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Building Products

management-level complement to NAWLAs Traders Market, will be a single, extended session.

Distributors Unveil New Logo

The North American Building Material Distribution Association has a new logo featuring clean, bold lines to represent a sense of movement.

"The long-standing graphic of the residential house just does not accurately represent the membership profile anymore," explains NBMDA executive director Kevin Gammonley. "It was definitely time for a change."

Universal Buys So. Ca. Site

Universal Forest Products is consolidating its Huntington Beach and Corona, Ca., facilities into a newly acquired facility in Riverside County, Ca.

Universal purchased the 4l-acre facility in Rubidoux from CertainTeed Corp. for $2.9 million and will move in later this year after renovations are completed.

The new site reportedly will become Southern California's largest lumber remanufacturing facility, providing the company with space for future growth, while streamlining management and administrative functions.

The facility offers I 10,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space and 6,000 sq. ft. of officc space.

Here Comes Radiata Pine

U.S. producers expect increased competition in the states from radiata pine, as Chile continues increasing production despite a small domestic market and collapse of its Asian outlets.

Chile expects available radiata timber-primarily "knot-free lumber"to increase SVo to 23.3 million cu. meters over the next three to five years. Analysts predict the U.S. will rcceive l1%o to 20Vo of Chile's radiata pine lumber products, including fencing, doors and moulding.

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Nexfor /nc. is the new name of Noranda Forest; names of subsidiaries such as Norbord remain the same...

Magla Products, Inc. is now marketing its entire line of work gloves under the Stanley name

Daewoo Machinery Corp. and Daewoo Equipment Corp. have merged as Daewoo Heavy Industries America Corp. .,.

Cooper Industries, /nc. plans to cut 1,000 jobs (3.6Vo of its workforce) and close 12 of its 110 plants, consolidating operations in lower-cost facilities, such as in Mexico Cooper has acquired Mexico City tool manufacturers Disston Co. de Mexico, S.A. de C.V, and Metromex, S.A. de C.V, plus the remaining 5lVo interest from its joint venture partners in Columbian file and saw blade maker Empresa Andina de Henarnientas, S.A.

Southern pine production in 1998 (preliminary figs.) inched up 0.17o to a modern day record 16.13 billion bd. ft.

Anniversaries: Ames Lawn & Garden Tools,225th

Northwest Pine Sales, Portland, Or., 25th.