A super-strong engineered wood product popular in Europe, known as cross-laminated timber (CLT), is coming to America under a joint venture involving a Coeur d’Alene-based lumber producer.  The Austrian Johann Offner Group and Idaho Forest Group, which operates five mills in North Idaho, US, will sign a partnership to produce cross-laminated timber (CLT) to be distributed in the American market.  'The family-owned companies together will market and distribute CLT building systems in the U.S. as soon as this year', said Marc Brinkmeyer, chairman of Idaho Forest Group. 'Idaho Forest ...