Import:Export Wood Purchasing News - August/September 2017

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Maureen “Moe” Hart Who ’s Who in Import/Exports Maureen “Moe” Hart handles export sales at R. J. Williams Inc., located in Apalachin, New York. R. J. Williams is a concentration yard with capacity to air-dry 3 million board feet of lumber under cover, and a further 725,000 board feet of American Wood Dryers’ kiln capacity. All lumber is end-waxed to prevent splitting and R. J. Williams can stamp lumber with its own logo, or a customer’s custom logo. The company has 35 employees and operates on 60 acres. Species offered by R. J. Williams include Ash, Basswood, Cherry, Hard and Soft Maple, Poplar, Birch and Hickory (all No. 2 and Better, 4/4 to 8/4). The company also offers Red and White Oak (all No. 2 and Better, 4/4). Continued on page 28 Mark Schumann is sales manager for Alan McIlvain Company, located in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Alan McIlvain offers imported wood, domestic hardwood and softwood lumber and custom mouldings. The company has a total inventory of 7 million board feet, as well as offering custom sorts and custom mouldings. Since 1798 Alan McIlvain has specialized in sourcing domestic and imported grade lumber Mark Schumann from sawmills. With state-of-the-art kilns the company can dry lumber up to 16/4 in thickness. Automated sorting equipment allows Alan McIlvain to produce a wide variety of width, length and grade combinations to offer customers the lumber they need to complete projects with minimal waste. Schumann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in forest products, which he earned from Pennsylvania State University, located Continued on page 28 Jason Dishman is responsible for purchasing green lumber at Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales Inc., located in Cookeville, Tennessee. Hermitage Hardwood has 1.1 million board feet of dry kiln capacity and offers surfacing and grading. The company has 4.5 million board feet of capacity of sheds for air-drying lumber and currently maintains 5 million board feet of storage for kiln-dried lumber. Additionally, the company offers ripped strips. Jason Dishman Species offered by Hermitage Hardwood include Red and White Oak, Walnut, Hard Maple, Poplar, Cherry, Ash, Hickory and Basswood. Truckload and container shipments are offered. Dishman is a graduate of the National Hardwood Lumber Association’s 115th Inspector Training School, located in Memphis, TN. Hermitage Hardwood is a member of the American Hardwood Export Council, Hardwood Manufacturers Association, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., and the National Hardwood Lumber Association. In his spare time, Dishman enjoys being on the lake and camping with his family and is also an avid sports fan. Dishman and his wife have been married 41 years and the couple has three children. For more information, visit www.hermitagehardwood.com. ■ Jack Bowen is vice president of sales and business development for Hancock Lumber Co. in Casco, Maine. Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber is a 6th generation, family-owned business operating a timberland company, a sawmill division and a network of retail lumberyards and home design showrooms across Maine and New Hampshire. The fi rm has 460 employees and exports approximately 25 percent of its Jack Bowen production. This includes Eastern White Pine lumber as well as framing lumber, windows, doors, mouldings and fl ooring, among other products. Bowen is a graduate of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, ME, and received a Business Certifi cate from Auburn University in Auburn, AL. A New Take On Sustainability U.S. hardwood is now backed with a comprehensive set of data and systems to provide legality and sustainability assurance, without certifi cation. The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has pioneered an innovative approach to demonstrating the sustainability of U.S. hardwood products. It has combined independent region-wide risk assessment of forest governance, regular forest monitoring data, assessment of product life cycle environmental impacts and a provision of a detailed American Hardwood Environmental Profi le (AHEP) with every export consignment. AHEC’s strategy is a response to the fact that there are insurmountable technical barriers to widespread forest certifi cation in the U.S. hardwood sector, leading to effective discrimination against it. The critical certifi cation barrier is that over 90 percent of products derive from non-industrial private forest land and the more than nine million U.S. private forest ownerships, averaging under 15 hectares, fi nd the cost and complexities of certifi cation prohibitive. Ownership fragmentation also results in complex supply chains, increasing wood tracking system costs. WASHINGTON SCENE By Michael Snow, Executive Director American Hardwood Export Council Reston, VA 703-435-2900 www.ahec.org Continued on page 13 EPA Withdraws Formaldehyde Direct Final Rule On Compliance Date Extension, New Rule Moves Forward The Federal Register recently included a notice from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency is withdrawing the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products regulation from the Direct Final Rule On Compliance Date Extension. This was an unexpected withdrawal and once EPA determined they received an adverse comment, in this case the commenter asked for a longer delay in the compliance timeline. In the notice, EPA makes clear that they are now moving forward with the Proposed Rule on Compliance Date Extension that was published in tandem with the Direct Final Rule. EPA’s staff have been assured that they understand the importance of moving as quickly as possible to address the comments received and go Final with the Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule states the following: “EPA is publishing this proposed amendment to extend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI final rule compliance dates including: extending the December 12, 2017 date for emission standards, recordkeeping and labeling provisions until March 22, 2018; extending the December 12, 2018 date for import certification provisions until March 22, 2019; extending the December 12, 2023 date for provisions applicable to producers of laminated products until March 22, 2024.” For more information on EPA, visit www.epa.gov. Congress Gets Notified By USTR About NAFTA Renegotiation Michael Snow Recently, newly confirmed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer issued a letter from Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer stating that, NAFTA was negotiated 25 years ago and since then, both the economy and businesses have changed tremendously over the years, but NAFTA still remains the same. It was noted that many chapters had been outdated and are not reflecting modern standards. The goal for NAFTA is to be modernized and to include new provisions to address intellectual property rights, regulatory practices, state-owned enterprises along with several more modernized changes. President Trump has announced he intends to establish negotiations with Canada and Mexico in order to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement. Through the inclusions of the new provisions that address all of the major intellec- Continued on page 29 Continued on page 10 Page 2 Import/Export Wood Purchasing News August/September 2017
Table of Contents Features AHEC SE Asia Convention .... 1 Sylva Wood 2017 ....................... 1 Lumber Supplier Survey ........... 1 Harold White Lumber ................ 6 New Oasis ................................... 7 Departments .. 2 AHEC News..............................2 Washington Scene...................2 21 Business Trends Abroad ....... 9 Business Trends U.S.A..........24 IWPA Advocacy Centers On Industry’s Role In U.S. Manufacturing By Cindy Squires Executive Director International Wood Products Association www.iwpawood.org This summer has been a fast-paced season in Washington, and it is hard to believe we have already made it to Congress’s traditional August Recess, the break during which Members of Congress head home to take stock of the year’s policy battles and prepare for the sprint to the end of the year. As this column goes to press, President Trump is working with Republican leaders in the House and Senate to hammer out a deal on health care reform that they hope will break the legislative logjam and allow them to move on to other priorities like tax reform and infrastructure improvement. The less glamorous work of putting in place political appointees to lead the federal bureaucracy is moving forward, if a bit more slowly than in previous administrations due to a combination of fewer nominations and procedural delays by Senate Democrats. As President Trump and his staff continue to fi ll out the leadership at the Departments and Agencies that impact the imported wood industry, a critical part of IWPA’s advocacy on behalf of our members is introducing ourselves and our industry to these new leaders. While this is an ongoing process, it is beginning to bear fruit. We are especially pleased that our advocacy to secure common-sense reforms to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products regulation resulted in EPA taking steps both to provide for a delay in the regulation’s effective dates and also to allow for voluntary early labeling of compliant products. These Continued on page 10 Import/Export A Bi-Monthly Newspaper Serving the International Wood Trade. Published by International Wood Trade Publications, Inc. P. O. Box 34908 Memphis, TN 38184 Tel. (901) 372-8280 FAX (901) 373-6180 Web Site: www.woodpurchasingnews.com E-Mail Addresses: Advertising: wpn@millerwoodtradepub.com Editorial: editor@millerwoodtradepub.com Subscriptions: circ@millerwoodtradepub.com Gary Miller - President Paul Miller, Jr. - Vice President/Editor Terry Miller - Vice President/Associate Editor - Secretary/Treasurer Zach Miller - Vice President Sue Putnam - Editorial Director Pamela McFarland- Graphic Artist Rachael Stokes - Graphic Artist Kristina Young - Advertising Manager Lisa Carpenter - Circulation Manager Joshua B. Smith - Staff Writer Nathalie Barreto - Staff Writer U.S. Correspondents: Chicago, Ill., Grand Rapids, Mich., High Point, N.C., Los Angeles, Calif., Portland, Ore., Memphis, Tenn. Canadian Correspondents: Toronto Foreign Correspondents: Brazil, Philippines, Malaysia, Chile, Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand. The Import/Export Wood Purchasing News is the product of a company and its affiliates that have been in the publishing business for over 89 years. Other publications edited for specialized markets and distributed worldwide include: Forest Products Export Directory • Hardwood Purchasing Handbook • National Hardwood Magazine • Dimension & Wood Components Buyer’s Guide • Imported Wood Purchasing Guide • Green Book’s Hardwood Marketing Directory • Green Book’s Softwood Marketing Directory • The Softwood Forest Products Buyer Annual subscription rates - 6 bi-monthly issues U.S. $75 - 1 year; $90 - 2 years; $100 - 3 years; Canadian & Foreign orders Must be paid by check drawn on U.S. Bank, Credit Card, or by wire Transfer Canada $90 (U.S. dollars) - 1 year; $105 - 2 years; $130 - 3 years; Foreign (airmail) $140 - 1 year; $224 - 2 years (U.S. dollars) Send address changes to: Import/Export Wood Purchasing News P.O. Box 34908, Memphis, TN 38184-0908 The Publisher reserves the right to accept or reject editorial content and Advertisements at the staff’s discretion. (001) 607-753-3393 • BPCONKLIN@GUTCHESS.COM • GUTCHESS.COM 890 McLean Road, Cortland, New York, 13045 USA Import/Export Wood Purchasing News August/September 2017 Page 3
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