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US-$ 135 million for an SYP sawmill

Article by Günther Jauk (adapted for holzkurier.com; translated by Eva Guzely) | 17.04.2025 - 08:34

With a major investment, Jasper Lumber will triple its lumber production in Alabama/US.

US sawmill company Jasper Lumber, which is based in Jasper, Alabama, is about to complete an investment project which was launched back in 2020. According to reports by regional media, the company is investing a total of US-$135 million (around €119 million) in the Southern Yellow Pine sawmill. Using state-of-the-art, high-technology equipment, the sawmills annual production output will reportedly rise from 65 to 225 million bft (from 140,000 to 361,000 m³ of 2-by-4 equivalents) by 2026.

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