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Man wearing gloves working with wood sheets on a conveyor belt in a factory, meeting rising wood products demand; another worker is visible in the background.

Freres Lumber August Market Update: High Wood Products Demand Isn’t Stopping

August 31, 2020 — The commodity lumber and panel markets continue to defy conventional wisdom as well as gravity....

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Seven people stand smiling in front of a door labeled Freres Family Classroom in the new OSU Peavy Hall.

New OSU Peavy Hall Built with Mass Ply

The Freres family recently went back to the classroom. More specifically, they visited the Freres Family Classroom in the...

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A large log on a conveyor at a sawmill, ready to be processed into lumber for upcoming plywood orders.

Freres Lumber August Market Report: Dramatic Difference in Plywood Orders and Inventory

August 10, 2020 — It is amazing the difference that two months can make. Our markets are in a...

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Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment for Mass Ply

August 3, 2020 — Freres’ newly released Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Mass Ply Panels , has shown exciting...

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Increased Plywood Demand Continues

Freres Lumber July Market Update: Increased Plywood Demand Continues

July 27, 2020 — The Western Plywood market continues its unrelenting march upward on prices, and outward on order...

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Worker standing by machinery and stacks of wood in an industrial factory setting, surrounded by equipment amid a rebound in plywood demand.

Freres Lumber July Market Report: Rebound in Plywood Demand After Shutdowns

July 13, 2020 — As states have opened after COVID-19 shutdowns, we have seen a rebound in plywood demand...

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God made a logger

And God Made a Logger

And on the eighth day, God looked down on the earth he had created and said, “I need an...

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A worker in a factory demonstrates strength in panel and lumber as they handle sheets of plywood near large industrial machinery and stacked wood.

Freres Lumber June Market Update: Persistent Strength in Panel and Lumber Markets

June 22, 2020 — The western plywood markets continue to roll along, with persistent strength in panel and lumber...

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Brazilian plywood

Product Advisory warns of unsafe Brazilian Plywood sold in American markets

Last fall, we announced that Freres Lumber joined nine other U.S. domestic plywood producers as the “U.S. Structural Plywood...

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