke around that our sawmill is now the largest sawmill in Missoula County," he said That's why the veteran forester is excited to celebrate Forestry Day to revel in Montana's rich timber history Official website of the State of California Dec 13, 2024 | SNC Updates the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board awarded $1,544,950 to the Sierra Business Council for a wood-fired boiler for the Alpenglow Timber Sawmill near Truckee The Alpenglow Timber Sawmill was approved for construction by Nevada County in October with plans to complete construction and start operations by fall 2025 Restoring the forested landscapes of California’s Sierra-Cascade is at the heart of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s mission supporting the environmental and in many parts of the region returning forests to resilience means removing small trees and brush “Many of our forested landscapes are overly dense and large damaging wildfires,” said Angela Avery “A lack of local wood-utilization infrastructure that can create economic value from the byproducts of forest-health work is a significant barrier to restoring many Sierra-Cascade landscapes including the greater North Lake Tahoe area so building a new community-scale sawmill is the kind of common-sense step the SNC is proud to support.” The funds approved by SNC’s Board will contribute to the sawmill’s wood-fired boiler system that will provide heat used for winter kiln-drying and on-site commercial and residential needs This includes providing heat for six planned on-site employee housing units The new sawmill will create economic value from restoration byproducts while providing an environmentally superior alternative to trucking material long distances or pile-burning it on site “The grant from the SNC is critical to the success of the Alpenglow Sawmill Project It represents an important commitment on the state’s behalf towards helping advance the wood-processing infrastructure necessary to meet the region’s wildfire-resilience and forest-management goals,” said Steve Frisch “This will enable the expansion of appropriate forest treatments in this region.” will provide a buyer for small-diameter logs extracted from nearby forest-health This includes projects funded by the SNC around high-fire-risk communities already taking place such as the Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley Fire Protection Project the Webber Lake Little Truckee River Headwaters project The new sawmill will also help with the local economy “The Alpenglow Timber Sawmill can quickly accept and process material generated from forest health and hazard-fuel-reduction projects in the region,” wrote Eli Ilano the project will contribute to a stronger regional economy in that it will create jobs and provide housing for the local workforce in an area where affordable housing is extremely limited.” Along with forest material from SNC-funded efforts in the region is expected to process small-diameter timber extracted from critical restoration projects planned in the near future in the Feather River More than 250,000 acres of national forest and private industrial and non-industrial forest lands are within a 30-air mile radius of the Truckee location “The Sierra Business Council is grateful for the award of this grant from the SNC and proud to be playing a role in expanding the region’s capacity to address forest management and wildlife-resilience challenges,” added Frisch View more information about the grant supporting the Alpenglow Timber Sawmill SNC updates Copyright © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) State of California Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person — Jasper Lumber Company is on the brink of completing a significant $135 million investment to modernize its sawmill facility with cutting-edge technology which began in 2020 and is set to conclude in 2026 aims to enhance the company's competitiveness and profitability for years to come "This is huge for Jasper and comes at a time when many companies are looking at ways to downsize," said Jasper Mayor Gary Cowen "Jasper Lumber has long been a major employer in our city and is making an investment that really shows their commitment to the area." The upgrades will increase production capacity from 65 million to nearly 225 million board feet annually This expansion will necessitate a highly skilled labor force to operate and maintain the advanced equipment Plant Manager Cliff Beall emphasized the importance of the workforce in this endeavor "This entire investment is based on the dedication of our existing workforce and their commitment to embrace the opportunity to upgrade their skills and operate a state-of-the-art sawmill," he said "We are excited about this project and its positive impact on our employees and the community." Jasper Industrial Development Board (JIDB) Chairman Jerry Byars highlighted the project's significance for local industrial development "This project will result in Jasper Lumber exponentially increasing its yearly production," he said "It's a big deal for Jasper industrial development that an existing company like Jasper Lumber is making this kind of investment while providing their employees with the skillset to operate their new equipment at higher career opportunities." "Area harvesting and transport for the wood required to feed the mill will increase and this will lead to other offshoot job opportunities stemming from the investment made in the mill," he said Mayor Cowen also pointed to the technological advancements and the creation of higher-skilled jobs "The most exciting thing is the technological upgrade to the facility and the higher skilled jobs available to their employees," he said "It's another big day for Jasper." Eye On Housing National Association of Home Builders Discusses Economics and Housing Policy The production index for sawmills and wood preservation industries rose marginally by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2024. After falling for the previous two quarters, this was the first rise in real output since the third quarter of 2023 according to the G.17 data The index was 2.2% lower than one year ago the largest year-over-year decline since falling 4.7% in the fourth quarter of 2021 To provide a better understanding of the sawmill and wood preservation industries, the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization is another source of interest This data comes from quarterly surveys of U.S domestic manufacturing plants and includes a subindustry grouping of sawmills and wood preservation firms The survey estimates utilization rates based on full production capability meaning the utilizations rates are found by taking the market value of actual production during the quarter and dividing by an estimated market value of what the firm could have produced at full production capacity the rate indicates how much production capacity is used to produce current output The sawmill and wood preservation industry full utilization rates jumped significantly over the quarter it is surprising that production did not also increase significantly Average plant hours per week in operation did rise for these firms up from 47.9 hours in the first quarter to 57.7 hours in the second quarter Employment at sawmill and wood preservation firms rose for the first time in six quarters up to approximately 89,400 employees in the second quarter  The Great Recession had a substantial impact on this industry as employment fell from 105,630 in the first quarter of 2008 to a series low of 80,470 in the fourth quarter of 2009 Employment rose from this low to 91,000 in 2014 and has remained around this level for the last ten years By combining the production index and utilization rate we can compose a rough index estimate of what the current production capacity is for U.S Shown below is a quarterly estimate of the production capacity index This capacity index measures the real output if all firms were operating at their full capacity we compute a moving average of the utilization rate which are shown below to provide a clearer picture of the industry sawmill production capacity has increased from 2015 but remains lower than peak levels in 2011 Production by sawmills continues to be higher mainly because the mills are running at higher than historical levels of utilization Much of the addition in capacity has been recent as utilization rates have fallen but production continues to run at higher levels being largest producer of softwood lumber in North America the current capacity and production levels do not meet the demand of U.S According to Census international trade data imports of softwood lumber stood at 1.1 billion board feet exporting 987 million board feet into the U.S The current Antidumping/Countervailing duty rate on these imports from Canada averages 14.5% producers claim that Canadian softwood lumber production is subsidized by Canadian provincial governments which allows Canadian producers to sell lumber at lower than normal market prices The data indicates that since the expiration of the softwood lumber agreement in 2015 tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber have substantially benefited the U.S Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "abfc6bb5eccee014ad588cb5e1e355f4" );document.getElementById("eac95b499e").setAttribute( "id" Get bi-weekly insights from NAHB's chief economist on recent housing and economic activity To schedule a presentation for your group, please contact: econ@nahb.org Sawmills CA-based provider of a smart telemetry data management platform with participation from Mayfield and Alumni Ventures The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts Sawmills provides an AI-powered platform that allows enterprises to manage the data flowing from engineering teams to their observability tools identifying opportunities for cost reduction while enhancing critical monitoring capabilities It uses AI models to analyze telemetry data as it streams through the system automatically identifying opportunities to reduce spending Companies can implement its recommendations and set automated policies to prevent cost spikes and availability issues The platform’s intelligent routing capabilities not only direct data to cost-effective storage solutions but also provide organizations with the freedom to switch between observability vendors without disrupting their monitoring infrastructure has been a vital part of the region’s forest-based economy producing white cedar lumber for uses like interior paneling woodchips for mulch and sawdust for bedding on local farms When the family-run business began planning for business expansion and succession a few years ago, they turned to the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Forest Business Program (www.uvm.edu/extension/forest-business) for assistance in developing a strong business plan The program provides businesses in Vermont’s forest products sector with management resources skills development and one-on-one planning services to support the expansion of a sustainable forest economy in the Northeast Colleen Goodridge operates the family business with her sons Doug Goodridge Lumber serves about 280 retail and 15 to 20 wholesale customers annually building on the family’s reputation for integrity hard work and a commitment to local production They source the bulk of their log inventory within a 75-mile radius in northern Vermont UVM Extension Forest Business Specialist Chris Lindgren and David Redmond began working closely with them on the complex task of business succession planning meeting regularly to address family dynamics business plan components and strategic planning “Succession planning can be one of the most challenging and time-intensive aspects of business planning,” Lindgren explained “It requires people to come together and align on their goals to set a clear path forward.” A year into the planning process an opportunity arose to address an important need for the business: upgrading the mill’s power infrastructure with the help of a Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) grant the team pivoted away from succession planning and shifted their focus to obtaining a grant for the installation of a three-phase power electric system at the mill site Lindgren and Redmond spent considerable time helping Goodridge Lumber develop a tailored business plan by pulling together the necessary financial details determining total project costs and calculating operational savings and efficiencies They also looked at the economic benefit potential as part of the grant application and connected the Goodridges with staff at the Northern Forest Center (NFC) in Concord to assist with writing the WLEI grant application Goodridge Lumber was awarded just over $225,000 to fund their power upgrade the three-phase power electric system was successfully installed marking a significant milestone for the family and their company In addition to increasing profitability of the sawmill operation the new system is estimated to save over 12,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 180,000 pounds of carbon emissions annually "The power project was critical for mill operations and we wouldn’t have been able to do the project without the grant Chris and Dave guided us through the grant application process helping compile necessary information and connecting us with the NFC Their expertise and assistance made all the difference as without that solid foundation of a business plan we wouldn’t have secured the infrastructure funding especially with so many applications in the pool.” helped us see the big picture and kept us focused on our long-term goals,” added Mark Goodridge “The business planning services they provided were invaluable we wouldn’t have been able to secure the grant or make the necessary upgrades “The grant put the infrastructure in place to expand explore new markets and be able to process other species like red pine.” Redmond has continued to work with the family to complete their succession plan including setting owner salaries establishing estate planning services with an estate attorney creating a buy-sell agreement with another specialized attorney assisting in the assessment and transfer of assets for reinvestment in the business and assigning other “homework” for the family “I would recommend that every business take advantage of business planning services The expertise they provide is invaluable.” University of Vermont home To increase quality yield and gain greater flexibility in production one of Scandinavia's leading sawmill groups has chosen to rebuild its drying fleet at its sawmill in Bygdsiljum An older continuous kiln is being "retired" and replaced with four state-of-the-art batch kilns from Swedish Valutec.  – It is an honor that Holmen has chosen us again We have had a very good collaboration for many years Holmen's sawmill in Bygdsiljum has been producing glulam since the mid-1960s and is today one of the largest producers in the Nordic region it also manufactures CLT and produces sawn timber.  In addition to a TC continuous kiln and three FB continuous kilns Bygdsiljums Sawmill already has nine batch kilns from Valutec The four that are now being invested in are very similar The only difference is that the new ones are a little wider to make loading and unloading easier they are actually copies of the nine existing chamber dryers that Holmen is happy with Getting 13 identical chamber dryers is an advantage for production planning because it means great flexibility and ease in optimizing the drying programs when you have the same conditions in the dryers This makes the drying process predictable and repetitive.  – The fact that we have extensive experience of projects together with Valutec was a big advantage when choosing a supplier It will be predictable projects where timelines are keept which is a security and you never need to worry Valutec is a professional supplier in all aspects – We want to take care of the raw material in the best way our driving force is to refine it in the best way to extract the highest value we want to make sure that we have wood dryers that make this possible Bygdsiljums Sågverk is also upgrading to the latest Valmatics control system Having the same contro system for the entire drying fleet will make it easier for the drying operators.  –Bygdsiljums Sågverk has long been one of our partner sawmills where we have had the opportunity to test and develop new drying solutions It is an important part of the collaboration that contributes to our continued development work It is valuable and is completely in line with our desire to increase the use of sustainably produced wood products.  2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Irving Forest Products which owns and operates wood processing facilities in Maine and New York State will acquire the Masardis Sawmill in Masardis the Masardis operation has a long history of producing random-length spruce and fir lumber It currently employs 80 people and has the capacity to produce 115 million board feet annually The sawmill is located within close proximity to Irving’s 1.3 million acres of timberlands in Maine “We are excited to grow our lumber production capacity in the state of Maine,” said Jerome Pelletier “The Masardis mill is well-located to access high-quality timber It is also serviced by the Maine Northern Railway and benefits from having a team of highly skilled and dedicated employees who have worked together for decades to ensure the success of their operation.” With the addition of the Masardis operation Limited now operates 10 sawmills as part of its solid wood operations with a total annual capacity of 1.3 billion board feet Contact: Anne McInerneymcinerney.anne@jdirving.com PotlatchDeltic Corporation reported net income of $25.8 million on revenues of $268.3 million for the quarter ended March 31 on revenues of $228.1 million for the quarter ended March 31 we delivered solid operational results across all of our business segments despite the prevailing economic and trade policy uncertainties affecting the market," stated Eric Cremers the modernization and expansion project at the Waldo Arkansas sawmill has been completed three months ahead of schedule This successful project is a valuable enhancement to our Waldo sawmill significantly improving the competitiveness of the mill while the broader macroeconomic environment remains unpredictable and prudent capital allocation strategy give us the flexibility to be opportunistic positioning us well to deliver long-term value for our shareholders," stated Mr PotlatchDeltic Corporation is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with ownership of 2.1 million acres of timberlands in Alabama a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program Firefighters from Bradford and Clay counties are battling a fire in a sawmill early Monday Crews are expected to be operating at Tatum Brothers Lumber Company in Lawtey for hours, First Coast News reported.  More information will be posted when it becomes available.  Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976 Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post Townsend and a friend accidentally discovered the site for a sawmill while camping in the Wisconsin wilderness That camping spot happened to be where Greenbush would eventually develop as a community Townsend sold his claim to Sylvanus Wade who would then sell that claim to his son-in-law Robinson designed and built major properties in the village, including the Greenbush United Methodist Church, the Wade House and the Butternut House Robinson realized quickly that the Mullet River could support a sawmill operation That mill perished in a fire just a year later Sawmills were prone to starting on fire with sawdust and the heat created by sawing logs It is thought that he grew tired of the effort of managing a sawmill operation and sold the facility in 1856 to German immigrant Theodore Herrling who at the time was living in the Friendship township in Fond du Lac County Herrling had experience as a sawyer in the kingdom of Saxony in Germany before immigrating to America was mainly a wilderness covered in forests Early settlers fashioned log homes for shelter in those early days of Sheboygan County life Many settlers yearned for something better "The Promise of Prosperity: The story of Greenbush Moving to America was a major change for the Herrling family wore different style clothing and held different customs than their Anglo-Yankee neighbors It took a long time for more Germans to arrive in Greenbush only three families with German backgrounds resided in Greenbush Related: Wade House receives rare Abbot-Downing Concord Stagecoach from Wells Fargo collection According to information provided by the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center it was known by many in Greenbush that Herrling had a troubled marriage to his wife Wilhelmina for quite some time The Mercantile Agency also reported that Herrling had trouble with his wife and children The Mercantile Agency is a system developed after the panic of 1837 to help inform others of information about customers' reliability and financial strength and his ex-wife then left for Oregon with his two youngest children Herrling operated the mill during the summer months when the water level permitted operations He was busy with a small farming operation at the same time The mill would close down in the winter because of icing problems likely after his father's death at age 72 in 1885 The mill produced around 150,000 board feet of lumber worth around $1,000 in 1860 The younger Herrling operated the mill for many years until it was torn down sometime just before 1920 farmed the 100-acre property for many years the grandson of immigrant Theodore Herrling to the State of Wisconsin Conservation Department for $14,000 included the mill site and a 22-acre pond that was earmarked as future additional attractions at the Wade House Historic Site With that land purchase in 1960, the Wade House could plan for a bigger future at the historic site. It was part of the growth following the seed the Kohler Foundation planted in the 1950s when it obtained the Wade House and restored the house to its 1850s splendor the foundation donated the Wade House to the State of Wisconsin as a historic site plans were made to recreate the sawmill that was torn down in the 1920s with a near-exact replica That replica was built using methods and many period tools that replicated the original construction Related: Historic Sheboygan County sites you can visit include John Michael Kohler House, Thomas Drug Store and two others The Press reported comments made by Herbert V during the 2001 dedication of the $2.9 million recreation of the original sawmill "Here on the banks of the Mullet River is indeed a place for miracles and wonders to happen," Kohler said "I had long felt the Wade House experience was not complete; a sawmill was needed," he added "The Wade House shows us how (people of the 1850s) lived the Jung Carriage Museum shows us how they traveled and a sawmill would show us how they worked The Kohler Foundation, along with the Wisconsin State Historical Society, provided the funding for the recreation and in the summer of 2001 the sounds of sawing wood could be heard once again where the mill was during the mid-19th century The Kohlers have been big supporters of the Wade House since it was restored in the 1950s when river conditions permit during the museum's season visitors can take in the sights and sounds of cutting wood along with the aroma of sawdust during demonstrations at the Herrling Sawmill which harkens back to the pioneering days of Sheboygan County A logger in West Virginia posing with a large tulip poplar log home building." The downturn has had a domino effect on loggers truckers and manufacturers.Once a robust economic sector in Appalachia logging businesses have closed due to poor market demand and high operational costs "Roughly two dozen sawmills in the region have gone out of business in the past year or so .The Eastern U.S.’s hardwood production has fallen to its lowest level in records going back to 1960," Kiernan explains "Workers’ compensation insurance is too expensive for many sawmills to directly employ loggers."Where two decades ago harvesting hardwood trees was profitable "Appalachian hardwoods supported thriving manufacturing facilities in nearby towns and cities," Kiernan writes shortly before China’s accession to the World Trade Organization opened the U.S with most of the jobs shipped overseas."While some political agendas support protective tariffs "Trump says tariffs will bring back manufacturing jobs Yet the North Carolina furniture business currently employs under 30,000 workers 20% fewer than when Trump imposed tariffs on China "A worrisome trend for sawmills in recent years is that China has been reducing its imports of finished lumber from the U.S."Appalachia already has economic worries and the shrinking hardwood industry has added to them "Closing sawmills will accelerate the decline of communities already faced with aging populations and outward migration."  Institute for Rural Journalism Address343 Martin Luther King Blvd, Blazer Dining HallLexington Get Directions ContactBenjy Hamm, Director, (859) 562-2575Heather Close, Coordinator, (859) 257-9834ruralj@uky.edu Get Directions is entering the homestretch of a $135-million modernization of its sawmill in Jasper The upgrades will increase production capacity from 65 million to nearly 225 million bd Plant manager Cliff Beall emphasized the importance of the workforce in this endeavor: "This entire investment is based on the dedication of our existing workforce and their commitment to embrace the opportunity to upgrade their skills and operate a state-of-the-art sawmill We are excited about this project and its positive impact on our employees and the community." The project started in 2020 and is on schedule to wrap up in 2026 has acquired Groupe Expan and its subsidiaries Groupe Isolofoam Canadian manufacturers of expanded polystyrene solutions US LBM has renamed its Breckenridge and Edwards Building Centers and the Colorado locations of Foxworth-Galbriath Lumber as Colorado Building Supply Jeld-Wen is permanently closing its Chiloquin Doors plant in Chiloquin Southern Forest Products Association has released a new technical publication "Allowable Load Tables for Machine-Graded Lumber" Interfor Corporation will indefinitely curtail operations at its lumber manufacturing facilities in Meldrim, Georgia, and Summerville, South Carolina, the company announced on Monday. The move is in response to ongoing weak conditions in the lumber market Operations will wind down by the end of the third quarter of 2024 The two sawmills produce kiln-dried Southern Yellow Pine lumber with a combined annual capacity of 330 million board feet The decision affects approximately 180 employees though Interfor plans to offer work opportunities at other locations where possible The impact of the closures was factored into earlier temporary curtailment guidance but the indefinite nature of the move means production may be affected beyond 2024 The company will continue monitoring market conditions to adjust its plans with a complete halt expected by the end of the third quarter of 2024 The combined annual capacity of these two sawmills is 330 million board feet of kiln-dried Southern Yellow Pine dimensional lumber particularly in British Columbia (BC) and the US South where economic pressures have also forced mills to shut down to balance timber supplies August 6, 2024 Country Life, Crops, Ohio Forestry, Top Headlines Executive Director of the Ohio Forestry AssociationFor one thing summer adds unique challenges for different types of wood in Trumbull County and current president of the Ohio Forestry Association.“I’ve got a lot of poplar logs right now and it’s not something people want; part of that’s the time of the year as well White wood is not going to keep very well in the summer It’s a product that is prime for spoilage particularly so those hickory logs are going to dry out and split those maple logs are going to start getting log stain on them and turn blackish and then the logs will keep for certain amount of time but then as soon as you saw it that speeds up the spoiling process,” Doll said “If I get an order for maple this time of year I have to ship it by Wednesday because it needs to be on sticks and into a pre-dryer; it can’t sit over the weekend So if we have a pile of maple logs and pile of red oak logs I have to cut the maple on Monday and then cut the red oak the rest of the week If I cut the red oak first and then I cut the maple then I can’t ship the maple on a Friday because they can’t get it processed through the receiving facility Summer is also when trees are growing and the bark is loose it’s lost a lot of its bark and is more likely to dry out in the sun and stain.”Doll Lumber is a forestry service and sawmill operation in Southington currently managing the challenges of summer production and the broader issues of tough times in general for sawmills They are an Ohio Master Logger Company that manages their own procurement forester and logging crew They sell mostly green lumber for pallet cants from the center of logs and railroad ties but also have a retail component for dimensional green lumber and kiln dried lumber sold locally to craftsmen and woodturners.The system at Doll Lumber is a little different compared to most sawmills Instead of having logging crews buck logs at the log landing harvested timber is cut tree-length and trucked to the mill for customized cuts and merchandising This system allows Doll Lumber to maximize the value of the logs based on various existing orders and market conditions reduce time for their logging crews in the woods and on the landing and eliminate much of the waste on the property for the landowner.Like most industries Doll said.“In the 80s when my dad (former OFA Logger of the Year there were six or seven small mills all feeding one grading line green chain Then he slowly began to streamline that to fewer mills to where in the mid-90s we were running two sawmills The one mill we have now was installed in 2002 and with that you have a loader operator who puts the logs in grader who’s also running the trimmer operation and then two or three guys stacking,” Doll said “We’ve eliminated two instances of the loader moving material during production and condensed the process so you no longer need as many people to operate which is really important in this labor market and fuel costs and everything else Anything you can do to minimize handling and costs is important.”Unfortunately the current market is really tough for sawmills in the U.S.“We just have to keep trying to find different markets We’re cutting more rail ties than we ever have before because that’s a market that’s still strong It’s less production to cut one 7 x 9 than it is to cut two 3.5 x 6s and grade lumber out of that board so you’re reducing your production cost while you’re also creating a higher value product than what you’re getting out of the center of that log if you’re cutting pallet cants Anything you can do to produce a better product for less cost particularly in these markets when margins are so slim,” Doll said “This certainly isn’t the first time markets have been difficult for hardwood mills (e.g but coupled with the increased costs across the board from logging costs to production costs to trucking and the seemingly impossible task of finding reliable skilled labor it’s more challenging now than it was in 2008 the market is not bearing out any of those challenges with the return on the product that you need.”Doll attributes some of the difficulty to a reduction in consumer demand.“Production and supply have been depressed over the last 2-3 years There have been a lot of changes in architectural trends and the addition of many substitute and imitation products that are hurting the hardwood market,” he said “The good thing is pallets and railroad ties are made from wood but those are the low-grade products we make; they happen to be in demand and the price on those is holding to a degree But because of the lack of demand for high quality products the overall market is still not what it was roughly 25 years ago White oak is the one species that seems to be holding at a high demand The costs have gone through the roof compared to what it was 25-30 years ago but the price of the product hasn’t.”Market challenges the hardwood industry faces are very similar to other agricultural commodities it is still profitable for landowners to manage and harvest timber even when markets are low By Greg LaBarge In a couple of situations where we plant corn You must be logged in to post a comment 2025 — A damp start to the week in Ohio We have had a large area of low pressure get cut off from the steering winds of the Jetstream we are dealing with a very slow moving low tracking gradually eastward across Ohio and into PA to start the week… Northcentral Technical College (NTC) has unveiled a new sawmill for its lumber and forestry program marking a significant development in the region described as the only one of its kind in the country aims to keep Antigo thriving for years to come state-of-the-art training center that's available for our incumbent workers people who want to be new to this industry and get in this area in Wisconsin and really throughout the country as well," said President of NTC and other partners in Langlade County have been planning this sawmill The ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated a project that they believe will lead them into the future "We need to take advantage of this asset in a very strategic and managed way to ensure that we can not only preserve but create economic opportunities for the state," said UWSP Chancellor The sawmill is also seen as a way to retain local talent in the county and state The community wants to demonstrate that they have everything someone would want in sawmilling and aims to train anyone interested in joining the program "NTC recently went through a process of updating our strategic plan and one thing that came out loud and clear from our strategic plan is that our local communities really have it all so let's keep our talent local," said another community member The new sawmill is a testament to the wood science and sawmilling heritage ingrained in the Langlade community The hope is to utilize this facility to its full potential and bolster the local economy of Japan has acquired Teal Jones Louisiana Holdings majority owner of Teal Jones' sawmill in Plain Dealing majority owner of Teal Jones' sawmill in Plain Dealing Sumitomo paid $42 million for 57.05% of the business with the remainder held by local investors the southern yellow pine mill has three lines—a large log line and a head rig—so it can perform a wide range of cuts It now hopes to double production by adding a second shift by late summer The 241-acre site includes 88 acres that sit currently unused and can be earmarked for expansion filed to restructure under bankruptcy protection construction and start-up of the Plain Dealing mill continued since it was owned by a Teal Jones affiliate and others Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker by | Oct 22, 2024 | Sawmill Features: Hardwood, Sawmill Features: Softwood Oklahoma – Need some unusual custom lumber or timbers can probably cut it for you on his Cook’s Saw Manufacturing equipment How about 150 beams to help reconstruct a barn that originally was built in Germany in 1684 and the components shipped in containers to the U.S Then he harvested some oak trees to reconstruct the barn and turn it into a wedding venue is now part of the 1684 Wedding Venue and Resort If you visit the venue website (www.1684venueresort.com) you can see some of the handiwork of Juston’s company Six years after launching Mule Mountain Sawmill Juston has settled on using equipment from Cook’s Saw Mfg. He has owned four Cook’s sawmills and two Cook’s edgers “I currently have a newer Cook’s AC with setworks and power feed and two Cook’s Cat Claw sharpeners and setters,” said Juston The AC-36 band sawmill is dedicated to the “meat and potatoes” of the business,” he said The company can even cut large beams or timbers up to 37 feet long The Super Wide series of band sawmills is for cutting extra wide slabs from stumps or large diameter trees Juston generally runs his business with three employees although he sometimes adds more help in the fall “milling small jobs for myself and my neighbors,” but it quickly grew into a business “It didn’t take long until we were running orders more than we were not.” the mill’s operations are housed in four structures Ninety-five percent of the company’s production is sold green old electric kiln for drying the lumber that is sold kiln dried The community has a population of about 250 and his company does a little bit of logging Chainsaws are used to buck the logs to length and trim off extraneous material especially for logs that will be cut into slabs on the Cook’s Super Wide band mill Juston and his team rely on both Stihl and Husqvarna chainsaws Log has been squared up on the Cook’s Saw AC-36 It is the main sawmill and is used for cutting lumber for trailer floors Juston had a lot of experience with other brands of sawmills before eventually settling on Cook’s “I have had other mills and enjoyed them and produced a lot of lumber with them,” he said “I’ve been around and operated pretty much all manufacturers of the modern sawmills we have to choose from.” There are many “quality brands” of portable sawmills equipment from Cook’s stands out for a few reasons the Cook’s sawmills are extremely heavy duty Cook’s Saw provides strong service and support “The customer service is exceptional to say the least,” said Juston Juston’s first experience with Cook’s Saw Mfg illustrated the kind of service that he has come to know He found an older Cook’s sawmill that was not in running condition and was stored in a barn and nobody could tell me anything about it,” recalled Juston “I dragged it home from over a hundred miles away The next day I made a phone call to Cook’s “I can’t tell you the hours I spent with the phone to my ear as they talked me through certain procedures to test and diagnosing issues this old mill had due to age neglect and rodents.” (The rodents had eaten through wiring and hoses.) Juston restored the old mill and had it up and running like new in a couple of months and they helped me any way they could to get the parts The level of assistance that Cook’s Saw Mfg “It’s one of the many reasons I am a loyal Cook’s customer,” he said Mule Mountain Sawmill operates 12 months a year Its products are distributed primarily in Oklahoma Slabs and beams have gone as far away as Nevada The customers that Juston’s company serves range from hobby woodworkers to bridge and construction companies It’s a question of always cutting what customers need The company does custom orders and also some retail lumber sales Giving customers what they need is an approach shared by Cook’s Saw Mfg. which has been in the sawmill equipment industry for more than 50 years The company’s equipment is designed and built to be user-friendly Cook’s offers an extensive line of portable sawmills and sawmill equipment even a manually operated portable band mill Cook’s MP-32 is designed for sawyers who want to tackle small projects or even beams from logs as big as 32 inches in diameter Depending on what you plan to cut and other factors you can find a sawmill that’s the optimal fit for your needs at Cook’s Saw (For information about Cook’s Saw and its products He got an early introduction to machinery thanks to his father Juston spent time in his father’s machine shop and learned to become a machinist He also earned a degree in criminal justice and worked in law enforcement It was his father who provided Juston with such a good understanding of machinery as well as a good understanding of business When he rescued his first Cook’s AC-36 from that barn and refurbished it with the help of the team at Cook’s Saw Mfg. it was exhilarating to bring the old sawmill back to life When Juston was ready to purchase a newer Cook’s sawmill he was very happy that the mill he rebuilt would continue to be used That sawmill is now owned and operated by someone in Washington Ready to make a cut on a stump with the Cook’s Saw Super Wide sawmill. Slab is an example of the kind of products that can be milled by Mule Mountain Sawmill Juston enjoys sharing information to help other owners of portable sawmills He has a YouTube channel (Mule Mountain Sawmill) with a number of informative and how-to videos Juston learned more than just about machinery from his father His father would often work with customers to give them what they needed and at a price they could afford “You meet a lot of nice people,” said Juston The interaction is important to him and guides him at Mule Mountain Sawmill day-to-day A lot of customers just need a very small amount of lumber “We do a lot of thirty-dollar jobs,” said Juston It’s all part of his overarching perspective on the business – catering to what a customer needs Domesticated mules are kept and available for riding near Juston’s company and the elevated land is called Mule Mountain It takes five to seven years to become licensed and it’s something that he decided to pursue when an arm injury sidelined him from work years ago He figured that the two to three months of recovery from surgery required a new pursuit to fill the time Juston enjoys “outdoor things such as hunting and fishing,” and hunting with his birds Timberline Magazine is a national publication of Industrial Reporting Inc.© 2010-2024, Industrial Reporting, Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use Industrial Reporting     Pallet Enterprise     Pallet Profile.    Recycle Record A timber operation in Choctaw County is expanding with an investment of $123.4 million in the Ackerman sawmill and creating dozens of jobs a family-owned-and-operated manufacturer of southern yellow pine lumber is expanding the Ackerman sawmill to increase production capacity from 120 million board feet per year to 300 million board feet per year Officials with the family timber company say the expansion will result in 40 new jobs to be filled in the next two years “Southeastern Timber’s expansion speaks volumes about the special things happening in Mississippi,” Governor Tate Reeves said “Mississippians are proud of our state’s manufacturing capabilities and we’re excited to see the increased demand for them This multi-million-dollar investment and these 40 new jobs are a massive win for Choctaw County and it’s a remarkable way to start the new year.”  and new storage facilities will be installed as part of the project The investment will be assisted by the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive program Southeastern Timber Products has been in continuous operation in Ackerman since 1972 and currently employs 150 people formed a partnership to expand both operations Copyright 2025 SuperTalk Mississippi Media Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly SuperTalk Mississippi Media is Mississippi’s leader in news SuperTalk Mississippi Media covers every inch of the state The production index for sawmills and wood preservation industries fell at the start of 2024 to 91.9 in the first quarter (the index measures real output during 2017 at a level of 100). This is the second straight decline for the quarterly level according to the Federal Reserve’s recent release of G.17 data The index fell 4.3% in the first quarter of 2024 after also falling 4.3% during the previous quarter production was 3.8% lower at the start of 2024 To provide a better understanding of the sawmill and wood preservation industries, the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization is another source of interest These estimates of utilization rates are based on full production capability The sawmill and wood preservation industry full utilization rates fell marginally for the second straight quarter This decline explains part of the production decline for the industry as average plant hours per week in operation fell for these firms the decline was not due to an increase in production capacity of these firms but rather a decline in output as the plants were in operation for fewer hours employment at these firms has fallen since the first quarter of 2023 The 2023 level of employment stood at 93,130 while by the first quarter of 2024 this level fell to 89,260 Employment among sawmills fell for every quarter of 2023 The Great Recession had a substantial impact on this industry Employment rose from this low in 2009 to 91,000 in 2014 and has remained around this level for the last ten years By combining the production index and utilization rates we can compose a rough estimate of what the current production capacity is for U.S computing a moving average of utilization rates the production index and capacity index are shown below to provide a clearer picture of the industry sawmill production capacity increased from 2015 but remains lower than peak levels in 2010