While lumber cost increases have gained a lot of attention over the past year as they quadrupled between April 2020 and May 2021, it isn't the only building material to experience meteoric price ...

Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the late 70s, is now the most popular. But both have their advantages and disadvantages ...

Dublin, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "North America Wood Products Market (Softwood Lumber, Oriented Strand Board & Plywood): Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2021-2025)" ...

West Fraser is one of the largest softwood lumber and oriented strand board, or OSB, producers in the world, with significant production capacity in Canada, southeastern United States, and Europe. New ...

The price of a formerly cheap plywood substitute called oriented strand board has surged 97% since the start of the year. The rally in OSB is due in part to the storm in Texas, which caused a shortage ...

Surging prices for oriented strand board, caused by a rebound in North American housing construction, is helping to offset the impact on producers of a lacklustre lumber market and U.S. duties on ...

Dublin, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "North America Wood Products Market (Softwood Lumber, Oriented Strand Board & Plywood): Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2022-2026)" ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The price of lumber is through the roof, and homeowners are taking notice. "The biggest response [after they are quoted a price] is 'I don't know if I can afford that,'" said Marc ...

Weyerhaeuser Company WY is scheduled to report second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 26, before the opening bell. In the last reported quarter, this wood-based building products manufacturer’s adjusted ...

John Gagola, who worked nine years in the drying department at the Bemidji Ainsworth Lumber Co., is among about 140 workers now without work. The Bemidji oriented strand board plant, which was shut ...