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What’s New With The SCMA?

Members of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA), promotion sponsors, and guests, recently gathered in Atlanta for the SCMA’s 2022 Mid-Year Meeting. The event was held at the Georgia World Congress Center in conjunction with the International Woodworking Fair. Attendees received updates on the SCMA’s promotion campaign, reviewed projects in progress, previewed activities for the […]

USDAFS State And Private Forestry Program Provides Technical And Financial Assistance

Private ownership represents about 56 percent of the country’s total forest land and25 percent are forests measuring less than 50 acres United States forests are among the most proactively managed woodlands in the world. Federal forest management began in 1876 when Congress created the first office to assess the quality and condition of U.S. forests. […]

AHEC’S Latest Project At Sydney Design Week Creates A Guide For Using American Red Oak

Photograph By Tim Robinson, INDESIGNLIVE Launched at Sydney Design Week in September 2022, External Review was a landmark furniture collection with the goal of sharing design knowledge on how to use American Red Oak with the process itself receiving as much focus as the end product. Designer Tom Fereday, in collaboration with the American Hardwood […]

Bangkok – The Perfect Place For AHEC 25th Southeast Asia And Greater China Convention this October

As Thailand’s capital, largest city, and economic and cultural hub, Bangkok is the standout choice for AHEC 25th Southeast Asia and Greater China Convention. On October 14th, 2022, the American Hardwood Export Council will host their first networking and educational AHEC Convention since 2019. This event, postponed for the last two years, will include presentations […]

Long Term Global Timber Supply Decline Signals Opportunity for U.S. Suppliers

By Rose BradenPresident Softwood Export Councilwww.softwood.org Those of us whose livelihoods depend on international markets have experienced a couple of challenging years as most U.S. suppliers focused on supplying the domestic market and record high U.S. softwood lumber prices placed U.S. softwood lumber out of reach for many international buyers. However, as prices continue to […]

Washington Scene October-November 2022

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce recently ruled that certain hardwood plywood products and veneered panels imported from Vietnam are actually sourced from China, circumventing antidumping duties, resulting in them now being subject to tariffs as high as 200 percent. “Commerce preliminarily determines that certain hardwood plywood products and veneered panels exported from the Socialist Republic […]

“Agents Of Change”

What a time to be alive! The world is in a concerning “state of flux;” changing how we live; changing how we do business! Tensions are running high, and the disquiet being felt by everyone is real. Where is HMA in all of this? HMA’s bottom line has always been the furtherance of the Hardwood […]

Bangkok – The Perfect Place For AHEC 25th Southeast Asia And Greater China Convention This October

As Thailand’s capital, largest city, and economic and cultural hub, Bangkok is the standout choice for AHEC 25th Southeast Asia and Greater China Convention. On October 14th, 2022, the American Hardwood Export Council will host their first networking and educational AHEC Convention since 2019. This event, postponed for the last two years, will include presentations […]

Hardwood Industry Maps Out Key Congressional Committee Leaders For 2023

With the mid-term elections approaching, the Hardwood Federation is already planning how to work with likely future congressional leaders and committee chairs. This will help assure that the industry’s priorities remain front and center when the 118th Congress convenes in January 2023. This year’s election cycle seems to have more potential for change than most, […]

Making The Forest Products Industry Cool Again

You already know how important this industry is in maintaining the environment, good health, manufacturing, and livelihoods. Does the next generation? Or are they buying into stigmas, negative stereotypes, and false beliefs about working in the Forest Products Industry? Or, worse, they’re completely unaware of all the options and opportunities that exist. Not exactly ideal […]