Ashley Amidon is the executive director at International Wood Products Association (IWPA), in Alexandria, Virginia. IWPA advocates for the acceptance and demand for the legally
IWPA recently held its annual convention where historically, the Executive Director gives a speech on the state of the association. As I prepped my speech,
New Steps For Climate Resilience And Forest Conservation Announced Public Comments Accepted Through Mid-June For Parts Of Policy The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
Jodhpur, Rajasthan–AHEC hosted a mini-convention and trade servicing mission to Jodhpur recently. A total of 12 U.S. hardwood exporting companies, in addition to the Chief
Petersburg, WV—Allegheny Wood Products (AWP), located here, recently hosted members of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee at the Petersburg Dry Kiln
Vietnam – There has been a decline in wood and wood product (W&WP) exports to almost all markets at the beginning of 2023. Exports to
Las Vegas, Nevada –Nearly 70,000 home building professionals from around the globe filled the exhibit halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center recently as the
With spring upon us, logging activity will be increasing in some areas. This is good news as many in the province and along the U.S.
“As a lumberyard and mill, we are part of a collective stewardship in a unique supply chain, from forest to finished product. We source quality
The usual slowdown for spring thaw affected logging activity. In December 2022, according to figures published, hardwood production had a 4.2 percent gain in output.
On the West Coast, lumbermen rated their markets from “pretty slow” to “order-to-order” to “strong” at the time of these interviews. In Washington, a lumber
“We want to be a solution for our suppliers. We know that they are proud of the quality of their products, and we are proud
Throughout the Southeast region sources agreed, that at the time of this writing, sales were doing well. In Mississippi a lumber salesman said that while
Delhi, India –U.S. hardwood exports to India reached an all-time high in 2022 with the value of hardwood lumber and veneer exports totaling USD 8.618
Across the Northeast region there are mixed opinions, at the time of this writing, on how the market is going with some sources saying that
Dubai, UAE –The American Hardwood Export Council hosted a hardwood pavilion at the recent Dubai Woodshow, held here at the Dubai World Trade Center. Dubai
Memphis, Tennessee—Miller Wood Trade Publications (MWTP), located here, recently announced that Chris Fehr has joined the team to cover the Midwest U.S. region. Fehr brings
I was chatting with another association colleague the other day about long term challenges for the wood industry and he summarized one of the biggest
Natural Connections was presented at Matadero Madrid as part of Madrid Design Festival 2023 With the aim of connecting material and people in a personal,
In December 2019, I presented an update on the U.S. lumber market at a Japan Lumber Importers Association meeting as part of an SEC’s annual
Henco Viljoen is the Drying specialist for Nyle Dry Kilns of Brewer, Maine.He is originally from South Africa, where he did the IT, System Development
