By Bradley A. McKinneyExecutive DirectorInternational Wood Products Association(703) 820-7807 (c)www.iwpawood.org Now into my second month as Executive Director of the International Wood Products Association (IWPA),
Memphis, Tennessee— Roman Matyushchenko recently taught 11 students in the National Hardwood Lumber Association Inspector Training School Class No. 196, held here at the headquarters
Basel, Switzerland— LSI, a global specialty chemicals business with leading positions in Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) and Specialty Products Solutions (SPS), recently announced that it
Woodland, Washington and Ridgefield, Washington— USNR and Wood Fiber Group recently announced their merger in a transaction that will create the world’s most comprehensive supplier
Edinburgh, Indiana— MacBeath Hardwood, based here, has named Christopher “Casey” Harrison as the new General Manager at its Stockton, California facility. Harrison will be replacing
Cookeville, Tennessee— Hermitage Hardwood, located here, recently installed computerized controls on each of their 17 dry kilns to make them more energy efficient and dependable.
Kingston, New Hampshire— Abenaki Timber Corp., headquartered here, recently upgraded its facility in Belington, West Virginia by replacing their old gas-fired Hurst boiler with a
Montgomery, New York— Russin, located here, will be the exclusive Northeast and Mid-Atlantic distributor for Black Label, Tropical Forest Products’ new brand of Ipe and
Frisco, Texas— Northwest Hardwoods has made the strategic decision to relocate the Company’s head office, currently in Tacoma, Washington, to Frisco, Texas. The creation of
The World Forest ID (WFID) has set itself an ambitious target – to establish a geo-referenced global wood sample library and database to allow use
By Rose BradenPresident Softwood Export Councilwww.softwood.org Over the last year and a half, as record high U.S. lumber prices, tight domestic supply, and COVID related travel
Alexandria, Virginia – The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) recently announced that Bradley McKinney has been selected to serve as the new executive director of
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia—Hoglands Sag & Hyvleri invested in two continuous kilns from Valutec, with its head office here, for its sawmill at Anundsjo, Sweden.
Plessisville, Quebec—Carbotech Group, with its head office here, recently announced its acquisition of Autolog, a company specializing in wood processing optimization and automation. Carbotech Group
Logansport, Indiana—David Messer was recently hired as a sales representative for Cole Hardwood, Inc., headquartered here. Cole Hardwood manufactures hardwood lumber including Ash, Basswood, Beech,
NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz recently provided this housing industry overview in the bi-weekly e-newsletter Eye on the Economy. New single-family home sales in June
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently announced it supports the $1 trillion bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill pending in Congress and applauds lawmakers for
Woodstock, GA – Vision Stairways and Millwork, based here, offers quality crafted stairs, stair parts, entry doors and other millwork. The firm purchases approximately 100,000
By Danielle Viguerie CocoMarketing & Communications DirectorSouthern United States Trade Association (SUSTA)701 Poydras Street, Suite 3845New Orleans, LA 70139-7774 USAT: 504-568-5986 F: 504-568-6010danielle@susta.orgwww.susta.org
Tacoma, WA— A U.S. company in the forest products industry can know all about procuring lumber, having the right equipment in place, training employees, sawing
By Lydian Kennin The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s pre-pandemic projection for global GDP was for an eight to nine percent growth by
