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Steinway & Sons: Tradition, Innovation, and the Art of the Piano

Steinway & Sons: Tradition, Innovation, and the Art of the Piano “Wood isn’t one-size-fits-all, and that’s where the tech comes in.” – Anthony Gilroy, vice president of marketing, Steinway & Sons A craftsman sands the top of the Hard Rock Maple rim in the Case Department. At Steinway & Sons, music begins with wood. Each […]

Quebec Business Trends

Cautious Optimism Underscores Quebec Market Business in the hardwood industry was reported as slower on all fronts this past summer and early fall due to uncertainty in domestic and export markets, and the ongoing Trump tariff war. Certain species were not in enough demand to absorb the already limited quantities entering the market. Contacts noted […]

Washington Scene

Canadian Lumber Duties Hit 35% — And May Go Higher Soon At presstime, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it is more than doubling its countervailing duties on Canadian lumber imports from 6.74 percent to 14.63 percent. This move comes just two weeks after the Commerce Department announced it is nearly tripling its anti-dumping duties […]

Business Trends Abroad

Business Trends Abroad Brazil: Forestry Sector Seeks Support To Mitigate Tariff Impact The Federation of Industries of Mato Grosso (FIEMT) in partnership with the Center of Timber Producing and Exporting Industries of Mato Grosso (CIPEM) has assessed the impact of tariff increases imposed by the U.S. on Brazilian forest-based products. The timber sector in Mato […]

Newswires

millerwoodtradepub.com Newswires Greg Barnes Rejoins Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales Greg Barnes Greg Barnes recently returned to kiln-dried lumber manufacturer Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales in Cookeville, TN, as a green lumber purchaser. Barnes’ first position in the forest products industry was as a lumber puller in 2004 and from 2005 until 2023, he was a lumber […]

Appalachian Hardwood Forest Banking Trees

Appalachian Hardwood Forest Banking Trees The Appalachian hardwood forest has increased its growth to removals by more than 15 percent and banking more lumber resources for the U.S. and international needs. A 2025 update to the Certified Appalachian Legal & Sustainable programs finds 2.82 trees are growing for every tree harvested or dying combined. The […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports

Who’s Who in Import/Exports Freight Forwarding Company Offers Unique Customer Approach Kristi Paylor Kristi Paylor is a Strategic Accounts Lead for the international freight forwarding company, TMX Shipping, located in Morehead City, NC. The company offers export freight forwarding services with a unique, single point of contact customer service approach. Joining the TMX team right […]

IWPA Is Busy In The Halls Of Power So You Don’t Have To Be

IWPA Is Busy In The Halls Of Power So You Don’t Have To Be By Ashley Amidon CAEExecutive DirectorInternational Wood Products AssociationAlexandria, VA(703) 820-7807 (c)www.iwpawood.org Trade policy and increased tariffs have been at the forefront of President Trump’s agenda throughout the first nine months of his second term. Companies that trade in globally sourced wood […]

Forested Future – a Documentary on U.S. Hardwood Forests Premiering This Fall!

Forested Future – a Documentary on U.S. Hardwood Forests Premiering This Fall! By Michael SnowExecutive Director American HardwoodExport Council Sterling, VA703-435-2900www.ahec.org For the last two years, the American Hardwood Export Council has worked with noted environmental journalist and author of A Trillion Trees, Fred Pearce, to tell the story of hardwood forests and the people […]

Northeast Business Trends

A Fungus Among Us In The Northeast? Uncertainty in the market causes a summer slump while lumber sources struggle with Chinese and Canadian customers. A lumber representative in West Virginia reported that, at the time of this writing, the market is “Okay because it usually slows down this time of year anyway. The tariffs caused […]