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Australia received 159.12 million board feet of U.S. lumber last year, down l3.7%o.

lncreases in shipments to Mexico rose 20Vo to 110.2 million feet and were up 5.4Vo to Japan, some 574.45 million board feet.

Oregon's exports to Japan rose 29Vo in 1985 to 101.6 million board feet of lumber, and California shipped ll.6 million, four times the amount sent in 1984. Washington shipped 5.57o less lumber than a year earlier, though it remained Japan's top source of imported lumber at 177 million feet.

Morgan Buys Shasta Millwork

Morgan Products Ltd. has acquired certain of the assets of Shasta Millwork, Inc., in Weed, Ca., in a dual attempt to increase door production and expand into Western markets.

Organized in 1983 when it bought the door plant from International Paper, Shasta has been manufacturing wood panel doors in its 460,000 sq. ft. facility at considerably less than capacity since its inception.

Morgan, a leading manufacturer of doors and millwork products, operated its 800000 sq. ft. Oshkosh, Wi., plant at capacity levels during most of 1985.

Simpson Doors Join The Elite

Two Simpson Door Co. doors with leaded glass inserts and rounded tops are among the products showcased in the 'America's Finest" 1986 calendar, a hard bound diary published by London Manhattan featuring 55 of the U.S.'s most prestigious interior design products and companies.

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Hunig Sash & Dcnr Co., a subsidiary of Cmne Co., St. L,ouis, Mo., has acquired a DC in Albuquerque, N.M., from the Uwad Hines hrnfur Co. . . . Seawest Distributors, Portland, Or., and Seattle, Wa., have become distributors for Atock Industries, Inc., San Antonio. Tx. Snnp-Jwnb Intematbnal, Inc., has moved its main office to Boise, Id.

Morgan Prodans M. has acquired Shasta Millwork, Inc.,Weed, Ca., for an undisclosed price Jeld-Wen, Inc., Klarnath Falls, Or., plans to purchase some assets of the E. A. Nord Co., Evercft, Wa.. which has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11.

Georgin-PaciJic Corp. is acquiring a moulding plant at Cottonwood, Ca., from RocHin Moulding, Inc., no price revealed . . Louisinn-Pacific Corp. will build an oriented Waferwood plant near Sagola, Mi., completion set for summer 1987 .

Tlte Innirnte Comcil of Amerba has been formed by Consoweld, Formica, Micana, Nevanw Pbrrcer Plnstbs, and RnJph Wlson Plastbs; tlrc budget is $450000 . Horcywell, Inc. has purchased Qund Six, Irrc. ,dbirtbi-Pice Corp., Armstrong World Industries, Closet Maid, Gmber Industries, Hirsh Co., Keije, Magb Ameican Chemical Corp., Skil Corp. andWeiser Inck were 1986Innovator Award winners at the National Home CenterShow...

Howing stnns fell 3.5Vo in Feb. (latest figs.) to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,985,000 units multi-family starts were up ll.2Vo single family starts dipped llTo building permits dropped 6.9Vo.

California Housing Starts

California housing starts in January (latest figures available) Ilt 248,4@ units, marking the thirteenth month in a row in excess of 220,W0 annualized starts, according to a Bank of America report. California is the only state in the West for which these housing numben are consistently available.

Single-family starts rose I3.3Vo over December 1985, two- to four-unit projects jumped 32Vo, and five-plus unit starts fell l7.6Vo. January building permits authorizedrcre l4.3vo from the previous month.

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