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Industry News – September 2025

Industry News – September 2025 Abenaki Timber Corporation Alters Operations Abenaki Timber Corporation located in Kingston, NH, recently made some changes to their operations in New Hampshire. Sighting challenging operating costs in the Northeast, they decided to sell their Epping, NH, concentration yard and focus their operations at their Belington, WV, yard. President Eric Porter […]

“American Hardwood Assured” Deforestation-Free Platform Launches

“American Hardwood Assured” Deforestation-Free Platform Launches How is your company handling customer requests for harvest locations? For many exporters, the idea of coming up with exact GPS coordinates for origins of wood products, and assurance that they are deforestation-free, is an impossible task. After two years of development, the American Hardwood Export Council has launched […]

WCMA On The Road Again

WCMA On The Road Again I’m happy to report that the move to hosting our flagship plant tour event to the spring was a great success! The 2025 WoodTech Connect, in Williamsport, PA in May, had over 65 industry leaders, innovators, and advocates, come together to tour seven outstanding manufacturing facilities, and spend time together […]

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Tariffs And A Mixed Market Concerns Lake States Sources

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Tariffs And A Mixed Market Concerns Lake States Sources According to lumber sources in the Lake States before this press release, the summer months lead to a slower market over-all with it reflecting similar numbers to the previous year. While lumber is moving slow, there are no issues getting […]

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Summer Sales Mediocrity And Domestic Optimism

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Summer Sales Mediocrity And Domestic Optimism Hardwood lumber sources across the Northeast recently reported their highest sales in either Red or White Oak but, at the time of this writing, their markets are not performing better than they did in the past six months. While they have shared their concerns […]

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Summer Marries Trade Unpredictability

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Summer Marries Trade Unpredictability  Across the Southeast, hardwood suppliers report market conditions that are holding steady, but just barely. Stalled trade negotiations that make overseas buyers hesitate, declines in lower grade, pallet and stave demand have created a complicated summer. One lumber source even shared his concerns for […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Ontario Businesses Pursue New Markets Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Ontario Businesses Pursue New Markets Amid Tariff Uncertainty As we end summer and head into fall, businesses pursue new markets for their products and services amid the continued war on tariffs. According to statistics both in Canada and the U.S., hardwood production was down for the first six months of the year. Ash production is […]

Thermal Modification Is Coming: Why Knot Thermally Modify Knot-Free Wood?

Thermal Modification Is Coming: Why Knot Thermally Modify Knot-Free Wood? I used to be heavily involved with thermally modified wood (TMW). For those unfamiliar, thermal modification is the process of heating lumber to at least 350°F in an oxygen-depleted environment to prevent combustion. This heat treatment crystallizes (or “cooks”) the hemicellulose, the sugar in the […]

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – September 2025

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – September 2025 Parkerville Wood Products, Inc. Offers Many Premium Products At Parkerville Wood Products, Inc. in Manchester, CT, Brendan Harris is a partner and works in the management and purchasing departments. As a manufacturer, retailer and wholesaler, Parkerville Wood Products stocks and sells around 80 lumber species from all over […]

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Market On The West Coast

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Market On The West Coast Lumber sources on the West Coast commented on the consistent market the past year. At the time of this writing, the consensus is that the market is slower in the summer versus the earlier months but reflects the supply and demand. An […]