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Stock Goes Down ln Flames

A three-alarm blaze at Stock Building Supply, West Jordan, Ut., left the lumberyard with roughly $1.5 million in damage.

Investigators believe the earlymorning June 14 fire was the work of arsonists belonging to an eco-terrorist group.

The destroyed building stored lumber, flat boards and pallets-designated targets of the Earth Liberation Front, according to a recent FBI bulletin. The word "ELF" was found spray painted on Stock's main building adjacent to the flames, said local assistant fire chief Brad Wardle.

The FBI considers ELF to be one of the most dangerous domestic terrorist groups. The group carries out terrorist acts in the name of preserving the environment. The organization has been responsible for more than $100 million in damage since 1996.

In a June l7 statement on its Web site and a fax to a Salt Lake City radio station, ELF claimed responsibility for the act.

The fax said Stock was targeted because it had ignored warnings to repair forklifts that emitted more pollution than diesel engines.

Stock is located next to a strip mall that was spared from damage as firefighters were able to contain the fire.

Three storage sheds containing lumber in the back of the building assisted the fire in quickly spreading.

It took over 45 firefighters to put out the blaze. Investigators are currently working on pinpointing the exact cause ofthe fire.

Alaskan Sawmill To Close

High fuel and shipping costs plus difficulty disposing of wood waste is forcing Silver Bay Logging Co., Wrangell, Ak., to close its doors.

Silver Bay has only been open since March, after emerging from Chapter 1l bankruptcy. The mill is scheduled to close at the latest in October.

Poor quality timber was also a factor in the decision to close. "The timber sales that the Forest Service is putting up, now and in the future, are low quality, low volume, difficult to access, in that probably half of them require helicopters to remove the timber, and we just can't make money flying 2x4's around is what it comes to," said Pat Joensuu of Silver Bay.

The company will be selling its equipment including helicopters, tug boats, barges and tractors.

All-Coast Adds Reman Plant

All-Coast Forest Products, Inc. is nearing completion of a new lumber remanufacturing plant at its distribution facility in Englewood, Co.

"The expansion will allow AllCoast to offer new products and higher value versions of existing products just in time," said Kent Bond. "The new plant will allow us to expand the product offering and the geographic service area of our Colorado distribution facility."

The facility should improve delivery time and quality of the branded Genuine Solid Sawn All-Coast timber products, and will produce branded All-Coast Quality corbels and knee braces in both standard and custom details.

The operation will be certified by Western Wood Products Association to grade its finished products.

An August start-up is targeted.

The expansion will be completed next year with the addition of equipment to produce a full line of AllCoast Genuine Pattern Stock products in custom or standard patterns and quantities.

All-Coast also operates full-service remanufacturing plants in Cloverdale and Chino. Ca.

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