Besse Forest Products Group closes 6 mills in Wisconsin and Michigan

Besse Forest Products Group, a longtime leader in Northern hardwood veneer, lumber, and specialty plywood manufacturing, has closed six of its green lumber sawmills and veneer mills in Wisconsin and Michigan. The facilities are now up for sale. HyperAms, one of the companies facilitating the sale, said the closures mark a significant shift for the forest products industry in the Midwest. On September 6th, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan entered an order appointing Timothy Turek as receiver for all assets of Besse Forest Products, Inc., BFP Management, Inc., Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood ...