Month: April 2023

173 posts

AHEC MAKES NATURAL CONNECTIONS ATMADRID DESIGN FESTIVAL 2023

Natural Connections was presented at Matadero Madrid as part ofMadrid 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 to […]

Cabinets, Carbon And Consumers Highlight AHMI Meeting; Improved Cabinet Sales Forecast For 2024

Ponte Vedra, FL–A great crowd heard about cabinets, carbon and consumers at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI) at The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, located here. The 95th anniversary meeting began with a prospective on the cabinet industry from a 117-year-old domestic cabinet manufacturing company. Edwin Underwood, Chief Executive Officer […]

West Coast Business Trends – April 23

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 provider said his business activity was “pretty slow.” He said the previous month was “pretty good. Many companies had lowered their inventories earlier” and had made up for that the […]

Congress Gears Up For Farm Bill 2023

As the 118th Congress kicks off its first session, lawmakers are beginning to roll up their sleeves on moving the Farm Bill, which is up for reauthorization in 2023. Although Congress will be operating under razor thin margins, a factor that bodes well for fans of legislative gridlock, the Farm Bill has historically moved forward […]

Precision Milling And Quality Workmanship At Muscanell Millworks Inc.

Cortez, CO–Muscanell Millworks Inc., based here, manufactures solid Hardwood flooring, stair parts, textured flooring and Woodchucks Fire Logs. Located in what’s known as a transition zone between the high desert and alpine vistas, this mill setting looks out at the San Juan Mountains, Sleeping Ute Mountain, the Blue Mountains and the long outline of the […]

Ontario Business Trends – April 23

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. In February, contacts commented there had been a lot of green grade lumber entering the market based on buyers’ current needs and was reflected in prices for green Hard and […]

Proof The NHLA Improves Your Value

The National Hardwood Lumber Association is 125 years old as of April 8, 2023. That is a great accomplishment because of what it proves. It proves that NHLA is needed. It proves that NHLA has value. It proves that NHLA improves your business. How does NHLA improve your business? First and foremost, NHLA is the […]

AWMA Gathers During IHLA Convention

Indianapolis, IN–The American Walnut Manufacturers Association (AWMA) held its annual membership business meeting recently at the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association Convention and Exposition, which was held here. Members discussed all things Walnut that included short supplies of logs and green lumber, diminishing margins between green and kiln-dried lumber and continued labor shortages. Export demand for […]

Quebec Business Trends – April 23

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. border states commented log supplies were low, which had been due to poor weather conditions, competition for logs and some controlled log costs. Prices, it was noted, for most species […]

Earth Day Every Day

Celebrated for more than five decades, Earth Day made its debut on April 22,1970. Do you happen to remember why it was started in the first place? And, does it still matter? It was a 3-part challenge: •Wake-up Call: bringing attention to pollution of air and water and changed the perspective of people who had […]