Month: April 2023

173 posts

U.S. Hardwood Exports To India Reach All-Time High

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 million, according to AHEC. The statistics, which have been compiled from the latest data released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), were announced at the opening of Delhiwood, […]

Northeast Business Trends

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 the weather is making it hard for them to get logs and others saying that their sales are doing pretty well. In Pennsylvania a sawmill representative said, “There is very […]

Dubai Welcomes AHEC And U.S. Hardwood Representatives

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 WoodShow is a premier destination for wood specialists who visit the show every year from across the globe. It has become the region’s only dedicated business-to-business meeting place for the […]

Newswires – WPN May/April 2023

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 nearly 30 years of experience in the lumber industry and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. […]

Lake States Business Trends

In the Lake States region, a sawmill spokesman said he has seen an uptick in his company’s business. Other lumbermen, at the time they were interviewed, indicated strength in lumber sales mixed with weakness. A sawmill representative in Illinois stated, “I sense a slight improvement in our business activity compared to the fourth quarter of […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports – WPN April/May 2023

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 & Support as well as assisting with Drying Process Optimization of about 200 kilns for Timber Soft (South Africa). He also owned and ran a Drying research plant for 10 […]

The Importance Of Market Diversification For U.S. Forest Products Suppliers

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 exchange to connect U.S. Softwood lumber suppliers and Japanese importers. The changes in the U.S. market in just three years are striking and they underscore the importance of international market […]

AHEC Makes Natural Connections At Madrid Design Festival 2023

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, conscious and nature-focused way, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has invited leading Spanish designers Inma Bermúdez and Moritz Krefter (Studio Inma Bermúdez), Jorge Penadés and Alvaro Catalán de Ocón […]

A United Wood Industry

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 quite well; it is not about import versus domestic, it is about wood versus other materials. This challenge was borne out when I was shopping for some office supplies for […]

AHEC Updates Members At IHLA Convention

Indianapolis, Indiana –”The Roller Continues: American Hardwood Exports in a Turbulent World:” was the title of a presentation by Michael Snow, executive director of the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) during the 125th anniversary of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association (IHLA) Annual Convention and Exposition. The event was held here recently at the Indianapolis Marriott […]