European plywood imports rebound 14% in 2024

Total EU+UK imports of plywood from outside the region in 2024 were…

IHLA Sells Out 127th Edition

IHLA Sells Out 127th Edition The 127th edition of the Annual Convention of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association (IHLA) was deemed a success by organizers. More than 1,200 were in attendance at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, IN. The exhibition hall of the three-day event was sold out. An IHLA Board of Director’s meeting […]

Sweden’s roundwood prices rise in Q1 2025, driven by high demand

Roundwood prices in Sweden rose sharply in the first quarter of 2025,…

German beech exports surge in early 2025 as softwood trade slows

Germany’s wood export market is undergoing structural shifts in early 2025, with…

China’s lumber market in 2024: Falling softwood imports, rising hardwood demand

According to data from China’s Customs, 2024 lumber imports totaled 26.74 million…

AHEC faces funding crisis as USDA freezes export promotion grants

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is confronting a major funding shortfall…

Buchanan Group’s Elite Hardwood Flooring From Solid Oak

Buchanan Group’s Elite Hardwood Flooring From Solid Oak Buchanan Hardwood Flooring, based in Aliceville, AL, manufactures Elite brand solid Oak hardwood flooring. The company purchases 14 million board feet annually of Red and White Oak hardwood, Mill Run, No. 1, No. 2 and No.3 A Common. Manufactured with machinery by OSI, Hasko and Wagner on […]

Why Knot, Why Knot

Why Knot, Why Knot My maternal grandmother, Florence Spear, was 101 when she passed away in 2006. I was 29 then, and her life left a profound impact on me. She had been a widow for 28 years and lived next to us for seven years when I was a kid. Elegant and refined, she […]

Danish timber wholesaler expands into Sweden

Global Timber, a Danish hardwood timber wholesaler, is strengthening its presence in…

UK hardwood trade hoping for better times in 2025

‘Average’ is how one trader summed up the current UK hardwood market,…