Market Report: Oregon Snowpack and the Wood Products Market
It was still snowing in Lyons, Oregon as we moved into April. This winter weather has been persistent. The...
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Market Update: Banking Crisis and the Engineered Wood Market
In recent weeks, commodity plywood sales have slowed and prices have softened. One factor has been continuing late winter...
Under the Hood of Our Steam Turbine: How Power is Made
It’s often said that many people don’t know what it takes to make the food that ends up in...
Market Report: Housing Starts and the Engineered Wood Market
It has been largely anticipated that housing starts would weaken significantly as interest rates increased. This prediction, which is...
Mass Ply Panels Shape the Near-Complete PDX Airport Roof
Four hundred thousand square feet of our Mass Ply Panels (MPP) were used on the nine-acre mass timber roof...
February Market Update: Surge in Commodity Lumber and Panel Prices
The last four weeks have been solid for western plywood sales. We’ve sold over production each week. Prices during...
Market Report: Mass Ply Market Robust, Plywood Improves
The Mass Ply facility is booked for the next several months at our current production levels. This is extremely...
The Labor Shortage and a Freres Solution
Labor shortages have been acute since COVID, and have directly affected two essential metrics for a manufacturing facility like...
January Market Update: Sales Volumes Increase
Western Plywood markets have shown some life this past week, resulting in the best weekly sales volume we’ve seen...
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