IWPA Sits In Windowless Conference Rooms Around The Globe So You Don’t Have To

In early September, the IWPA government affairs staff and I had the privilege of attending the first ever Wildlife and Environmental Crimes Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations branch. The theme of the summit was “Understanding Convergence in Environmental Crime,” namely how environmental crimes are often linked to other […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]

Who’s Who In Import/Export

Jason Gobel is the vice president of NWH’s Global Business Units, leading global sales, lumber procurement, and marketing. NWH is a hardwood lumber manufacturer producing 320 million board feet annually throughout the Appalachian, Glacial and Western regions of the United States.  NWH carries 14 North American hardwood species, several tropical hardwoods, plywood, and pallet stock.  […]

Wood-Mizer Helping To Grow Your Industrial Line Piece By Piece

Eager to incorporate industrial sawmills into your line, but not sure where to start? Wood-Mizer industrial machinery allows you to enter into the market at a price that fits your budget and work your way up. We offer versatile, modular industrial machinery, allowing you to grow piece by piece and build an industrial line that […]

Pioneering Spirit – How A Fortune 500 Manufacturer Is Reimagining The Path To A Business Education

UFP Industries has a long history of tackling challenges with creative solutions; of bucking the status quo and finding better ways to get things done. That’s exactly the environment in which UFP Business School was born. As higher education became more unaffordable for American families, and colleges and universities grew programs and mandates that made […]

Olympic Forest Products Inc., Providing Quality Wood Products For Generations

Olympic Forest Products Inc., located 45 minutes outside Toronto, Ontario, in the picturesque town of Erin, started as a private family business in 1987, founded by Paul Simon, general manager, who along with his brother Robert Simon run the operation. Paul started Olympic after learning the business from his father John, who immigrated to Canada […]

Penn-Sylvan Welcomes Guests To Penn-York Event

The Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club recently held a meeting featuring golf and dinner with Penn-Sylvan International Inc., located in Spartansburg, PA, serving as the host. Golf was played at Corry Country Club followed by dinner at The Fork and Barrel Restaurant, also in Corry.Guest speaker for the evening was Marc Reese from Penn-Sylvan who spoke about […]

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Demand for softwood lumber in China could revitalize as new stimulus come into play

In a bid to rejuvenate its sluggish economy, the Chinese government has…