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CBP Tees Up To Expand Info Requirements For Importers

CBP Tees Up To Expand Info Requirements For Importers By Ashley Amidon, CAEExecutive Director International Wood Products Association Last month the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new notice titled “Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain Visibility” requesting information from stakeholders regarding substantial changes the agency is considering for importer documentation and supply […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports

Who’s Who in Import/Exports Midwest Hardwood Company LLC: Producing 80 Million Board Feet Annually Bill Long Bill Long is the international sales manager for Maple Grove, MN-based, Midwest Hardwood Company LLC. Midwest Hardwood Company produces around 80 million board feet annually and has sawmills as well as dry kilns and distribution yards. In addition to […]

Newswires

Newswires Wolverine Hardwoods Inc.’s Lumber Industry Veteran Jeremy Potter Jeremy Potter Jeremy Potter recently transitioned into a full-time sales role at Wolverine Hardwoods Inc., a hardwood lumber distribution and concentration yard located in Allegan, MI. After serving as the company’s Retail Store Manager for the past two-and-a-half years, Potter will focus on building customer relationships […]

IWF Attendees Connect with Midwest Hardwood

IWF Attendees Connect with Midwest Hardwood Midwest Hardwood Company LLC, of Maple Grove, MN, a complete forest-to-finish hardwood lumber manufacturer, hosted two Customer Appreciation Happy Hours at Park Bar in conjunction with the recent IWF show in Atlanta, GA. The Happy Hour provided IWF attendees a chance to meet Midwest salespeople and enjoy complimentary drinks […]

US hardwood market outlook: sawmill closures, rising log exports and a slow recovery forecast

American hardwood sawmills are facing more than a prolonged downturn. Export demand…

Tino Aalto to GWMI: Finland’s restoration plan must protect wood supply

Finland must protect access to timber when implementing the EU Nature Restoration…

GWMI visits Södra: inside Värö’s sawmill and the forests behind it

Our visit to Södra began in the forest. Before the automated saw…

From Google to Drax and Palantir’s CEO, AI’s ties to forestry face scrutiny

AI data centers are bringing new investment into the forest business—and drawing…

Kronospan’s Chirk OSB project moves closer to environmental approval

Kronospan’s proposed OSB production line at Chirk, North Wales, has moved closer…

Skyrocketing Freight Costs Hampered Lumber Sales

As the usual slow-down to construction framing dimension softwood lumber sales occurred into late September, the situation of severely-strained inventories continued. It seemed like most folks were just waiting for the year to actually wind down into winter, and did not want to change their practice of not loading up their yards with wood. The […] The post Skyrocketing Freight Costs Hampered Lumber Sales first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.