
Business Trends Abroad – December 2022/January 2023
Indonesia – Indonesia’s export of wood products continues to rise even though demand in China has weakened. However, a global recession would seriously impact export

Indonesia – Indonesia’s export of wood products continues to rise even though demand in China has weakened. However, a global recession would seriously impact export

Patrick Gagné is a sales representative (Ontario, U.S. East and West coasts) for Primewood, a hardwood lumber company based in Drummondville, Quebec. Primewood manufactures over

Decorative Hardwoods Association and Hardwood plywood made news in Washington recently as The Washington Post reported on Russian Birch imports by way of China and

Sales of hardwood lumber are not going great guns on the West Coast, but lumber is still moving. An Oregon lumberman stated, “The market has

During the NHLA Annual Convention this September in Cleveland, Ohio, AHEC presented details of on-going work to develop Sustainable Hardwood Certification (SHC) as a cost-effective

Huntland, Tennessee–Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods is a full-service hardwood lumber manufacturing company specializing in Appalachian species, with 20 million board feet of annual production. Thompson Appalachian

Atlanta, GA–The International Woodworking Fair® (IWF), North America’s largest woodworking technology and design trade show/conference, was recently held here at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Maiden, North Carolina—“Load to load, Lawrence Lumber is committed to ensuring customers receive the finest quality lumber that enables them to get the best yield

Annapolis, Maryland–With an official artist roster of hundreds of acclaimed musicians, the soulful guitar riffs from Carlos Santana, melodic notes by John Mayer and electrifying

As Thailand’s capital, largest city, and economic and cultural hub, Bangkok is the standout choice for AHEC 25th Southeast Asia and Greater China Convention. On

By Rose BradenPresident Softwood Export Councilwww.softwood.org Those of us whose livelihoods depend on international markets have experienced a couple of challenging years as most U.S.

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce recently ruled that certain hardwood plywood products and veneered panels imported from Vietnam are actually sourced from China, circumventing antidumping

Hardwood lumber sales are proceeding in the Lake States region but are being pulled down in some cases by market forces, according to sources recently

The hardwood markets in the Northeast are inconsistent, with one sawmill representative recently reporting a lack of demand in the United States for his specialty

In the Southeast, sales of hardwood lumber are good at the time of this writing, but there is a hint of negative factors in the

At the time of this writing, hardwood sales on the West Coast are slower than they have been lately and there is a degree of

United Kingdom–After the United Kingdom (UK) signaled its intention to leave the EU, the government set out plans to stop recognizing the CE mark and

Scott Wood is responsible for lumber sales, gunstock sales and lumber purchasing at Midwest Walnut Co., located in Willow Springs, MO.Midwest Walnut offers Walnut lumber

As we head into the fall season, with summer’s up-and-down activity for stocks, businesses are being cautious with their purchases. It was noted that green

Mississauga, Ontario –Tropical Forest Products, with its head office here, recently announced that its premium Black Label™ brand of Ipe and other tropical hardwoods has

Contacts recently advised log supplies were better than in late summer. With warm weather conditions of summer, sawmills had to work fast to process, dry