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Stacks of cut lumber in front of a wood processing factory with smokestacks emitting white steam under a blue sky, highlighting the industry's role in improving panel market conditions.

Freres Lumber May Market Report: Improving Panel Market as Housing Starts Increase

May 13, 2019 — Better weather is the catalyst for an improving panel market. The sunny weather has brought...

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Top view of a modern wooden spiral staircase with a black railing and ambient lighting, crafted from materials with engineered wood certifications.

Additional Engineered Wood Certifications Open Up New Possibilities for Mass Ply

Freres Lumber’s Mass Ply Panels have been put through rigorous testing, gaining several engineered wood certifications and proving...

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Industrial factory interior with wooden beams, yellow railings, and large machinery for processing materials, ideal for serving the panel market.

Freres Lumber April Market Update: A Disappointing Start to Spring for the Panel Market

April 29, 2019 — The plywood market has been disappointing so far this spring, but the most recent week...

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A woman walks past large industrial machines processing stacks of wood in a factory setting, highlighting production for veneer and panel markets.

Freres Lumber April Market Report: Stable Veneer and Panel Markets with Only Slight Improvement

April 8, 2019 — Veneer and panel markets have been remarkably stable over the last month, although, they haven’t...

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A worker operates a large machine for processing wood panels in a factory setting, contributing to the supply chain of the Western plywood market.

Freres Lumber March Market Update: A Lackluster Western Plywood Market

March 25, 2019 — The western plywood market has been steadier but unspectacular in the past few weeks. Some...

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A large loader lifts logs near a truck at a lumber yard, highlighting activity in the Wood Products Markets, with stacked logs and trees in the background.

Freres Lumber March Market Report: A Turn in the Weather Slows the Wood Products Markets

March 11, 2019 — Winter Arrives, Hampering Building Activity. Winter is upon us and with it comes a slowdown...

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Stacks of large plywood sheets, an affordable mass timber product, are stored inside a spacious, modern warehouse with high ceilings.

Mass Ply is Lowering the Cost of Mass Timber

Freres Lumber’s Mass Ply Panel is an affordable mass timber product that is gaining worldwide acceptance as a safe,...

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Logs stacked at a lumber mill with heavy machinery and a large yellow crane under a clear sky, ready to supply the commodity panel markets.

Freres Lumber February Market Update: Winter Weather Cools Commodity Panel Markets

February 24, 2019 — Currently, the commodity panel markets continue to struggle with the effects of wet and wintry...

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Stacks of large, laminated wooden panels—Mass Ply Panel, which received patents and passed fire safety testing—fill a warehouse with concrete floors and high ceilings.

Mass Plywood Product Passes Two Milestones

Over the past few weeks, Freres Lumber Company’s Mass Ply Panel received patents and passed fire safety testing, putting...

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