By Staff | December 31, 2020 | Filed under: News
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Jasper Lumber Co. and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production at a Walker County facility through a $45 million project creating at least 60 jobs.
The investment will triple capacity at Jasper Lumber’s existing sawmill and create additional activity for its other subsidiary companies, which will operate under the parent company Jasper Forest Products LLC, a Jasper-Tolko Partnership.
Plans call for the construction of new facilities, the installation of new machinery, and increased shifting at the mill.
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Jasper Lumber announces $45 million expansion, to create 60 jobs
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
Jasper Lumber Co. and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production at a Walker County facility through a $45 million project creating at least 60 jobs.
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Jasper Lumber Co. today announced a partnership with Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. which will expand lumber production at its Walker County facility, through a $45 million project projected to create at least 60 jobs.
Plans call for new construction, new machinery and more shifts at the sawmill. Construction should begin in early 2021.
Jasper Lumber COO Roy Beall said the partnership will allow the company to expand its capacity from 70 million board feet to approximately 200 million. The expansion is also expected to create other spin-off jobs.
Lumber production facility expansion to create 60 jobs in Walker Co. (Source: WWNY) By WBRC Staff | December 29, 2020 at 11:22 AM CST - Updated December 29 at 11:22 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBRC) - A new partnership between Jasper Lumber Co. and Canadaâs Tolko Industries Ltd. at a Walker County facility through a $45 million project will create at least 60 jobs.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced the partnership on Tuesday.
The investment will triple capacity at Jasper Lumberâs existing sawmill and create additional acitivity for its subsidiary companies.
Plans call for the construction of new facilities, the installation of new machinery and increased shifting at the mill.