Jack Bjorklund
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By Jack Bjorklund / October 14, 2021
Lumber Prices Fell for the Third Time in a Row in September
Prices paid for goods used in residential construction fell 0.8 percent in September, owing to lower lumber and...
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By Jack Bjorklund / September 29, 2021
Georgia-Pacific Plans Major Investment in Pineland, Texas Lumber Complex
Georgia-Pacific has announced the modernization of one of its finest sawmills in Texas. Pineland Lumber Complex in Pineland,...
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By Jack Bjorklund / September 15, 2021
Rising Lumber Prices Propelled a Long-Simmering Canada/US Dispute to the Forefront
The cost of lumber in the United States grew by 288 percent between April 2020 and June 2021....
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By Jack Bjorklund / September 11, 2021
Certainteed Launches Insulpure Building Insulation
CertainTeed has introduced InsulPure, their newest insulation product, which includes a new and enhanced fiberglass composition meant to...
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By Jack Bjorklund / September 2, 2021
US LBM Acquires Michigan’s Northern Building Supply
Northern Building Supply, a full-service building products distributor and retailer with two locations in northern Michigan, has been...
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By Jack Bjorklund / August 3, 2021
US LBM Expands in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic; Completes Three Acquisitions
US LBM, a leading specialty building materials distributor in the United States, has acquired three companies: North Georgia...
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By Jack Bjorklund / July 12, 2021
NKBA Projects Kitchen and Bath Spending Will Skyrocket
The National Kitchen & Bath Association has revised its spending projections for 2021. The National Kitchen & Bath...
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By Jack Bjorklund / June 23, 2021
EP Henry has been Acquired by Oldcastle APG
EP Henry, a privately held manufacturer of hardscape and masonry products in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United...
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By Jack Bjorklund / June 21, 2021
Westlake Chemical To Acquire Boral’s North American Building Products Business
Westlake Chemical Corp. will pay $2.15 billion for Boral Ltd.’s North America building products business, the companies announced....
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By Jack Bjorklund / June 8, 2021
Canada’s Interfor Acquires 4 Georgia-Pacific Sawmills in the United States
Interfor, a Canadian lumber producer, has agreed to buy sawmill operations in Bay Springs, Mississippi, DeQuincy and Fayette...