EDITOR’S MESSAGE
Special guest editorial
Hi IMTC Mass Timber Community—It’s Arnie.
I love to sell. But Melissa, Marvin, and Stacey—along with help from Paul—are our new upgraded sales team, and they’re way better than I will ever be in this new age. I want you to know who’s working for you.
Melissa Sklenar, our sales director, has been at the heart of this conference’s growth. Many of you already know her by name—and by her uncanny ability to remember yours. Her relationships across our industry are why our show floor feels like a reunion, not a marketplace.
Marvin Springer, now full-time on IMTC as our senior account executive, gives our partners the steady, personal attention they deserve. When you commit to this conference, Marvin commits right back. Marvin commented the “sense of community IMTC fosters each year when we convene as an industry” drives his passion to be a part of this event and differentiates it from other events.
And you may remember Stacey Littles—my favorite niece—from about ten years ago. She worked closely with Tom and Paul on the Small Log Conference and the start of IMTC. We’re so pleased she’s back. As Stacey puts it:
“Returning for year 11 feels like coming full circle. As Conference Account Executive, my role is more than managing accounts—it’s about building relationships and creating opportunities for meaningful engagement in a community that’s shaping the future of construction.”
If you need help registering, reach out to Stacey. She’ll take care of you like family—because she is.
Left to right: Melissa Sklenar, Marvin Springer, Stacey Littles
This conference has never been about booths and badges. It’s about people who believe in mass timber and in each other.
That said—please say hello to me, too!
See you in Portland.
—Arnie Didier,
Founder, International Mass Timber Conference
Meet the Editors
Left to right: Craig Rawlings, Shelby Cherry, Tom Waddell
FEATURED ARTICLE
Woody Biomass to Jet Fuel: NWABF Advances Port of Longview, WA Project
Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) has received a major boost in its plans to establish a renewable fuels refinery in Washington state after signing a $70 million funding partnership with Black Gold Equity Partners.
This additional funding will help to establish a $3 billion production facility using woody biomass as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
BIOMASS (WOODY)
Turning Woody Biomass Into Sustainable Aviation Fuel: NWABF Moves Forward With Massive Washington Facility
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UCLA and Mote pilot biomass gasification to turn campus waste into hydrogen
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Korean researchers cut carbon emissions 60% by turning waste sawdust into eco-friendly plastic
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University of Maine receives USDA funding for woody biomass supply chain research
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Biochar in Cincinnati is One Step Closer
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Treehouse California Almonds Partners with Sitos Group to Turn Almond Byproduct into Biochar
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MSU research explores new use for northern Michigan’s storm-damaged timber
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EMPLOYMENT
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EVENTS
2026 North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) Traders Market
November 4–6 | Anaheim, CA
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Mass Timber Moisture Control: Lessons From The Jobsite
November 10 | Webinar
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Moisture-Smart Design For Mass Timber Buildings
November 12 | Webinar
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North American Biochar Conference
November 16–18 | New Orleans, LA
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Mass-Timber Engineering Challenges
November 17, November 24 and December 1 | New Webinar Series
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WoodWorks Conference: Mass timber at the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre
November 18 | Moncton, NB
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Keys to Successful Sawmill Management Training
December 1–3 | Portland, OR
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International Mass Timber Conference & Expo
March 16–19, 2027 (Tuesday thru Friday) | Portland, OR • USA
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FORESTRY
University of Montana seeks input on naming of new forestry building
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Google’s Free AI Forest Map Outperforms the EU’s Own EUDR Maps
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Oregon State University sees ‘alarming trends’ of wildfire smoke impacting schools
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Treasure Valley Community College students learn forest management firsthand in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
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Wood you believe it? Maine prison logging instructors win award
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American Hardwood Export Council Trip to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, A Forest Emergency
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Maine Looks to Its Forests to Reach Climate Goals
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DEC awards $45M to support tree nursery and forest product markets
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Sierra Business Council Launches New Wood Utilization Initiative to Advance Forest Resilience and Local Economic Opportunity
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MARKETS
Giving trees a second life in Bozeman, Montana
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ORNL launches new collaborative effort to modernize the paper industry nationwide
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Ufp Industries faces earnings test as lumber market weakens
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MASS TIMBER
Porter Square affordable housing project will use mass timber as part of a state program
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New Mass timber residential building set to begin leasing for the 2027-28 academic year
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Critics question mass timber partnership with the Port of Portland
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Construction on BVH Architecture-designed Lincoln Central Library breaks ground in Nebraska
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Mass Timber Robot Can Predict What Builders Need Next
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Atlassian’s Plyscraper Becomes the Test Bed for Longer Timber Floors
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Mass timber selected for affordable housing project in San Diego
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Under One Roof: Freedom Mobile Arch, Vancouver, BC
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MILL NEWS
Ashland, Maine Sawmill to Nearly Double Production
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Canfor Announces $96 Million Investment to Strengthen Arkansas Regional Hub
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Georgia-Pacific Investing Approximately $150 Million in Palatka, Florida, to Modernize Angel Soft® Bath Tissue Production
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Conifex lands $7.84M government package to modernize B.C. sawmill
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Alabama lumber mill closing, laying off 123, as construction market softens
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West Fraser to indefinitely curtail its OSB and lumber portfolios
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WOOD CONSTRUCTION
From forest to building: University of Washington launches Center for Timber Innovation
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WOOD PELLETS
Safety First: Managing the Real Dangers of Unmanaged Dust in Wood Processing
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Invention from Wales prevents indoor pollution from wood burning stoves
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Drax unveils £20bn plans for new data centre – powered by burning wood
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