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atistical and probabilistic demand forecasting optimized supply planning real time decision logistics and execution and predictive and prescriptive risk management young added that ai has enhanced predictive maintenance prescriptive maintenance and now emerging autonomous maintenance when systems self diagnose and trigger actions in integration with control systems and robotics for example for businesses and production systems machine learning and ai will be essential for success young said adding that people need to overcome the ml ai literacy problem but the question persists will humans continue to learn and at what rate derek ratchford ceo of smartlam north america told of that company s production growth in mass timber through a joint ownership of several well known sawmill companies including two rivers lumber collum s lumber charles ingram lumber and rex lumber several years ago the company committed to the investment of 85 million toward upgrading automation at its clt facilities at columbia falls mont and dothan ala and for the construction of a greenfield glulam facility in dothan ratchford said several key factors came together to drive the investment he said the market was ready that mass timber had successfully crossed the chasm from a niche production into a high growth mainstream market smartlam had established itself as a solid performer earning the confidence of the ownership group capital was available through the strong financial position of the ownership especially following the prosperous covid years and the fact that the company s existing clt plants were operating at maximum capacity creating a bottleneck for future growth ratchford said the secret sauce to the successful implementation of the investment projects has been its people providing expertise at every step including in house engineering modeling and precision execution on an operational philosophy of growing talent from within through continuous cross training where does smartlam go from here ratchford said its vision is to evolve from a project based approach to leading the market with productized solutions developing core and shell building systems that are ready to assemble meeting the needs of developers while leveraging the company s production efficiencies charles bradford vp of procurement at scotch plywood and ken carter vp at winston plywood veneer gave respective presentations in the catastrophe management session bradford in his talk from ashes to operations reflected on the fire that took out the veneer mill in waynesboro miss in early 2021 fortunately there were no injuries though the mill was a total loss while a lot of questions and uncertainties immediately surfaced there was no hesitation from the family ownership at scotch plywood to move fast including busing employees 120 miles to another company facility at beatrice ala maintaining production customers and the supply chain and moving forward on a total rebuild the rebuild at waynesboro took 14 months and production records came shortly thereafter bradford focused on the importance of insurance coverage for the building machinery equipment business interruption and extra expenses enabling immediate cleanup continued operations workforce retention and rebuild execution the claim paid more than 40 million according to bradford who gave a shout out to marshmclennan agency and its vp of forestry wood products practice mike mccoy and then it happened again bradford said this time a fire at the beatrice facility on november 2 2025 due to an electrical issue with the veneer chipper no one was injured but the green end was destroyed bradford said scotch has quickly implemented a reverse model now increasing operations at waynesboro and transferring logs from beatrice to waynesboro and shipping veneer from waynesboro to a new dryer at beatrice what matters most bradford asked decide quickly protect your people maintain the system insurance going to 24 7 execute and adjust carter of winston plywood veneer spoke on tribulation to triumph a plywood journey he showed a video and recalled when an f4 tornado struck louisville miss in spring 2014 and completely destroyed the plywood mill while killing 10 and injuring 80 in the community ownership at atlas holdings broke ground on a new mill in early 2015 so the mill has been in operation for 10 years our story is more than a timeline of events carter said it s a story about people purpose and what it looks like to get knocked down and choose together to get back up carter noted that after 10 years of production the mill is producing more than 7 5mmsf 3 8 in basis of plywood and veneer per week and they ve achieved a four year run without a serious accident and one minor incident over the previous 18 months carter emphasized the many challenges the operation encountered including building and operating a facility initially with mostly used equipment and of hiring and developing a production team that was lacking in manufacturing experience a reality that showed up in high turnover but perhaps the biggest challenge or opportunity as carter called it was safety for example lockout tagout was in place but some employees were taking shortcuts and hard decisions were made to terminate several employees for loto violations we doubled down on training we worked to build a culture where anyone could stop the line if something wasn t right in the past 10 years carter said they ve invested more than 35 million in capital improvements for equipment and production lines meanwhile developing a strong team of plywood professionals turnover rate has dropped significantly thanks in part to a mentoring approach called pals program as they move forward carter said they continue to look at new automation technologies such as ai and robotic integration but with caution what we ve experienced so far dealing with veneer and plywood are all the variables of mother nature within the tree itself such as moisture sap density etc where in automotive for example you re dealing with a stamped part made of metal or plastic that s exactly the same every time winston plywood veneer is on the road to 10 million carter said don t be like the naysayers 10 years ago who told us we would never make a sheet of plywood rich baldwin principal consultant of risk advisors provided a two part presentation the first part on the current state of the industry in north america he addressed the numerous challenges facing the structural wood products industry as of the first quarter pricing dip in 2025 followed by marginal improvement in early 2026 permanently higher operating costs relatively weak housing starts a weak macroeconomy inflation mortgage interest rates personal income unemployment unpredictable changes to foreign trade policies weak profitability of forest products producers he also spoke on the state of the european union deforestation regulation eudr which the eu is enacting with the goal of limiting cutting of natural forests and compels all wood and wood related imports to the eu to comply with a due diligence checklist that includes the geographic location and harvest dates of all trees incorporated into those wood products which is the most vexing requirement in december 2025 eu delayed implementation for large producers for one year to allow additional time to roll out it systems however amending eudr to include a no risk category with minimal reporting requirements which presumably would include the u s and canada has repeatedly failed baldwin also addressed the growing japanese influence in north america housing and said it s following a similar pattern of japan s influx into na with automobiles consumer electronics and steel he cited investment in north america in building materials from companies such as itochu and sumitomo forestry corp and in homebuilding from daiwa house sekisui and sumitomo also baldwin noted the likes of machinery manufacturers hashimoto denki meinan and taihei have increased their participation in north american panel and engineered wood products operations several reasons account for japan s focus on the u s the japan population and associated need for housing and building materials is decreasing while the u s population and needs are increasing japanese businesses now have decades of experience becoming accustomed to u s culture and business practices japan s ministry of land infrastructure transport tourism is emphasizing overseas growth of homebuilders and building materials with the u s as one of the primary targets amanda lang president and coo of forisk consulting spoke on fiber and timber supply and outlook she said total capacity of u s wood using pulp mills declined 26 over the past 11 years representing 19 million tons lost and that this shift of pulp demand is related to reduced demand for certain paper end products increased use of recycled pulp and increased efficiency in the production of paper sawmill residual chips account for 33 of fiber demand in the u s by pulp panel and pellet mills according to lang who added that wood fiber users in the western u s use 88 sawmill residual chips in their mix versus 25 in the u s south she noted that forest inventory in the u s south is 90 larger than it was in the early 1990s and forecasts suggest that pine inventory will grow 1 7 per year in the next 10 years and the most recent outlook has 4 more growth over 10 years than last year s model due to mill closures pelice 2026 in atlanta industry leaders big investments and a clear path forward the 10th panel engineered lumber international conference expo pelice lived up to its reputation as a can t miss industry event bringing 470 attendees 95 exhibitors and 41 speakers to omni atlanta hotel at centennial park on april 16 17 co hosted by panel world and georgia research institute the biennial conference first launched in 2008 offers a timely pulse check on the panel and engineered lumber industries the 2026 edition reinforced that role delivering a mix of market realism strategic clarity and forward looking optimism pelice s milestone 10th event carried added significance including recognition of 18 exhibitor companies that have participated in all 10 conferences co chairmen rich donnell and fred kurpiel reflected on the event s origins with kurpiel credited for first envisioning the conference and partnering with panel world nearly two decades ago the audience included representatives from 25 producer companies with executive leadership on hand to address a rapidly evolving business environment perfect 10 exhibitors at pelice the recent panel engineered lumber international conference expo pelice held in mid april at the omni hotel in atlanta was the 10th pelice since its inception in 2008 event hosts panel world magazine and georgia research institute presented awards to 18 exhibitor companies that have participated in each pelice the perfect 10 awards went to andritz con vey dieffenbacher dürr evergreen engineering electronic wood systems flamex globe machine grecon hexion ipco mid south engineering raute siempelkamp tsi usnr wechsler technologies and westmill leadership perspectives strategy culture and discipline georgia pacific building value through people david neal executive vice president of building products georgia pacific opened with a message centered on culture and long term value creation neal emphasized the company s principle based management framework rooted in stewardship and human progress noting the importance of internal development and external relationships building relationships and trust remains fundamental to both business success and community impact he highlighted employees who rose through the organization reinforcing how long term investment in people translates into stronger partnerships and evolving customer solutions boise cascade staying focused in a volatile market rob johnson senior vice president of manufacturing operations at boise cascade addressed the company s evolution into one of north america s largest producers of engineered wood products despite market pressures boise has resisted broad diversification instead leaning into its core strengths we are an ewp focused business we consider plywood a byproduct of strength rated veneer production johnson also pointed to the company s integrated distribution model as a stabilizing force helping smooth financial performance across fluctuating markets roseburg billion dollar investments tight execution fresh off announcing the restart of construction on a new medium density fiberboard mdf facility in oregon jim salchenberg of roseburg detailed a sweeping capital investment strategy from 2021 2024 the company approved more than 400 projects totaling 1 1 billion delivering them within 3 of budget despite post pandemic challenges salchenberg distilled that success into three principles own the budget protect the scope relentlessly and never accept it takes what it takes and it costs what it costs engineered wood a structural shift not a cycle one of the clearest themes at pelice 2026 was the accelerating role of engineered wood products ewp lofton beasley of weyerhaeuser framed the shift in unmistakable terms these forces are structural not cyclical he pointed to long term changes in construction including labor shortages demand for speed and predictability and increasing reliance on prefabricated systems these trends are driving adoption of engineered solutions that reduce variability and improve efficiency beasley emphasized that ewp is central to long term strategy the message is clear ewp is not peripheral it is a central mechanism for translating timberland strength into durable higher return growth weyerhaeuser is backing that strategy with capacity expansion including a new timberstrand facility designed to convert lower quality logs into higher value products housing market reality short term pressure long term opportunity market analysis from chris beard of john burns research and consulting provided a grounded look at demand drivers new construction is the near term drag beard said pointing to elevated housing inventory and slower starts however the broader picture is more nuanced with the median u s home now 44 years old aging housing stock is fueling a surge in repair and remodeling activity now rivaling new construction in total spending beard highlighted several tailwinds including rising home equity levels larger tax refunds supporting renovation spending and increasing frequency of disaster related repairs while new construction may soften in the near term beard said forecasts point to a rebound beginning in 2027 market dynamics shifting materials and global pressure guillermo velarde of afry management consulting outlined broader structural changes across panel markets osb continues to gain share due to cost and performance advantages plywood faces ongoing substitution pressure 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