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Quebec Business Trends

With a quieter start to 2024, business continues at a slower pace for many businesses. With spring thaw reducing access to logs, obtaining required inventories is a challenge. With the continued economic global uncertainty and the Bank of Canada keeping its lending rate at 5 percent, business owners are cautious in their dealings, yet remain […]

Despite Current Headwinds, AHEC Sees Europe As An Important Growth Market For U.S. Hardwoods

There’s no denying 2023 was a challenging year for U.S. hardwood mills: production hit historically low levels and demand has declined both domestically and in export markets around the world, including in Europe, where lumber exports are down nearly 40 percent compared to 2022. And in the current economic and geopolitical situation, we’re under no […]

Port Delay Bills Are The Result Of Industry Input

Association executives have a similar responsibility to members of Congress (although hopefully our opinion ratings are higher!); we have to both help lead based on our beliefs while also being responsive to the needs of our constituents. While luckily we don’t go to the ballot box every few years, in order for an association to […]

Business Trends Abroad

Europe – As reported by Fordaq, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI- Bois) and the European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) welcome the outcome of the trialogue discussions between the European Parliament and Council on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework. In particular CEI-Bois and EOS welcome the wording which recognizes and endorses wood’s […]

Newswires

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. Introduces New President Chris Bingaman announced that Scott Hurst assumed the role of President of Bingaman & Son Lumber Inc. on January 1st, 2024. Hurst joined Bingaman as accounting manager in 1994 and served as CFO since 2008. When making the announcement Chris stated, “I am confident Scott is dedicated […]

Vision Of FORHEX

The Federation of Rajasthan Handicraft Exporters (FORHEX), located in Jaipur, India, with its growth over the course of the last 10 years, firmly believes in forging ahead with renewed strength, enthusiasm and motivation, to achieve the objective and the vision that its members have carefully worked on as “One United Team.” FORHEX works towards creating […]

Where Is SFPA Promoting Southern Pine In 2024?

According to the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA), for more than 35 years, SFPA has leveraged that funding to facilities international trade of Southern Pine lumber by issuing verified trade leads to its network of members, and those activities paid off for Southern Pine sawmills and landowners in 2022. The 14 international tradeshows and 12 […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports

Banks Hardwoods, Inc. headquartered in White Pigeon, MI, recently announced the promotion of Greg Ritchie to President and CEO. Greg has also recently accepted a position on the AHEC board of directors. Banks Hardwoods operates two concentration yards in the Northern Great Lakes region. With over two million board feet of kiln capacity, the company […]

Northeast trends 

Throughout the Northeast region lumber sources weren’t able to come to a consensus as to how the market was faring, with one source noting that “some products are up and while other products are down.”  In Maryland a sawmill representative noted that when it comes to how his grade lumber is selling, White Oak continues […]

West Coast Business Trends

Recently, lumber sales on the West Coast were not going gang-busters, as reflected in interviews, but in some places, there were indications of strength. For example, a lumber sales spokesman in California noted that sales were “order-to-order, but steady. You can talk to a guy two days ago; then he wants the lumber now.” Customers […]