Merchant Magazine - March 2025
Building Products Digest, monthly trade magazine for lumber & building material dealers & distributors, presents its March 2025 regional woods special issue

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SUMITOMO ACQUIRES TEAL JONES' LOUISIANA SAWMILL
Sumitomo Forestry Ltd. of Japan has acquired Teal Jones Louisiana Holdings, majority owner of Teal Jones' sawmill in Plain Dealing, La., which began production last year.

WESTLAKE ACE EXPANDS IN KANSAS CITY AREA
Westlake Ace Hardware has opened a newly relocated store in Olathe, Ks., and signed an agreement to open a new store in Grain Valley, Mo.

NEXT GENERATION OF BOND
Sika USA is rebranding and upgrading two resilient flooring adhesives for the interior installation of luxury vinyl tile, luxury vinyl plank, vinyl sheet goods, fiberglass-backed sheet vinyl, carpet tile, rubber flooring, and more for residential and commercial applications.

DO IT BEST BUYS FIRST SYP FUTURES CONTRACT ON CME
Do it Best once again demonstrated its commitment to market innovation by executing the first-ever trade on the newly launched Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) Futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).