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SmartLam North America\u2019s Dothan Division plans to construct a new production facility in Houston County, Alabama in order to manufacture large glulam beams and columns. The facility is expected to run $62 million.<\/p>\n

In addition, Canadian-based Peak Renewables will construct a new wood pellet production facility on 30 acres behind the SmartLam facility, utilizing sawmill residuals to produce the wood pellets it markets for renewable power generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mass timber industry is in its infancy,\u201d said Derek Ratchford, SmartLam\u2019s chief executive officer. \u201cIt has just started. It is going through accelerated tremendous growth; therefore, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here today to announce what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glulam, or glued laminated timber, engineered wood products are used for large high-strength beams, headers and columns. SmartLam\u2019s new automated glulam facility will allow the company to increase production and purchase additional high-strength fiber from private landowners throughout central and southern Alabama.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we as the Wiregrass, if we as Southeast Alabama want to continue to make noise in this part of the world, it takes all of us working together,\u201d said Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba.<\/p>\n

The new Dothan facility will make SmartLam the largest mass timber producer in North America, Ratchford said. The new facility, expected to be fully operational in October 2024, will have the capacity to produce 84 million board feet annually when it reaches full production.<\/p>\n

The SmartLam North America facility in Dothan was the first to offer cross-laminated timber (CLT) products manufactured from Southern yellow pine, according to the company. Designed to be lightweight and strong, CLT products are used in construction for structural floor, roof, and wall systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe utilize residuals from that amazing resource known as Southern pine, and this facility fundamentally strengthens the forest sector, providing that sustainability and growth that\u2019s needed, not for years, but for generations to come,\u201d said Bax.<\/p>\n

Using residual wood fiber from Rex Lumber sawmills, Peak will ultimately be able to produce 180,000 metric tons of wood pellets each year at the Dothan facility. Construction on the wood pellet facility will be completed by mid-2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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