ECO FRIENDLY

Sustainability starts in the forest. All our wood comes from a 150-mile radius from the mill and is harvested from sustainably managed forests as a renewable resource.

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INDUSTRY LEADER

Freres Lumber is the industry leader in the production of high quality veneer for the manufacturing of plywood and engineered wood products.

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We support a thriving workforce, providing local jobs and career opportunities in manufacturing, milling, trucking, and forestry.

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Manufacturers of High Quality Wood Products

We specialize in creating the highest quality products across the wood products spectrum from raw log to finished products.

Mass Ply Panel

MPP is a massive, large scale, structural composite lumber based panel designed as an alternative to Cross Laminated Timbers (CLT). CLT products have been used in Europe for decades as a substitute for concrete construction, and have recently been used in multi-story construction in the United States.

Mass Ply Panel

MPP is a massive, large scale, structural composite lumber based panel designed as an alternative to Cross Laminated Timbers (CLT).

Veneer

The vast majority of the veneer that we manufacture is made from Douglas Fir due to the high quality of the species’ wood fiber.

Plywood

Freres Lumber Co., has been the industry leader in the production of high-quality sheathing and touch sanded plywood panels since 1998.

Lumber

Our primary lumber products are variations of 2×3 through 4×6 dimensions in softwood species such as Douglas Fir or Hemlock.

Jobs and Opportunities

We employ nearly 500 individuals in the North Santiam Canyon (the communities of Lyons and Mill City, Oregon). Job opportunities exist in our veneer manufacturing operations, a stud mill, our cogeneration facility, trucking, and in our forestry and road building departments.

Freres Lumber Co., Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and cultures. We believe in promotion from within and always look internally before recruiting externally.

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President Biden’s Vaccine Executive Order

October 13, 2021 — President Biden recently issued Executive Order 14042 directing all federal agencies to ensure that contracts entered into with government contractors and subcontractors include clauses forcing workforce vaccination....
13 October, 2021
October Market Report: Plywood Prices Improve

October 11, 2021 — Plywood prices began improving early in September and have grown continuously upward since then. It was a grind because price increases were hard fought and very gradual over the month. The result, however, was a 12 percent increase in prices to a published mid-week price of $515 for ½” 4-ply, our benchmark product, from a previous low of $455....
11 October, 2021
What is Biochar and what are its Benefits?

October 4, 2021 — Biochar is the solid, carbon-rich coproduct produced when biomass is converted to energy in an oxygen-controlled environment. Biochar production, in conjunction with forestry product systems, provides the opportunity to treat underused biomass (such as forest fuel load reductions, slash from tree harvest and planer shavings) in an economic and environmentally beneficial way....
04 October, 2021