Import:Export Wood Purchasing News - April/May 2017

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Vol. 43 No.5 Serving Forest Products Buyers Worldwide APRIL/MAY 2017 

Montreal, Quebec–The Canadian Hardwood Bureau (CHB) recently 

welcomed 110 delegates to its annual winter meeting, which was held 

here at the 

Hyatt Regency 

Hotel. 

Headlining the 

opening afternoon 

presentation 

was guest 

speaker Pete 

Mate, president 

and co-owner of 

Planit Canada 

Inc., which has 

multiple offi 

ces in Canada. 

His topic at 

the CHB meeting 

focused on the 

future of hardwood 

in the kitchen cabinet 

industry. Mate 

has been involved 

in the woodworking 

industry since 1999. 

According to a statement 

from the CHB, 

part of Mate’s overall 

professional focus 

is related to ongoing 

research into future 

innovations to provide 

the Canadian woodworking industry with premium software tools for 

WWPA Members Hear Forecast For Industry At Annual Meeting 

Portland, Oregon–The Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) 

recently held its annual meeting here at the Embassy Suites by Hilton. 

The meeting 

included numerous 

business 

and informational 

sessions along 

with networking 

opportunities. 

WWPA President 

and Chief 

Executive Offi cer 

Kevin Binam 

presented a 2017 

PRSRT STD 

U.S. POSTAGE PAID 

NASHVILLE, TN 

PERMIT NO. 781 

Delegates Gather At Canadian Hardwood Bureau Event 

Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Pete Van Amelsfoort, 

Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; Jean-Paul Lupien, MKM QC Inc., 

Repentigny, QC; and Anthony Raspa, Quality Hardwoods Ltd. 

Rich Mills, Boise Cascade, Boise, ID; Matt McCann, Boise Cascade, 

La Grande, OR; Robin Schernitzki, Boise Cascade, Kettle Falls, WA; 

Joseph Andrews, Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC, La Grande, OR; 

and Tony Geiger and Hector Dimas, Boise Cascade, Boise, ID 

lumber supply 

and demand 

forecast. Binam’s 

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forecast noted that national economic signals are strengthening, home 

construction is continuing on an upswing and lumber usage expectations 

are rising as economic 

growth trends lead the 

way. 

Specifi c points he 

made regarding contributing 

factors that are 

strengthening the U.S. 

economy included: 

• Steady employment 

• Infl ation, wages are 

currently under control 

• Production activity is 

increasing 

• Financials are in 

good shape 

Alanko’s Testimony Underscores Importance 

of Lumber Industry In Farm Bill Funding 

Washington, DC–Dean Alanko, vice president of sales and marketing at 

Allegheny Wood Products, 

headquartered in Petersburg, 

WV, recently testifi ed 

here on behalf of the lumber 

industry, Hardwood Federation 

(HF) and American 

Hardwood Export Council 

(AHEC) regarding export 

markets for U.S. agricultural 

products. The testimony was 

given during a hearing conducted 

by the U.S. House of 

Representatives Committee 

On Agriculture Subcom- 

Dean Alanko 

Thom Teach, Missouri Walnut LLC, Neosho, MO; Philippe LeBlanc, 

Lumber Resources Inc., Quebec City, QC; Peter Duerden, U-C Coatings 

LLC, Buffalo, NY; and Giles Vincent, Lumber Resources Inc. 

Additional photos on pages 6 & 8 

Continued on page 12 

John Branstetter, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville, WA; and 

Marc Brinkmeyer, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Coeur d’Alene, ID 

Additional photos on page 8 


Photos By Terry Miller 

Photos By Zach Miller 


Continued on page 12

Who ’s Who in 

Import/Exports 

Fredrik Sturesson is export sales manager for Bradford 

Forest Inc., a division of Danzer Group, headquartered 

in Bradford, PA. 

Bradford Forest is a manufacturer of kiln-dried Northern 

and Appalachian hardwoods, including Hard and 

Soft Maple, Cherry, White Ash, Red Oak and Yellow 

Poplar. The species listed above are offered to both 

domestic and export markets. 

Fredrik Sturesson Throughout the manufacturing process, the company 

maintains complete control of the production process 

under one roof, from the Green sawmill to container loading. 

Sturesson earned a master’s degree in wood science and marketing 

from Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, VA, and also holds a bachelor’s 

degree in wood and fi ber science from Penn State University, 

located in State College, PA. 

Sturesson has held various positions on the export side of the forest 


Greg Pappas recently joined the hardwood sales team 

at Collins and will be working out of an offi ce in Cove 

City, NC. Pappas’ primary responsibilities will be buying 

supplemental kiln-dried lumber for resale to Collins 

domestic and export customers. 

Collins Hardwood includes facilities in Richwood, WV, 

and Kane, PA. Species produced from these facilities 

include Red and White Oak, Ash, Hard and Soft Maple, 

Poplar, Basswood, Birch and Black Cherry. Collins is 

Greg Pappas 

family owned, manages over 311,000 acres of Forest 

Stewardship Council certifi ed forestlands in the U.S., and has been in 

business since 1855. 

Pappas attended East Carolina University, located in Greenville, NC, 

from 1977 to 1980. He graduated from the National Hardwood Lumber 


Logan Brock recently joined the sales team at Cole 

Hardwood Inc., headquartered in Logansport, IN. 

Cole Hardwood is among the nation’s leading suppliers 

of Northern and Appalachian hardwoods, as well as 

imported hardwoods. In total the company offers up to 

20 different species with 15 million board feet of inventory. 

In 2004, Brock graduated from Butler University, 

located in Indianapolis, IN, with a bachelor’s degree in 

Logan Brock 

business and marketing. 

Cole Hardwood is a member of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, 

Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association Inc., Appalachian 

Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., Hardwood Distributor’s Association, 

Kentucky Forest Industries Association, Lake States Lumber Association 

and the American Hardwood Export Council. 

In his spare time, Brock enjoys traveling, reading and watching Butler 

University basketball. 

More information can be found at www.colehardwood.com. ■ 

The Workshop Of Dreams Goes To Interzum 

The American Hardwood Export Council showcases its innovative 

approach to hardwood communications at the Cologne fair this May 

through three new and exciting initiatives: The Workshop of Dreams, 

four unique pieces of design created with underused hardwood species; 

The Smile, which we have found to be the most ambitious structure 

ever made using cross-laminated timber (CLT); and AHEC’s revolutionary 

interactive map of the U.S. hardwood forest distribution, growth and 

removal data. 

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) will present the four 

thoughtful pieces of The Workshop of Dreams in Germany for the fi rst 

time. Originally created for the Hay Festival Segovia (Spain), this project 

brings together four of Spain’s most innovative architects and designers 

with inspiring talents in an exciting collaboration that celebrates creativity 

and craftsmanship in wood. The resulting unique mix of objects – a 

beautiful set of coffee tables, a completely ergonomic lounge chair, an 

extraordinary kitchen cart and an unusual design concept for a portable 

cabin – effectively demonstrate the vast capability and beauty of some 

of the lesser known American hardwoods, such as American Tulipwood, 

Cherry, Red Oak, Alder and Gum. 

WASHINGTON 

SCENE 

By Michael Snow 

American Hardwood Export Council 

Reston, VA 

703-435-2900 

www.ahec.org 


USITC Votes To Continue Investigations On Softwood Lumber 

Products From Canada 

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) recently determined 

that there is a reasonable indication the U.S. Softwood industry has been 

materially injured by imports from Canada. The USITC said the products 

are allegedly subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than their fair value. 

The determination cleared the way for the U.S. Department of Commerce 

to conduct its anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations 

on imports of these products from Canada. Its countervailing duty determination 

was due on Feb. 20, 2017 and its preliminary anti-dumping duty 

determination is due on or about May 4, 2017. 

The Commission’s public report, Softwood Lumber Products from 

Canada, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-566 and 731-TA-1342 (Preliminary), (USITC 

Publication 4663, January 2017) contains views of the Commission and 

information developed during the investigations. 

For more information, visit www.usitc.gov. 

Forest Service: 96.6 Billion Trees In Latest Tally of U.S. Forests 

According to a report released recently, the U.S. Forest Inventory and 

Analysis Program (FIA) counts trees in a continuously reported process. 

Trees outnumber people 300 to 1 in the U.S., with woodlands cover- 


Steve Staryak recently joined Midwest Hardwood 

Corporation, located in Maple Grove, MN, as product 

manager. 

According to a recent published report by Reuters, Brazil’s federal 

Midwest Hardwood is a fully integrated hardwood 

environmental agency, Ibama, recently launched a centralized database 

to track timber from source to sale, a vital step in the fight against 

lumber and distribution company serving secondary 

wood products manufacturers and hardwood distributors 

worldwide. The company’s eight divisions offer 

hammer, follows: 

illegal logging in the Amazon. The article, written by Stephen Elsen- 

forest management services, logs, Green and kiln-dried 

The system, known as Sinafl or, allows individual trees to be electronically 

tagged and monitored as they are cut down and pass through the 

domestic and imported hardwood lumber, plywood and Steve Staryak 

panel products, laminates and hardware. 

supply chain, with regulators able to check the database via their cell 

As product manager, Staryak will manage the company’s premium rift phones while on patrol. 

and quartered product line and kiln-dried sales for the sawmill division. With built-in satellite mapping, timber being sold as legal can be 

He will also reach out to both domestic and international markets in 

checked against the exact area of licensed commercial production it is 

cooperation with the company’s kiln-dried sales division. 

claimed to originate from. 

Staryak has over 20 years’ experience in the hardwood industry and The system marks a step change from the current system, which 

most recently worked at BPM Lumber. 

environmentalists criticize as being open to fraud and human error as 

Staryak holds a degree in Business Administration from the Ohio State databases are isolated, poorly managed and cannot be easily accessed 

to verify documentation attached to timber. 

University-Columbus. He and his wife, Angela, live near Charlotte, NC. 

He enjoys spending time with his two daughters, Sydney and Savannah “The new system offers a much more comprehensive process of control,” 

Suely Araújo, president of Ibama, said in an interview in her offi ce 

and son, Hunter. He also enjoys sports and anything pertaining to the 

Ohio State Buckeyes. 

in Brasilia. “What’s not in Sinafl or will be illegal timber.” 

For more information, visit www.midwesthardwood.com. ■ Continued on page 16 

Brazil Launches Fight Against Illegal Logging 

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Table of Contents 

Features 

Canadian Hardwood Bureau ..1 

WWPA Annual Meeting ...........1 

Alanko’s Testimony .................1 

Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. ..4 

Scansia/IFC Group ..................7 

Hoa Mai Competition ...............9 

SURFACES 2017.....................10 

SLMA/SFPA.............................11 

Departments 

Who’s Who In Import/Exports .2 

AHEC News...............................2 

Washington Scene...................2 

Brazil Fights Illegal Logging...2 

IWPA News................................3 

Lumber Industry Hockey.........8 

Stock Exchange.............22 & 23 

Business Trends Abroad.......24 

Business Trends Canada........26 

Business Trends U.S.A......... 27 

Newswires..............................30 

Import/Export Calendar..........32 

Classied Opportunities...32 & 34 

Index of Advertisers..............34 

Imports Targeted In Tax Reform Push 

There are few things that have the potential to unite the business By Cindy Squires 

community like tax cuts. Simplifying the tax code to signifi cantly Executive Director 

reduce both corporate and individual tax rates could free up signifi - International Wood Products Association 

www.iwpawood.org 

cant revenue that could be reinvested in expanding one’s business. 

With the voters delivering control of both the White House and 

Congress to the Republicans, tax reform has been listed as one of 

their highest priorities for 2017. 

One provision of the comprehensive tax reform plan 

that has been put forward by congressional Republicans 

could trip up the whole endeavor. Known as 

“border adjustment” or a “destination based cash fl ow 

tax,” the Republican plan looks to reform the way our 

system taxes imports and exports. It would effectively eliminate taxes on 

revenue from exports while for the fi rst time stripping the deductibility of 

cost of goods manufactured overseas. House Republicans believe this 

provision would provide an additional $1 trillion over ten years to “pay for” 

lower rates. While proponents argue that this “levels the playing fi eld” for 

U.S. manufacturers, it is clear that this change would immediately lead 

to higher prices and ultimately take money directly out of the pockets of U.S. consumers and businesses that 

utilize global supply chains. 

As this column goes to press the fi ne details of this proposal have not been made public, but economists have 

spent the fi rst quarter of 2017 arguing about who will win and lose if it were to be enacted. While it would be 


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Wieland & Sons Lumber Co.: Continuing A Legacy Of Quality 

Winthrop, Iowa–Sixty-nine years ago Harlyn Wieland began operating 

a portable Jackson Lumber Harvester sawmill near Lancaster, Wisconsin. 

In 1952, he bought a farm, pulled up stakes, and relocated his small 

operation to rural Winthrop, Iowa. In the beginning, he towed this sawmill 

from site to site behind an old Army truck with a Detroit Diesel power 

unit mounted on back, taking a sawmill operation to jobsites throughout 

By Gary Miller 

Pictured are members of the Wieland family at Wieland & Sons Lumber Co., located in Winthrop, 

Iowa: (from left) Michael Wieland, Log Buyer; Daniel Wieland, COO; Jon Wieland, Sawyer and 

Machinist; Jeremy Wieland, CFO and CIO; Ted Wieland, President; Jeff Wieland, Secretary and 

Treasurer; and Dean Wieland, Vice President. 

northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. This sawmill with many modifi 

cations and innovations remained in operation until well after his death. 

Occasionally, these trips to saw trees included help from his sons–Ted, 

“To proactively serve and satisfy our customers by improving the 

cost effectiveness and quality of our products and services by building 

a team of people who will develop and maintain a quality and 

service-oriented attitude that lead the industry and create a sustainable 

competitive advantage for Wieland & Sons Lumber Co.” 

– Mission Statement, Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. 

Dean, and Jeff Wieland. 

Ted, President of Wieland & Sons Lumber Co., remarked, “We were 

stacking lumber off our dad’s portable sawmill and operating a homemade 

4-wheel drive 

4-wheel steer forklift 

(named “The Loader”) 

from the time we 

were 12 or 13 years 

old.” 

In 1978, Harlyn 

passed away, and 

two of his sons, Ted 

and Dean, purchased 

the company and 

farming operation 

Wieland’s Winthrop, Iowa facility is pictured. 

from their mother. 

Both the farming and the lumber operations grew rapidly, doubling sales 

yearly for several years. In 1982, Jeff joined the company after his graduation 

from Iowa State University. From these meager beginnings, a high 

volume, high quality lumber manufacturer – Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. 

– evolved that today is headquartered in Winthrop. By growing up around 

Ted Wieland is the forester for the company. 

their father’s sawmill, the Wieland men bring vast knowledge of the forest 

products industry to their positions within the company, as the 2nd and 

3rd generations share more than 200 years of combined experience in 

hardwoods. The 3rd generation consists of two of Ted’s sons, Michael 

and Daniel, Dean’s son Jeremy, and one of Jeff’s sons, Jonathan. The 

family members have backgrounds and degrees in music, mechanical 

engineering, business management, agricultural business, farming, IT, 

banking, entrepreneurship, machining, and all are accomplished fi shermen. 

Their dedication to the company, instilled by Harlyn’s work ethic 

and commitment, has 

imparted core values 

that continue to drive 

the company today. 

The Wieland brothers 

purchased the present 

site in Winthrop in 1985 

and started end trimming, 

grading, and planing 

lumber there while 

the diesel-powered 

sawmill remained on the 

farm. In 1987, with the 

help of the Small Business 

Administration, 

they built three dry kilns 

and a 100 hp biomass fueled boiler system at the new site, and in 1989 

they purchased the property adjacent to the Winthrop land to provide for 

expansion. When a tornado devastated parts of the sawmill still located 

on the family farm in 1990, the Wieland brothers moved the operation 

to the current location in Winthrop. In 1996, the company doubled production 

capacity in all areas, including adding a McDonough Manufacturing 

Co. linebar resaw, three more dry kilns, the 600 hp cogeneration 

plant and a second roughing planer. The sawmill in Muscoda, Wisconsin 

was purchased in 1999. These two facilities cover 95 total acres of 

land and produce upwards of 20 million board feet annually. 

Wieland & Sons 

Lumber Co. prides 

itself in quality and 

attention to detail. 

To maintain a quality 

product, the company 

exceeds the highest 

standards of the industry. 

Three important 

factors stand out and 

are believed to be essential 

to the ongoing 

success of the company: 

high quality raw 

materials, reliable and 

effi cient equipment, 

Pictured is one aisle of the air dry yard at Wieland’s Winthrop, 

Iowa location. 

Electricity, heat and steam are produced in the cogeneration 

building, pictured here, that contains the boiler and chip feeder 

at Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. 

and top-notch staff. Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. employs over 100 team 

members at their mills and related facilities including a retail lumberyard, 

convenience store, and warehouse. The team is constantly encouraged 

to seek out new ideas and processes that will improve the quality of their 

products. Dean Wieland, Vice President, commented, “The ongoing success 

of the company rests on its employees who faithfully and diligently 

accomplish the labor and management tasks at the mill. We are grateful 

for their hard work and loyalty to the company.” 

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Canadian Hardwood Photos - Continued from page 1 

Nicolas Aubert, W.J. Jones Ltd., Montreal, QC; Mario Lussier, 

Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Wayne Law, New River 

Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; and Mario Welch, Ecole 

Forestiere, Duchesnay, QC 

David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; 

Jonathan Levesque, Groupe Savoie Inc., Saint-Quentin, NB; 

Philippe LeBlanc, Lumber Resources Inc., Quebec City, QC; and 

Remy Caron, Groupe Savoie Inc. 

Pierre Bisson, Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Normand 

Yelle, Maski Inc., Louiseville, QC; Serge Robichaud, C.A. Spencer 

Inc., Laval, QC; Raymond Langelier, Bois Langelier Ltee., 

Montreal, QC; and Rene Richard, Produits Forestiers Saint- 

Armand Inc., Saint-Armand, QC 

Alain Poirier, Bois-Franc, Saint-Georges, QC; Chris Castano, 

Champlain Hardwoods Inc., Essex Junction, VT; Jean-David 

Alder, Produits Forestiers Saint-Armand Inc., Saint-Armand, QC; 

Loren Voyer, Champlain Hardwoods Inc.; and Brin Langmuir, 

Falcon Lumber Ltd., Toronto, ON 

Denis Dube and Bruno Volpe, J.D. Irving Ltd., Clair, NB; Serge 

Robichaud, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; and Serge Dubreuil, 

Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC 

Guilame Genest, Jean-Francois Audet and Michael Massi, Primewood 

Lumber Inc., Drummondville, QC 

Claude Hebert and Marilyn Tremblay, Industries T.L.T. Inc., 

Sainte-Monique, QC; and Eric Vezina, Tembec, Solon, ME 

Serge Robichaud, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; Marc-Andre 

Gaboury, Bois Franc, Saint-Georges, QC; Pierre Bisson, Simon 

Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Dave Williams, Champlain Hardwoods 

Inc., Essex Junction, VT; and Alain Poirier, Bois Franc 

Chad Johnson, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; Ian Langlois, 

Primewood Lumber Inc., Drummondville, QC; Wally Klubek, Baillie 

Lumber Co.; and Steve Hanson, Vintage Flooring, Toronto, 

ON 

Simon Larocque, National Hardwood Lumber Association 

(NHLA), Montreal, QC; Lorna Christie, NHLA, Memphis, TN; 

Brent Stief, Huron Forest Products Inc., London, ON; Richard 

Lipman, Canadian Hardwood Bureau, Ottawa, ON; and Crystal 

Oldham, Hardwood Forest Foundation, Memphis, TN 

Terry Miller, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Memphis, 

TN; Shaun Rowe, Aurora Timberland, Bradford, ON; Michael 

Brooks, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; and Bob Rutledge, 

Tembec, Huntsville, ON 

Alain Thibeault and Annie Fournier, Preverco Inc., Daveluyville, 

QC; and Normand Yelle, Maski Inc., Louiseville, QC 

Chris Strang, Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. Inc., Stoughton, 

MA; Crystal Oldham, Hardwood Forest Foundation, Memphis, 

TN; and David Bailey and Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods 

Inc., Mountain City, TN 

Patrick Sullivan, TS Manufacturing, Lindsay, ON; Jeff Hurst, 

Hull Forest Products, Pomfret, CT; Michael Bernatchez, J.W. 

Goodfellow Inc., Hemmingford, QC; and Bob Rutledge, Tembec, 

Huntsville, ON 

Yvon Milette, Vexco Inc., Plessisville, QC; Peter Lovett and 

Michel Berard, Transit King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, 

QC; Ian Langlois, Primewood Lumber Inc., Drummondville, 

QC; and Eric Vigneault, Vexco Inc. 



Scansia/IFC Group: Showing Confidence In Oak As Vietnamese Furniture Makers 

By Michael Buckley 

Pictured are Import/Export Manager Nguyen Thi Mai Khoi and 

Managing Director Nguyen Chien Thang, both with International 

Furniture Limited Co. (IFC), Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. 

Binh Tan District, Vietnam–Scansia Pacifi c Co. 

Ltd. may be one of the more well-known and larger 

Vietnamese furniture manufacturers, but it was the 

International Furniture Limited Company (IFC) that 

started it all in 1999. Originally a state-owned company, 

known as Scanviwood, it had operated on the 

2-hectare site, or approximately fi ve acres, in Binh 

Tan District, just outside Ho Chi Minh City. Once a 

privately owned joint-venture 

between Vietnamese and European 

owners who took control in 

An IFC employee applies a finish by hand to a solid 

Oak chair made at the company’s facility. 

American Oak comprises a large percentage of the furniture made at 

IFC. This dining set is an example of how Oak is utilized at IFC. 

outdoor furniture for IKEA, based on the locally grown 

Acacia plantation, and IFC producing interior furniture 

predominantly for the United Kingdom market, mainly 

in solid American Oak lumber, as well as European, 

according to company representatives. Each now has 

its own plans for expansion: Scansia by adding another 

production line and IFC by diversifying its markets. 



International Furniture 

Limited Company (IFC) 

produces interior furniture 

predominantly for the 

United Kingdom market, 

mainly in solid American 

Oak lumber, as well as 

European, according to 

company representatives. 

2001 after the government sold its 

shares, Scansia Pacifi c was then 

set up here on a 17-hectare site, 

or 42 acres. 

Today both companies – Scansia/IFC 

– have their own different 

positions in the market with 

Scansia dedicated mainly to 

Pictured are American Oak strips being assessed 

for use as components in furniture 

manufactured by IFC. 

Chair production is a key sector at IFC, which 

employs 400 people. 


Canadian Hardwood Photos - Continued from page 10 

Mario Lussier, Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Marilyn 

Tremblay, Industries T.L.T. Inc., Sainte-Monique, QC; and Rod 

Renwick, Northland Corp., LaGrange, KY 

Serge Noel, Anne-Marie Saucher and Dany Houde, PG Hardwoods 

Inc., Saint-Edouard, QC; and Mathieu Sioui, Premontex, 

Wendake, QC 

Lumber Industry Hockey Photos 

Jason Somers, Groupe Savoie, Saint-Quentin, NB; Martin 

Vaillancourt, USNR, Pleissisville, QC; Remi Caron and Vincent 

Caron, Groupe Savoie; and Chad Bailey, Baillie Lumber Co., 

Hamburg, NY 

Members of the green hockey team who competed during the recent lumber industry game, which 

was held at the Sportplexe Pierrefonds, in Pierrefonds, QC, prior to the Canadian Hardwood 

Bureau meeting, included: (front row, from left) Brent Stief, Huron Forest Products Inc., Alliston, 

ON; Marc Legros, Prolam, Cap-Saint-Ignace, QC; Marie-Michel Lemieux and Patrice Carrier, Hub 

International, Montreal, QC; Richard Keeso, J. H. Keeso & Sons Ltd., Listowel, ON; Dany Houde, PG 

Hardwoods Inc., Saint-Edouard, QC; and Christian Pileggi, Transit King City/Northway Forwarding 

Ltd., Montreal, QC; (back row, from left) Brin Langmuir, Falcon Lumber Ltd., Toronto, ON; Stephane 

Defosse, Goodfellow Inc., Delson, QC; Charles Pepin, Les Bois Poulin Inc., Shawinigan, QC; Jean 

Paul Lupien (Coach), MKM QC Inc., Repentigny, QC; Serge Noel, PG Hardwoods Inc.; Jean Francois 

Dion, (Coach), Dion & Fils Inc., Saint-Raymond, QC; Alain Beaudoin, Bois Laurentien, Laval, QC; 

Pete Van Amelsfoort, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; Darren Lindsay, Empire Forest 

Products Ltd., Oakville, ON; Anthony Raspa, Quality Hardwoods Ltd.; and Peter Lovett, Transit 

King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd. 

The lumber industry hockey game, held during the recent CHB meeting, was a split win between 

the two competing teams. The King City team won the first half 6-2 and the green team won the 

second half 13-11. The team pictured included: (front, from left to right) Dave Williams, Champlain 

Hardwoods Inc., Essex Junction, VT; Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, NH; Denis Maheux, 

Artic Traveler Inc., Drummondville, QC; Martin Vaillancourt, USNR, Plessisville, QC; Vincent Caron, 

Group Savoie Inc., Saint-Quentin, NB; Marco Laflamme, Boscus Canada Inc., Dorval, QC; and Chris 

Strang, Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. Inc., Stoughton, MA; (back row, from left) Max Cadrin, C.A. 

Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; Mike Greetham, Canadian Wood, Montreal, QC; Mathieu Sioui, Premontex, 

Wendake, QC; Patrick Goodfellow, Goodfellow Inc., Delson, QC; Jason Somers, Groupe Savoie 

Inc.; Steve Gagne, Bois Franc Inc., Danville, QC; Eric Vigneault, Vexco Inc., Plessisville, QC; Mario 

Brunet, Bois Peladeau, Laval, QC; Claude Cadrin, C.A. Spencer Inc.; Michel Berard, Transit King 

City/Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC; and Jacques Cyr (retired) Bois Jacques Cyr, Notre- 

Dame-Du-Laus, QC 

WWPA Photos - Continued from page 1 

Bob Lewis, Columbia Vista Corp., Vancouver, WA; and Eric 

Schooler, Collins, Portland, OR 

Tom Shaffer, Neiman Enterprises, Spearfish, SD; and Wes Bush, 

Neiman Enterprises, Hulett, WY 

Dan Claridge, Thompson River Lumber Co., Thompson Falls, 

MT; Joan Musch, American International Forest Products LLC, 

Beaverton, OR; and Jim Vandegrift, Bennett Lumber Products 

Inc., Princeton, ID 

Gary Gotham, WWPA, Portland, OR; Susie Gotham, WWPA, Colville, WA; Russ Tuvey, WWPA, 

Portland, OR; and Beth Tuvey, WWPA, Vancouver, WA 

Tom Strong and Shelton Coulter, Bid Group Companies, St. George, QC; and Mike McGuigan, 

WWPA, Portland, OR 

Sheri and Rick Northrup, Idaho Forest Group, Grangeville, ID; and Mike McGuigan and Sally-Ann 

Hobart, WWPA, Portland, OR 

James Danielsen, Sierra Pacific Industries Inc., Anderson, CA; Brian Kirwan, American International 

Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, OR; and Mike Holm, Oregon-Canadian Forest Products 

Inc., North Plains, OR 


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American Hardwoods’ Supportive Role Elevates Competition At Hoa Mai 

By Michael Buckley 

Handicrafts and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi 

Minh City (HAWA) General Manager Nguyen Chanh 

Phuong is pictured with an American White Oak cabinet 

submitted in the design competition. 

Vietnam–The annual Hoa Mai furniture design competition, held here, 

got off to a good start with the submission of about 250 entry designs 

at the end of 2016. In the following weeks after the recent fi nal judging 

concluded, prototypes were presented to the panel of 15 judges. Hoa 

Mai is organized by the Handicrafts and Wood Industry Association of Ho 

Chi Minh City (HAWA) and sponsored by the American Hardwood Export 

Council (AHEC), Vietnam’s largest hardwood distributor Tavico and furniture 

hardware manufacturer Hafele. Tavico supplied the American Oak 

and Ash, both of which are popularly used in Vietnam’s furniture industry. 

Vietnam is now the second largest 

market for American hardwood 

lumber outside North America and 

still growing. 

The objective of Hoa Mai, according 

to event organizers, is to 

fi nd and foster talented designers. 

The focus of the competition is 

wood, although other materials 

like hardware and fi xtures can be 

of steel or aluminium, or surfaces 

such as glass can be incorporated. 

Winner of the 2017 Hoa Mai 

was Pham Quoc Thang with 

his Oblique Collection of three 

American White Oak chairs, winning 

a cash prize of VDN30 million 

Hoa Mai judge Michael Buckley (left), representing AHEC, is pictured with the finalists 

and winners from the recent design competition. 

Hoa Mai first place winner Pham Quoc Thang is 

pictured with his Oblique Collection of chairs, made 

from North American White Oak. 

(US$1,300). Commenting on this year’s event, HAWA Chairman Nguyen 

Quoc Khanh said, “The whole event has moved up a level, particularly 

with the involvement of our manufacturing members.” He commended 

the judges and particularly thanked those from overseas for their international 

contribution. 

These were some questions considered in design: Would the designs 

work in reality? Would they meet the entry criteria of functionality, marketability, 

aesthetic appeal, creativity and uniqueness, as well as the 


SLC 

HAWA Chairman Nguyen Quoc Khanh is 

pictured during the Hoa Mai contest testing 

out a set of chairs made from North American 

White Oak, which was provided to the designers, 

along with American Ash, by Tavico, a 

Vietnamese hardwood lumber distributor. 

Pictured are sponsors of Hoa Mai 2017: (from 

left) John Chan, AHEC, Vo Quang Ha of Tavico 

and Hafele representatives. 


SURFACES 2017 Introduces New Floor Coverings 

Photos By Todd Lussier/Big French Photo 

Peggy Gale, Lisa Durbin and Drew Jordan, Shamrock Plank 

Flooring, Hernando, MS 

Bob Stein, Jim Cook, Scott Burega and Tony Miraldi, Somerset 

Hardwood Flooring, Somerset, KY 

Will Pachan, John Nichols and Heath Chamberlin, Graf Brothers 

Flooring Inc., South Shore, KY 

Mario Bolduc, Melanie Girard and J.P. Nittolo, Wickham Hardwood 

Flooring, Wickham, QC 

Art Robbins, Thomas Imm, Joe Brewster, Shawn Clemmons and 

Jerry Hogbin, Taylor Lumber Worldwide Inc., McDermott, OH 

David Andress, Priscilla Bergeron, Natalie Lambert and Jerry 

Wise, Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring, Papineauville, QC 

Las Vegas, Nevada– 

SURFACES is billed as the largest 

North American event serving 

the fl oor covering industry, bringing 

together buyers and sellers 

worldwide to see the latest fl oor 

covering products, tools, services 

and technologies. SURFACES 

2017 was held here recently at 

Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 

and is part of The International 

Surface Event (TISE), comprised 

of not only SURFACES, but also 

StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 

and TileExpo. TISE was formed in 

2014, creating an opportunity for 

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Expo, Panel Discussions Held At Joint Meeting Of SLMA/SFPA 

Photos By Terry Miller 

Sean McLaren, West Fraser, Germantown, TN; Chad Smith, USNR, 

Hot Springs, AR; Alan Robbins, USNR, Jacksonville, FL; and Bob 

Tweedy, USNR, Atlanta, GA 

Eric Gee, SFPA, Metairie, LA; Steve Singleton, Southern Pine 

Inspection Bureau Inc., Pensacola, FL; Tami Kessler, SFPA; and Jeff 

Baumgartner, Patrick Lumber Co., Portland, OR 

Danny White, T.R. Miller Mill Co. Inc., Brewton, AL; Tony Sheffield, 

Canfor Southern Pine, Mobile, AL; Eric Gee, SFPA, Metairie, LA; and 

Larry Slaton, West Rock/Cottonton Sawmill, Cottonton, AL 

Lon Sibert, Renewable Resource Associates Inc., Atlanta, GA; Xu 

Fang, AMSO Consultant, Shanghai, China; Fernanda Vale, AMSO 

Consultant, Mexico/South America; Crystal Collier, AMSO Consultant, 

Montgomery, AL; and Charles Trevor, AMSO Consultant, London, 

England 

New Orleans, Louisiana–The 

joint 2017 Spring Meeting & 

Expo of the Southeastern Lumber 

Manufacturer’s Association 


Patrick Harrigan, Harrigan Lumber Co. Inc., Monroeville, AL; Chris 

and Emily DeMilliano, Steely Lumber Co. Inc., Huntsville, TX; Ryan 

Hilsinger, Industrial Wood Products, Climax, NC; and Gary Miller, 

Riverside Forest Products Inc., Augusta, GA 

Charlie Thomas, Shuqualak Lumber Co. Inc., Shuqualak, MS; Larry 

Horn, BID Group of Companies, Saint-George, SC; Fred Spinola, 

Deltech Manufacturing, Vancouver, BC; and Doug O’Rourke, Biewer 

Lumber, St. Clair, MI 

Kerlin Drake, Canfor Southern Pine, El Dorado, 

AR; Xu Fang, American Softwoods (AMSO) Consultant, 

Shanghai, China; and Richard Wallace, 

Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA), 

Metairie, LA 

Hunter McShan, McShan Lumber Co. Inc., Mc- 

Shan, AL; and Jim and Kim Olson, Coastal Forest 

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CANADIAN HARDWOOD - Continued from page 1 

manufacturing, sales and business processes. 

He was followed by Lorna Christie, executive director of the National 

Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), of Memphis, TN, who gave a 

report on Canadian and global lumber activities. An update was also presented 

on the proposed NHLA 10-week Certifi ed Lumber Grader Course 

in North Bay, ON, for June through August, 2017. 

The next day’s presentations included the following: 

• Richard Lipman, president of the Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC), 

which is located in Ottawa, ON, spoke about the organization’s new 

labor market study and their training programs at the management, high 

school and entry levels. His presentation additionally addressed the 

WMC’s efforts to establish a mentorship program for women in woodworking. 

• Crystal Oldham, executive director of the Hardwood Forest Foundation 

(HFF), headquartered in Memphis, TN, spoke about that organization’s 

projects in 2017, with a focus on their Canadian efforts. The CHB has 

made a multi-year commitment to the HFF to support their work. 

• Richard Keeso from J.H. Keeso & Sons Ltd. in Listowel, ON, talked 

about his work with the local Carbon Footprint Initiative. This program 

has local industries working together in consideration of climate change 

and steps they may take to reduce their carbon impact on the environment. 

The work includes tree planting, especially along water courses, to 

improve water quality and to create natural snow fences. 

CHB hosts this annual event to provide those in the hardwood industry 

an opportunity to convene, learn and network professionally. The Canadian 

Hardwood Bureau, which is headquartered in Ottawa, ON, is a 

national trade association representing manufacturers and wholesalers 

of hardwood lumber and fl ooring, as well as their suppliers. 

More information is available at www.canadianhardwoodbureau.com. ■ 

WWPA - Continued from page 1 

Additionally, the unemployment rate stood at 4.8 percent in January 

according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which was cited in this 

presentation. However, total unemployment was reported at 9.4 percent, 

down from 9.9 percent in January 2016, when factoring in the U-6 group, 

which is defi ned by the BLS and within this presentation as those who 

are employed part-time for economic reasons, plus all persons marginally 

attached. Binam noted that in January this year, 225,000 jobs were 

added to the U.S. workforce. 

Among the points made regarding U.S. housing, it was reported that the 

supply of single family homes dropped when comparing 2015/2016 and 

the start of 2017. Meanwhile, sales of single family homes, as well as 

their prices, have climbed during the same timeframe. 

In lumber production, the Western regions of the U.S. produced 13,973 

mmbf last year, and is projected to grow to approximately 14,840 mmbf 

by 2019. WWPA’s projections include production on the Coast, which 

leads the way in production, the Inland West plus California Redwood 

products. 

Binam was followed by presentations 

that included the following 

topics: quality standards, market 

services/exports, and a mass timber 

session. The WWPA board of 

directors held a business meeting 

the following day. 

WWPA represents lumber manufacturers 

in 12 Western states and 

Alaska. The association provides 

services covering 8 billion board 

feet of Western lumber production 

annually. Services provided by 

WWPA include quality assurance, 

technical services and market services, 

to which member companies 

have access. WWPA member 

mills produce more than 60 percent 

of the lumber manufactured 

in the West each year. WWPA is 

headquartered in Portland. 

More information is available at 

www.wwpa.org. ■ 

ALANKO - Continued from page 1 

Shade Gap, PA I 814-259-4112 

Contact Curt Calhoun 

curt_calhoun@interforest.com 

Bradford,PA I 814-368-3701 

Contact Fredrik Sturesson 

fredrik_sturesson@bradfordforest.com 

Michael Snow 

mittee On Livestock and Foreign 

Agriculture titled “The Next Farm 

Bill: International Market Development.” 

Michael Snow, executive director 

of AHEC, commented after the 

hearing 

that, 

“With 

nearly 

half of 

all U.S. 

grade 

hardwood 

lumber 

now being 

exported, 

international 

promotion has never been 

more important to this industry. 

Funding for the Market Access 

Program (MAP) through the Farm 

Bill has allowed AHEC to tackle 

some of the big issues facing the 



ALANKO - Continued from page 12 

industry–such as environmental regulations and illegal logging policies, 

while at the same time expanding markets through educational and 

promotional programs around the globe. The current Farm Bill will expire 

next year, and we are facing some of the most signifi cant opposition to 

the reauthorization of these export promotion programs that we have 

ever seen. It is important that all of us in the hardwood industry contact 

our elected representatives to let them know how important exports are 

to the economy, and how these programs help to level the playing fi eld 

against competing suppliers, many of whom receive signifi cant subsidies 

from their governments. Dean’s testimony before the House’s Foreign 

Agriculture Subcommittee is an important fi rst step toward a new Farm 

Bill that supports American industries and helps support American jobs.” 

In his testimony, Alanko highlighted his company as an example of the 

global reach of the U.S. forest products industry. He stated, “Allegheny 

Wood Products directly employs over 900 people at nine sawmills, fi ve 

drying facilities, one hardwood pellet mill, and a dimension plant. There 

are hundreds of additional jobs created in support industries for our 

manufacturing operations…such as loggers and truckers to name a few. 

We sell products worldwide into over 28 countries, with export sales in 

excess of $63 million in 2016.” 

Alanko continued, “This is very much a rural-based industry made up 

mostly of small and medium-sized family-owned operations. A great 

example of this highly fragmented industry is my own company…while 

we are one of the top three volume producers of U.S. hardwoods, we 

represent less than two percent of total industry production. In addition 

to sawmillers such as myself, this industry also represents millions of private, 

non-industrial forest owners. Strong markets for hardwood lumber 

products help maintain strong ties between the hardwood industry and 

these private forest owners. The revenue stream resulting from harvesting 

of mature trees creates the economic incentive to maintain forestland 

as forestland. 

“Many hardwood companies are heavily reliant on exports for their livelihood. 

Approximately 40 percent of all hardwood lumber production and 

nearly 60 percent of the highest value-added grades of hardwood are 

now exported, totaling $2.4 billion in 2016. Exports of hardwood veneer 

totaled $280 million in 2016, which is more than 55 percent of domestic 

production. The U.S. also enjoys a healthy trade surplus of $1.3 billion in 

hardwood lumber, up from $1.1 billion in 2015.” 

The written presentation that Alanko submitted to the House noted that 

AHEC has laid out a four-part strategy designed to grow overseas markets. 

In it, AHEC emphasizes adequate funding from the MAP and Foreign 

Market Development (FMD) programs is essential to the industry’s 

success. With continued funding, AHEC will do the following to promote 

U.S. hardwoods: 

1. Seek out new markets for hardwood products. 

2. Promote new uses and applications for hardwood within existing 

markets. 

3. Continue to extoll environmental credentials. 

4. Create networking opportunities for U.S. exporters. 

In closing, Alanko stated, “Let me say again, how critical exports and 

export markets are to my company, to rural 

communities, and to the hardwood industry 

as a whole. This industry benefi ts signifi cantly 

from the MAP and FMD programs every day. It 

is vital MAP and FMD continue to be available 

and that funding increase to meet the expanding 

needs of this industry. I can say without 

hesitation that without these programs our businesses 

would be smaller, produce fewer goods 

and employ less people.” 

Dana Lee Cole, executive director of the 

HF, offered a statement regarding Alanko’s 

testimony. “Dean did a terrifi c job representing 

the hardwood industry and the important 

role exports play in the continued vitality of the 

industry sector. As the only representative of a non-food commodity, he 

provided a unique perspective to the Subcommittee members and successfully 

impressed upon them the importance of continued funding for 

export promotion.” 

To read the complete written testimony, visit goo.gl/cCwAV5. ■ 

WHO’S WHO - Sturesson - Continued from page 2 

Dana Lee Cole 

products industry, namely for companies like The Rossi Group, American 

Hardwood Industries and Timber Team International. He has overseen 

sales to Europe and Asia. 

More information can be found at www.danzer.com. ■ 


WHO’S WHO - Pappas - Continued from page 2 

Association Inspector Grading School in 1982 and has a total of 36 years 

of experience in the forest products industry. His most recent experience 

includes positions in sales and purchasing for Northwest Hardwoods Inc. 

and American Hardwood Industries. 

In his spare time, Pappas enjoys riding motorcycles, listening to music 

and relaxing at home. He has been married to Jennie for 28 years and 

the couple has one son, Shane. 

For more information, visit www.collinswood.com and at 

linkedin.com/company/the-collins-companies. ■ 

AHEC NEWS - Continued from page 2 

On a full cradle-to-grave basis, the carbon footprint of all the products 

from The Workshop of Dreams is better than carbon neutral. The biogenic 

carbon locked into the wood during growth exceeds all the emissions 

required to extract, process and deliver the timber to the factory in 

Madrid where they were manufactured. 

The AHEC space will also feature a scale model of The Smile, the revolutionary 

timber pavilion 

AHEC created in collaboration 

with Alison Brooks 

Architects and engineers 

Arup for London Design 

Festival last September. 

This project featured the 

largest-ever panels of CLT 

to be made, showcasing 

the structural and spatial 

This is a night view of The Smile, which, according to AHEC, 

is the most challenging structure ever built in hardwood 

cross-laminated timber. 

potential of cross-laminated 

hardwood and, more 

specifi cally, Tulipwood 

CLT. This project has become 

vital in demonstrating how hardwoods can play a greater role in the 

construction industry and make the built environment more sustainable. 

To coincide with the launch of the re-design of americanhardwood.org 

(launched in March), AHEC is also presenting a new interactive online 

tool that shows forest distribution, growth and removal of American hardwood 

species across the United States. 

This new technology presents accurate information in detail – from 

the whole of the United States down to individual counties – and demonstrates 

visually the true sustainability of American hardwoods. Visitors 

will be invited to discover this tool and use it through an interactive 

screen. 

David Venables, AHEC’s 

European Director, 

reiterates how valuable 

Interzum is within AHEC’s 

program and adds, 

“Interzum continues to 

be a vital communication 

platform for us and our 

industry to network, infl u- 

ence and educate timber 

industries across Europe 

and beyond.” 

A team of AHEC staff 

and consultants will be on 

hand to discuss AHEC’s 

Pictured is an example of AHEC’s newly developed interactive 

online map tool. The screen on the left shows the data 

for each of the states across the U.S., while the screen on the 

right shows information at the county level. 

marketing strategy and answer questions on a wide range of current issues 

relevant to U.S. hardwoods, including EUTR compliance, Life Cycle 

Assessment research, potential for thermally modifi ed hardwood and 

structural applications and the launch of the interactive map tool. 

Visit the AHEC exhibition stand at Interzum next month, May 16-19, 

located at booth H-029. 

AHEC is a leading international trade association for the U.S. hardwood 

industry, representing the committed exporters among American hardwood 

companies and major U.S. hardwood product trade associations. 

For over 25 years, AHEC has been at the forefront of international wood 

promotion, building a distinctive and creative brand for American hardwoods. 

AHEC’s support for creative design projects, such as The Smile 

for London Design Festival or The Workshop of Dreams for Hay Festival 

demonstrates the performance and aesthetic potential of these sustainable 

materials and provides valuable inspiration. 

AHEC produces a full range of technical publications which are available 

by visiting www.americanhardwood.org. 

For more information on The Workshop of Dreams, visit 

www.theworkshopofdreams.info. 

For more information on The Smile, visit www.thetulipwoodsmile.info. 

Follow AHEC on Twitter and Instagram @ahec_europe. ■ 


Washington Scene - Continued from page 2 

ing one-third of the country, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s latest 

census. 

Only trees 5 inches in diameter are counted in the U.S. Forest Service 

FIA program, which has continuously counted the forest population since 

1930. An acre with at least 10 percent tree canopy qualifi es as a forest 

for purposes of the census, according to published reports. 

Dennis May, a U.S. Forest Service program manager, said the census 

was established to answer the question, “Are we wisely using the forest 

without impacting its health, condition and stature?” 

The U.S. exported $8.7 billion in forest products in 2016—lumber, paper, 

logs, veneer, pulp, wood pellets, case goods and other items—putting 

the sector right up there with soybeans and corn. 

For purposes of the survey, sample areas are surveyed each year and 

data is projected to get totals. 

The program, which has extensive data, received $75 million to carry 

out its care last year. 

Each state’s forest is summarized annually and a comprehensive report 

is issued every fi ve years. 

The forest census shows that in the South longleaf and slash Pines 

are in decline, but the forests are stable. High visibility challenges in the 

South include the Emerald Ash Borer, Walnut blight or Oak wilt. 

The FIA program’s mission is to project how forests are likely to appear 

10 to 50 years from now. This enables the Forest Service to evaluate 

whether current forest management practices are sustainable in the long 

run and to assess on status and trends in forest area and location; in 

the species, size and health of trees; in total tree growth, mortality and 

removals by harvest; in wood production and utilization rates by various 

products; and in forest landownership. 

The Forest Service has signifi cantly enhanced the FIA program by 

changing from a periodic to an annual survey, by increasing its capacity 

to analyze and publish data and expand the scope of the data collection 

to include soil, under-story vegetation, tree crown conditions, coarse 

woody debris and lichen community composition on a sub sample of 

plots. The FIA program has also expanded to include the sample of urban 

trees on all land use types in select cities. ■ 

CBP Posts Duty Evasion Investigation Info 

Recently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted summaries 

of two Notices of Action to provide interested parties with additional 

information about the new administrative process for Enforce and Protect 

Act investigations. 

In one instance, as reported by an International Wood Products Association 

(IWPA) press release, CBP initiated an evasion investigation into 

allegations of transshipment when the complainant provided evidence 

reasonably suggesting that the claimed exporter lacked suffi cient capacity 

to produce the shipments in question and tied the exporter in question 

to manufacturers in the alleged country of origin. 

Following the Notice of Action, CBP imposed a number of interim measures 

that affected the duties paid and release of the cargo. 

In the second case, CBP chose not to initiate an investigation because 

the allegation failed to reasonably suggest “not only that merchandise 

subject to an AD/CVD order was entered into the United States by the 

importer alleged to be evading, but that such entry was made by a material 

false statement or act or material omission, that resulted in the reduction 

or avoidance of applicable AD/CVD cash deposits or other security.” 

Maine Forest Products Industry Gets Federal Grants 

Nearly $1 million in federal grants and access to the Department of 

Energy’s largest research center will help Maine’s $8.5 billion forest products 

industry determine its future, the Economic Development Authority 

(EDA) recently announced. 

The $1 million in grants will aid mill site redevelopment, broadband 

access for mill communities, small business support and high school 

training programs, EDA offi cials said. The grants include $200,000 for redevelopment 

of a specifi c Bucksport mill site and $145,000 to the Maine 

International Trade Center to aid small businesses that export wood 

products. 

Access to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s largest research center, will help researchers at the University 

of Maine address the future of the bio-based materials, including non-cellular 

technology, biofuels and additive manufacturing, as part of a multipronged 

plan to guide and repair the state’s forest products industry. 

The EDA sent an interagency Economic Development Assessment 

Team (EDAT) in early August to eastern Maine following a request from 

Maine’s senators. 

The visit from EDAT enabled EDA to marshal the full range of federal 

resources on behalf of a region experiencing economic distress. ■ 


Brazil/Illegal Logging - Continued from page 2 

The system is the result of four years of work and was envisioned under 

the forest code passed into law in 2012, which gave the federal government 

power to create and manage a national system to regulate the 

supply chain of timber. 

Illegal logging is one of the greatest threats to the preservation of the 

Amazon. Through July 2016, Amazonian rainforests six times the size of 

Los Angeles were cut down. 

That was the second rise in two years, ending a 10-year period in which 

deforestation was dramatically reduced. Brazil’s Environment Ministry, 

under which Ibama falls, has vowed to reverse the trend. 

Sinafl or has already been piloted in the state of Roraima and is being 

introduced this week in Rondonia. The states are legally obliged to use 

the system, and Araújo expects to have it up and running across the 

country by the end of the year. 

“When we manage to implement it in the whole country, I think it will be 

a step change in terms of control,” Araújo said. ■ 

IWPA News - Continued from page 3 

easy to say “exporters win and importers lose,” economists agree that it is 

more complicated than that since they expect that such a change would 

cause the U.S. Dollar to appreciate, in some models completely offsetting 

the negative impact of the tax on importers. 

To be clear, prospects for the inclusion of border adjustment in the tax 

reform legislation that Congress is expected to consider this summer is 

far from certain. President Trump has not yet explicitly endorsed the idea, 

though his priorities will become clearer when he submits his tax and budget 

plans to Congress. Several prominent Republicans in both chambers 

of Congress have expressed opposition to the idea, which is especially 

critical in the Senate where Republicans only have a two vote majority. 

Businesses and industry associations that rely heavily on imports are extremely 

concerned about this change and are not convinced that currency 

changes will offset this new tax. To help sound the alarm IWPA has joined 

the Alliance for Affordable Products (www.KeepAmericaAffordable.com). 

The webpage has helpful fact sheets and links to important analysis of the 

proposal. If, like us, you think this is cause for concern I encourage you 

to join the coalition and communicate your concern to your congressional 

representatives. 

This year is the best opportunity for passage of meaningful tax reform 

in decades. Let’s make sure the bill doesn’t include a brand new tax that 

harms U.S. businesses and consumers to pay for it! ■ 

WIELAND & SONS - Continued from page 4 

Nicholson ring debarker, McDonough 3-knee slant carriage with a 6’ 

bandmill and an Inovec scanner and setworks system, MDI metal detectors, 

Mellott Rosserhead debarker, McDonough 6’ vertical linebar resaw, 

Crosby edger with 

Silvatech optimizer, 

a Newman Whitney 

double end trim and 

140 feet of greenchain. 

The mill in Muscoda 

utilizes an HMC 

Rosserhead debarker, 

MDI metal detectors, 

a 6’ McDonough slant 

doublecut headsaw, a 

Cleereman Industries 

Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. has an environmentally controlled 

primary warehouse, which stores lumber, as pictured here. 

4-knee carriage with a 

Pawtaw scanner and 

setworks, a Crosby 

edger, HMC horizontal 

band resaw and a Newman Whitney double end trim. Both mills also 

have fully self-suffi cient saw fi ling rooms. The company stickers all lumber 

with a Gillingham-Best stacker with automatic stick placement. The 

lumber is fi nished with three Newman Whitney Planers S382 and S282 

roughing planers and a S290 fi nish planer, three straight line rip saws 

and two gang rip saws. Lumber is dried in 10 American Wood Dryers dry 

kilns with a total capacity over 500,000 board feet. Heat is supplied from 

a 600 hp cogeneration facility. Thirteen forklifts and four end loaders are 

utilized to move product around at both locations. 

Ted Wieland along with four other buyers are responsible for the timber 

procurement. Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. has staked its success on the 

quality timber that grows within a 300-mile radius of its mills. 

Green lumber is end coated with Anchorseal, a product from U-C Coatings 

LLC – the color of which is referred to as “Wieland Green.” Lumber 


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is staged in six covered air-dry structures in preparation to be loaded in 

the Walnut steamer or dry kilns. After planing and packaging, Anchorseal 

“Wieland Green” paint is again applied to the ends. Dry lumber is stored 

in environmentally controlled buildings at the Winthrop location. Typically, 

the company maintains about 3.5 million board feet inventory of dry 

lumber, plywood and fl ooring. 

Jeff Wieland, Secretary and Treasurer, added, “None of the log is 

wasted at our mills. The low-grade lumber goes to the pallet industry; 

higher-grade material goes into railroad cross ties and grade lumber. 

A significant portion 

of our by-products, 

including chips and 

sawdust, are burned in 

our cogeneration plant 

in Winthrop to make 

high-pressure steam 

which turns a turbine 

connected to a generator. 

Low-pressure 

steam exhausted from 

the turbine is used 

to heat the dryers, 

steam Walnut lumber, 

and heat most of our 

This is an overview of the inside of the building with primary 

sawmill equipment visible at Wieland & Sons Lumber Company’s 

facility in Muscoda, WI. 

From Wieland & Sons Lumber Company’s main office, piles of 

veneer logs being prepped for loading are visible. 

buildings. During the winter, we utilize our wood chips and about half of 

our sawdust from Winthrop plus some from Muscoda to produce the heat 

needed at the facility. We sell the rest to customers that use it for bedding 

and compost.” 

Daniel Wieland explained, “Our 20 million production fi gure includes the 

sale of veneer logs, pallet logs, lumber that we bring in green, and dry 

lumber for resale.” The species offered by Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. 

include Walnut, Cherry, Red and White Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, Ash, 

Basswood, Aspen, Hickory, Cottonwood, Birch, Butternut, Hackberry, 

Poplar, Black Locust, Sycamore and Pine. Lumber is normally offered 

in 4/4 up to 16/4 thicknesses. Products marketed by Wieland & Sons 

Lumber Co. include dry and green graded hardwood lumber, hardwood 

fl ooring, logs, boules, hardwood plywood, and wood by-products, such 

as wood chips, sawdust fi rewood, mulch, and pallet lumber. Their retail 

lumberyard, called Winthrop Building Supply, offers a full range of building 

products, including 

log siding and softwood 

plywood. 

Wieland & Sons 

Lumber Co. provides 

mixed and straight 

loads of product on 

11 company-owned 

trucks to its many 

domestic customers, 

including all types of 

woodworking plants, 

hardwood distribution/ 

concentration yards, 

wholesalers, exporters, 

cabinet shops, landscapers, schools and farmers. They also ship 

containers of lumber and veneer logs to various markets throughout the 

Americas, Western Europe, and Asia. 

The company’s abilities and attributes include the following: 

*Container loading of quality northern hardwood lumber and veneer logs 

*Lumber is graded to National Hardwood Lumber Association standards 

*Over 500,000 board feet kiln capacity 

*Quartersawn lumber capability 

*VisionTally for accurate tallies 

*Rough and fi nish planing 

*Custom straight-line rip and gang rip 

*Forest Stewardship Council certifi ed products available 

*Walnut steaming 

*Custom made boules up to 50” wide 

The company mission statement honors the values, integrity, and work 

ethic instilled in the three Wieland sons by their father. The statement 

reads: “To proactively serve and satisfy our customers by improving the 

cost effectiveness and quality of our products and services by building a 

team of people who will develop and maintain a quality and service-oriented 

attitude that lead the industry and create a sustainable competitive 

advantage for Wieland & Sons Lumber Co.” 

Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. is a member of the National Hardwood 

Lumber Association and the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association. 

In addition, the company is Forest Stewardship Council certifi ed. 

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SCANSIA - Continued from page 7 

A finished solid American Oak bedroom suite 

by IFC is pictured. 

Like most Vietnamese furniture 

makers, the Scansia Group is partially 

dependent on local plantation 

species – mainly Acacia – for frames 

and non-show wood in the case of 

interior furniture. IFC uses predominantly 

solid hardwood and some 

veneer for its overseas customers. 

Many of the company’s tables, for 

example, are produced from solid 

American Oak lumber, edge-glued 

and laminated. IFC employs 400 workers compared to more than 1,300 

at Scansia. As with many such plants in Vietnam, there is a reliance on 

handwork, so it will be interesting to see to what extent future capital 

investment is automated, as salaries have been rising along with standards 

of living in Vietnam. At the time IFC was fi rst established, labor 

rates were as low as $35/month, whereas today skilled workers can now 

earn as much as $250-$350/month. 

The companies’ Managing Director 

Nguyen Chien Thang is a veteran of 

the furniture industry, having been 

chairman of the Handicraft and 

Wood Industry Association of Ho 

Chi Minh City (HAWA) from 2005 

to 2013, which is now operating on 

a national basis. Thang is still an 

executive committee member and is 

also chairman of the HAWA Corporation, 

which is the operator of the 

annual VIFA furniture show every 

Raw materials used by IFC range from American 

Oak, pictured left, to locally-grown Acacia 

(pictured right). 

March, and also runs the VIFAHome show for the burgeoning domestic 

residential market. 

Planning–Customer and Import/Export Manager Nguyen Thi Mai Khoi 

is Thang’s daughter, who, together with Vice Director Phan, Thi Tuyet 

Hang form a formidable team. Khoi, Thang and Hang are keenly interested 

in developing a regional plantation relationship with farmers, for 

both commercial and environmental reasons. The group is FSC-certifi ed 

– a requirement of IKEA, despite the fact that the Vietnamese government 

is currently developing its own national forest certifi cation scheme 

to be endorsed by PEFC, which 

already has a support desk at 

HAWA’s headquarters. To develop 

this resource strategy, the Scansia 

Group has established a small 

plant with 200 employees in Central 

Vietnam near Hue. All of this 

is based on Vietnamese material, 

together with its vital hardwood 

imports, such as American Oak. 

With the second line expansion in Nhon Trach the Dong Nai plant, 

which will double capacity, there is evidence of Scansia’s confi dence in 

the future of furniture production growth in Vietnam, one of the country’s 

leading exports. In mid-2016 HAWA projected exports of wooden products 

would reach US$7.2 billion for the year, up from $6.9 billion in 2015. 

More information is available at www.scansia.com.vn. ■ 

HOA MAI - Continued from page 9 

environmental considerations of material choice and factors such as 

wastage and effi ciency of transport? This was also a challenging phase 

in competition for HAWA and its manufacturing members, for their help 

was needed in the prototyping phase. 

Wood is encouraged by HAWA to be used by the designers because 

the organization regards it as generally strong and relatively light, compared 

to other materials. It has been, and remains today, the preferred 

material for furniture makers globally. It is estimated to account for about 

75 percent of all furniture products. HAWA realizes wood is sustainable, 

recyclable and draws carbon from the atmosphere and stores it. Studies 

show quality furniture stores carbon longer as it passes from generation 

to generation. No other material, least the fossil fuels drilled or the 

minerals mined from the earth, have proven to match the environmental 

benefi ts of wood, based on studies conducted by such organizations as 

AHEC and the American hardwood industry. 

In fact, recent Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) by the American hardwood 

industry and AHEC shows that the felling, sawing, drying, transportation 

and all relevant energy inputs to producing and shipping hardwood from 

the U.S. to Vietnam is better than carbon neutral. The data to show this 

is now available for individual shipments from the U.S. to any port in Vietnam 

in the form of an American Hardwood Environmental Profi le (AHEP) 

provided by American exporters. 


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HOA MAI - Continued from page 20 SLMA/SFPA - Continued from page 11 

Presently, the American hardwood industry, an important lumber supplier 

to Vietnam, has partnered for many years with HAWA to support the 

annual Hoa Mai competition. 

Additionally, the AHEC exhibit at the recent VIFA-EXPO furniture show, 

jointly hosted with HAWA, exhibited the fi nal three winning pieces and the 

fi ve consolation pieces awarded for their achievement under the criteria 

of commercial, aesthetic, environmental, creative, functional and technical 

categories. Commenting on the 2017 results, most of the judges were 

in agreement that the quality this year was elevated by the contribution of 

manufacturing members of HAWA which had mentored each fi nalist and 

had provided improved prototyping facilities. The evidence for this was 

in the fact that only three voting points divided the fi rst, second and third 

winners out of a possible total of 375 points. 

The top three winners at Hoa Mai were: 

1st Prize: OBLIQUE COLLECTION Designer: Pham Quoc Thang 

2nd Prize: SWING ARMCHAIR Designer: Nguyen Hoang Nam 

3rd Prize: BOAT DESK Designer: Nguyen Duc Huynh ■ 

SURFACES - Continued from page 10 

pects of the flooring, stone and tile spectrum industries to meet, interface 

and collaborate in one place. 

Over 700 companies took advantage of the vast tradeshow exhibition 

fl oor at SURFACES, and displayed literally thousands of products for attendees 

to view. 

The official sponsor of SURFACES is the World Floor Covering Association 

(WFCA), widely regarded as the industry’s largest advocacy organization 

representing fl oor covering retailers, contractors and allied service 

providers throughout North America. 

The International Surface Event also offered educational programs 

called IGNITE, featuring expert speakers and instructors. The sessions 

they offered were developed to enhance attendees’ knowledge, business 

growth and profi ts. Attendees chose from 55+ sessions featuring 

pertinent topics and industry experts. TISE also featured a multitude of 

bonus education sessions, certifi cations, interactive workshops and tours 

offered by many of the organization’s partners. 

Additionally, awards were presented at this event, including the Best of 

TISE Event Award. 

More information about SURFACES is available at www.tisewest.com. ■ 

(SLMA) and the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) convened 

here recently at the Hotel Monteleone. 

Thirty-one companies representing the equipment, chemical or insurance 

industries displayed products and discussed their services with 

guests who visited their booths during an Expo, which was held the 

evening of the second day of the joint event. 

SLMA kicked off the meeting with a Napoleon House fundraising dinner. 

All proceeds raised at this event support the organization’s marketing 

effort: “Wood. It’s Real.” 

Both SLMA and SFPA hosted board meetings the fi rst full morning of the 

joint event and in the afternoon a panel discussion on the topic of Southern 

Pine Marketing was held. The guest panelists included Steve Lovett, 

CEO of the Softwood Lumber Board, who gave an update about programs 

that organization is undertaking. An export update was also provided 

by panelists, including: Jerry Hingle, of International Trade Associates, 

and the following representatives of American Softwoods (AMSO) 

Charles Trevor, European, Middle Eastern and Indian markets; Crystal 

Collier, Caribbean markets; Fernanda Vale, Latin American markets; and 

Xu Fang, Asian markets. 

The fi nal morning of the meeting featured a panel focused on government 

issues. Panelists and their topics were: Gary Sheehan, of Kilpatrick 

Townsend, environmental issues; Noelle Abastillas, of Kilpatrick 

Townsend, OSHA regulations; Jim Wimberly, of Wimberly, Lawson, 

Steckel, Schneider & Stine P.C., healthcare and labor relations; and Mike 

Torrey, of Michael Torrey Associates, overview of Congressional landscape. 

The host associations serve the lumber industry as follows. The SLMA 

is a trade association that represents solid sawn lumber manufacturing 

operations, lumber remanufacturing operations, lumber treating operations 

and their suppliers in 17 states throughout the Southeast. The 

SFPA’s mission is to advance the Southern Pine lumber industry in both 

domestic and international markets. 

For more information about these associations, visit their websites at: 

www.sfpa.org and www.slma.org. ■ 


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GENUINE MAHOGANY 

CEREJEIRA 

SPANISH CEDAR 

SAPELE 

SANTOS MAHOGANY 

MARA MACHO 

IPE DECKING 

AFRICAN MAHOGANY 

JATOBA 

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Northern Hard ASPEN Maple 1-2 white 

FAS KD 2 X 40’ 4/4 ASPEN SEL & BTR WINTER R/L R/W SAWN 

FAS WINTER SAWN 

FAS KD 2 X 40’ 4/4 ASPEN #1 COMMON WINTER R/L R/W SAWN 

 

KD 2 X 40’ 4/4 ASPEN #2ACOM R/L R/W 

AWN 

HARD MAPLE 

AWN 

KD AWN 

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KD 1 X 40’ 5/4 HARD MAPLE Northern SEL Red & BTR Oak SAP&BTR R/L R/W 

FAS 

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KD 1 X 40’ 8/4 HARD MAPLE Northern SEL White & BTR OakSAP&BTR R/L R/W 

FAS 

FAS 

RED OAK 

 

KD 1 X 40’ 8/4 RED OAK SEL & BTR R/L R/W 

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SOFT MAPLE 

WFAS 

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WFAS 

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KD 

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1 X 40’ S2S 15/16’’ WHITE BIRCH SEL & BTR SAP&BTR 

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R/L R/W 

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Aspen FAS YELLOW BIRCH 

 

KD 1 X 40’ 4/4 Aspen YEL. BIRCH 2ASEL & BTR SAP&BTR R/L R/W 

KD Northern 1 X 40’ 4/4 Y YEL. BIRCH #1 COMMON RED CUTS R/L R/W 

YFAS SAP+BTR 

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3 T/L 5/4 #1 Com Hickory 

5 T/L 5/4 #2 Com Hickory 

5 T/L 8/4 S&B S. Maple 

5 T/L 7/4 S&B Red Oak 

5 T/L 7/4 #2 Com Red Oak 

5 T/L 10/4 S&B S. Maple 

4 T/L 8/4 S&B Basswood 

5 T/L 4/4 #2 Com Poplar 

5 T/L 5/4 #2 Com Poplar 

5 T/L 4/4 S&B H. Maple 

5 T/L 7/4 S&B Poplar 

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Cherry (90/80+) 

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Soft Maple (Red Leaf/Unselected) 

4/4 #3CB 2 T/L 

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Soft Maple (Red Leaf/Sap & Better) 

5/4 #1C 1 T/L 

Soft Maple (Brown) 

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4/4 #2C 2 T/L 

Hard Maple (#1&2W) 


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8/4 #1C 1 T/L 

8/4 #2C 1 T/L 

Hard Maple (Rustic) 

4/4 1 T/L 

Hard Maple (Brown) 

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Poplar 

5/4 #2C 8 M’ 

Red Oak (Northern) 


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Cherry, White Ash, Red Oak, Soft Maple 

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BUSINESS TRENDS ABROAD 

Europe–At the time of this writing, the National Hardwood Lumber Association 

(NHLA) and the USDA-APHIS are in the fi nal stages of the European Ash agreement 

to cover the heat treatment process to satisfy the EU derogation. 

Regardless of origin, companies have two options to obtain a phytosanitary 

certifi cate for shipping Ash to the EU, according to the USDA-APHIS. 

1. The lumber must be processed to 1 inch below the cambium layer, removing 

all rounded edges OR 

2. The lumber must be heat treated in a facility approved by the USDA-APHIS 

through the NHLA Kiln Dried (KD) Certifi cation program. Below is a list of the 

areas that the NHLA KD Certifi cation program will cover/inspect to ensure that it 

meets the requirements: 

• Debarking of round wood to bark less than 3 centimeters in width or individual 

pieces less than 50 square centimeters. 

• Heat treatment to 71 degrees Celsius throughout the profi le of the wood for 

1,200 minutes. 

• Moisture content no greater than 10 percent expressed as a percentage of dry 

matter achieved through an industrial drying schedule. 

• Treatment durations, dry and wet bulb temperatures, and fi nal moisture contents 

will be recorded for each specifi c lot and maintained for a minimum of three 

years. 

• Ensure the packaging/label contains the bundle number and treatment identifi - 

cation markings “Heat Treated – Kiln Dried” or “HT-KD.” 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Dana Spessert at d.spessert@ 

nhla.com or call 901-339-7551. 

Canada–Former Canfor CEO and British Columbia Deputy Minister David 

Emerson has been appointed as the province’s trade envoy to work with Canada 

and the U.S. negotiating a new Softwood Lumber Agreement. 

BC Premier Christy Clark made the announcement. 

Emerson, who was Canada’s federal minister of international trade, signed 

the previous Softwood Lumber Agreement in 2006. The former CEO of Canfor 

has broad knowledge of BC’s forest policies and with American legislators and 

industry leaders. 

Emerson has already begun the briefi ng process to start dialogues with legislators 

and the U.S. administration. His fi rst visit to Washington, DC, was scheduled 

to take place last month in advance of expected countervailing duties applied to 

BC lumber exports to the U.S. 

Russia–The Russian government is taking steps to improve its timber industry. 

The government is considering raising fees for use of forests; imposing export 

duties and tariff on lumber with a low degree of processing on their exports; and 

organizing exported unprocessed logs on commodity exchanges. 

The instructions came from Russian President Vladimir Putin following an audit 

on the use, protection and regeneration of forests and timber turnover. 

The measures will involve changes in legislation, monitoring of priority investments 

and compensation for using wood in construction. 

The government is expected to report on the measures until May 1, 2017 and 

subsequently on a quarterly basis. 

Ireland–Privately-owned forests in Ireland are getting an EUR112 million infusion 

from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ireland Strategic Investment 

Fund (ISIF) through an investment fund specifi cally designed to address 

forestry issues. 

The Investment Plan for the Europe-supported project will eventually unlock 

EUR315 billion of new investment. With the initiative, Dasos, a specialty forestry 

investment fund, plans to develop 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of professionally 

managed forests across Ireland, support direct land acquisition, establish forests 

where none have been before as well as other forms of land management. 

Dasos plans to make a EUR112 million investment. EIB and ISIF will provide 

EUR55 million and EUR28.5 million, respectively, for the project. EIB support is 

backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). 

Europe–The search for construction material alternatives and stringent regulations 

about carbon emission and rapid deforestation are fueling growth in the 

engineered wood market. 

Non-residential uses will lead the way. 

The global engineered wood market is expected to hit $41.2 billion by 2022, a 

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of almost 25 percent from 2016-2022, 

according to market research fi rm Allied Market Research (AMI). 

North America and Europe account for nearly 70 percent of global engineered 

wood production. 

Asia-Pacifi c, Latin America and Africa will also exploit their vast forests for 

timber and raw materials for various engineered wood products. 

In 2015-2016, Japan, Indonesia and India led the engineered wood market as 

main exporters of raw materials to North America and Europe. 

India, an emerging market in the Asia-Pacifi c engineered wood industry, currently 

accounts for 10 percent of the market share in the region and is estimated 

to have a CAGR of around 25 percent from 2016-2022. 

Brazil and Chile are also expected to grow double-digit CAGRs. 

The engineered wood market is segmented based on the type of product. Plywood 

and glulam collectively account for almost 54 percent of the global market. 

Cross-laminated timber lumber is expected to grow at a CAGR rate of nearly 30 


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percent during the forecast period. 

Sweden–The Kährs Group, located in Malmo, Sweden, will supply wood fl ooring 

to NCC’s Nordic operations beginning the fi rst half of 2017. 

Terms of the agreement weren’t announced. 

The Kährs Group uses hardwood species such as Ash, Beech, Brazilian Cherry, 

European Maple, Hard Maple, Jarrah and Red and White Oak in its fl ooring 

products. 

NCC, with sales of SEK62 billion and 16,500 employees in 2016, develops and 

builds residential and commercial properties, industrial facilities and public buildings, 

roads, civil engineering structures and infrastructure projects. 

Manufacturers and Exporters 

of Fine Hardwood Lumber 

Belgium–Belgian offi cials in recent months seized thousands of counterfeit pallets 

from the Ukraine at the border with the Netherlands. 

At a targeted checkpoint, Belgian controllers stopped and seized four Ukraine 

trucks loaded with counterfeit, low-quality Euro pallets. 

The European Pallet Association’s (EPAL) Belgian National Committee, Belepal 

and EPAL representation in Ukraine, the International Union of Railways (UIC), its 

inspection company, SGS, also participated in the action. 

Some 90 percent of the counterfeit pallets bore the EUR or UIC trademarks and 

10 percent had EPAL markings. EPAL has reiterated in many publications in the 

past that EPAL Euro pallets should only be bought from licensed producers and 

repairers. 

Germany–The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has voted to disassociate 

from the Schweighofer Group, according to the forest certifi cation organization. 

The vote follows the FSC placing the group on probation while it investigated allegations 

of illegal logging in Romania. An investigation panel showed “clear and 

convincing evidence” that the Schweighofer Group had been involved in signifi - 

cant irregularities and illegalities in its timber trade operations in Romania. 

At a mid-February hearing, additional possible violations were presented to 

the FSC Board. “FSC considers that initiating an additional investigation is not 

compatible with maintaining the probation status of the company,” an FSC press 

release stated. 

The Schweighofer Group accepted the decision and terminated its certifi cates. 

In January, Schweighofer responded to FSC’s probation with a new forest management 

plan in Romania. 

In making its decision to disassociate from the Schweighofer Group, FSC 

acknowledged the group’s efforts to develop a preliminary plan and “encourages 

it to use this work to continue discussions and to develop a roadmap to end the 

disassociation,” the press release continued. 

FSC board of directors could consider a “gradual approach to re-association for 

the group’s mills outside of Romania” depending on Schweighofer’s progress. 

“FSC will begin to build a permanent presence in Romania to effectively engage 

with its members and stakeholders to secure the right mechanisms, such as 

the establishment of a dedicated solutions forum, to identify long-term solutions 

to the challenges of responsible forest management in the country,” said Kim 

Carstensen, FSC Director General. 

“To this effect, it will engage in a constructive dialogue with the Schweighofer 

Group and all relevant stockholders in the country,” said Carstensen. 

The Schweighofer Group is an Austrian family business organized as a holding 

structure. Forestry is its core business, but it is also involved in energy generation 

from biomass, real estate and operates a hotel in northern Romania. 

FSC, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, has operations in 80 countries. FSC 

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Malaysia–Imports of hardwood fl ooring and assembled fl ooring panels to the 

U.S. were worth $3.6 million and $14.9 million in late 2016, according to recently 

released yearly data. Year-to-date imports of assembled panels were up 18 percent 

to the same time in 2015 while fl ooring imports were down from the previous 

year. 

Hardwood fl ooring imports from Malaysia grew 60 percent month-on-month, 

but both Malaysia and Indonesia lost U.S. market share last year to China and 

Canada. At $737,291, Indonesia was the largest source of hardwood fl ooring 

supply in the third quarter of 2016, but year-to-date imports from Indonesia were 

lower than in 2015. 

Imports of assembled fl ooring panels from Indonesia and Brazil increased during 

the same timeframe. Indonesian shipments of fl ooring panels soared 57 percent 

month-on-month to $1.3 million. Year-to-date imports from Indonesia were 

up 9 percent from November 2015. 

Flooring panel imports from China fell 20 percent in the third quarter of 2016, 

but China still accounted for over 40 percent of all U.S. fl ooring panel imports. 

United Kingdom–The Brexit vote affected the United Kingdom’s (UK) softwood 

timber imports late last year, according to recently released data. 

British citizens voted to exit the EU in a June 23, 2016 election. 

The UK’s softwood timber (sawn and planed) imports from Europe grew during 

January-July 2016 by 6 percent, but decreased by 6 percent in the next quarter 

and by 8 percent during October of that same year. 

Imports from Sweden, the top exporter for the UK, went down 12 percent to 

EUR150 million during the same period 2016. 

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Canadian lumber distributors recently reported that they experienced challenges 

in fi nding new orders for the lower grades of lumber and industrial timber 

products than for their upper grade material. It was reported that pallet lumber 

cant markets were soft as well. This slowdown had not yet trickled down to the 

sawmillers. 

Positive reports have continued to be mentioned for supplies of Red and White 

Oak and Ash. Some note that the availability of Hard and Soft Maple is causing 

price pressures. Although most lumber sources report domestic markets are not 

great, the export markets have fared better. 

Contacts noted that Ash log decks were low, as sawmill producers were not 

moving much of this species into their production. It was noted that green lumber 

supplies of this species were also in short supply. Buyers’ needs were not being 

met in recent weeks. 

Aspen production improved due to better logging conditions, thus increasing this 

species’ supply. There is an increased demand for No. 1 Common and Better 

grade, with prices being steady. Demand, on the other hand, for No. 2A and 2B 

grades is weak, with sawmills and wholesalers struggling to move these. Basswood 

reports are currently good, with steady demand from the shutter and blind 

manufacturers and due to an improved residential construction market. Demand 

is steady from the millwork and moulding producers as well. 

Demand is also currently keeping pace with supplies of Birch. 

Hard Maple logging activity was noted as improved as recently as February, so 

everyone contacted was satisfi ed in getting what they needed. It was reported 

that green lumber production for this species had seen a slight boost as well, 

although it was not fl ooding the market. 

With improved U.S. residential construction, fl ooring manufacturers were able to 

move their Oak fl ooring products to this market. Some manufacturers noted they 

may have regained some of this market throughout 2016, as many new home 

buyers opted for ceramic and other fl ooring options rather than wood. However, 

fl ooring manufacturers recently stated that trends have now moved back to hardwood 

fl ooring, which is being used more in kitchens and bathrooms as well. 

In overall economic news, the Conference Board of Canada said consumer 

spending growth helped bolster Canada’s economy in 2016, despite sluggish 

job growth and wage gains – but swelling household debt will limit that spending 

growth. 

In its annual provincial outlook report, the Conference Board expects 2017 real 

GDP growth of 1.9 percent, with federal stimulus accounting for 0.3 percentage 

points of the increase – but low business investment and slow labor force growth 

means “we are unlikely to see any acceleration in real GDP growth in 2018,” 

stated a Board spokesman. 

The Conference Board estimated that Canada’s economy grew only 1.3 percent 

in 2016, held back by weak business investments and a trade sector that “failed 

to fi nd traction” with a lower loonie the past two years. 

British Columbia, which had Canada’s fastest economic growth the past two 

years, is forecast to slow to 1.9 percent. Ontario, too, will slow to 2 percent 

growth in 2017, from 2.7 percent last year. The Conference Board suggests that 

tightened mortgage rules will slow Canada’s housing market, particularly in those 

two provinces. ■ 

QUEBEC 

Green Oak production usually lags whitewood output during the winter. However, 

this year, due to strong demand, sawmills increased the percentage of Red 

Oak sawn. This increased production for this species did not affect other seasonal 

species usually produced during this time as stocks were ample for most 

species. Demand is strong for kiln-dried Red Oak No. 1 and No. 2A Common, as 

is evident in prices. Activity for No. 2A and Better grade continues to be steady as 

well. 

Demand for the common grades of White Oak is better than for FAS as one of 

the top species being exported. There is strong demand from China and other 

Southeast Asian countries for this species. Additionally on the export side, the 

Chinese market continues to be very strong for green and kiln-dried lumber, 

especially for Red and White Oak, Walnut and Ash. 

In particular, Ash production is readily being absorbed in the overseas market 

for green No. 2A and Better, with shipments being strong to wholesalers and 

manufacturers. 

Basswood production has improved in the past few months in Canada, with 

kiln-dried items readily available. Green Basswood is also abundant, with supply 

meeting demand for particular needs. 

Cherry reports are mixed currently according to each region contacted. Contacts 

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in varying ranges. Purchasing has been reported as very controlled in domestic 

markets. It appears that the red appearance of woods in the North American 

fashion trends are out. Consumers are preferring lighter colored woods that can 

be easily painted. 

The railroad and tie industry has seen a scale back in usage. Supply far exceeds 

demand. It is hoped that demand from Western Canada (from the oil sector) will 

improve as the pipeline construction is anticipated for mat timber and board road 

materials. 

Even with business represeantatives and politicians appearing to breathe a little 

easier after Justin Trudeau’s fi rst meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, it 

remains to be seen what the two governments actually agreed to, and what it will 

mean for Canadians. Trudeau cabinet ministers acknowledged that the Trumprelated 

economic uncertainty had yet to dissipate. 

A joint statement released after the meeting declared the governments would 

“encourage opportunities for companies in both countries” to create jobs through 

infrastructure investments, but it did not offer explicit comfort that Canada would 

be exempt from any Buy America provisions. Furthermore, the statement noted 

that both sides will work together on labor mobility in various economic sectors. 

However, it didn’t say how it would make that happen or whether it would come 

through the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 

On trade, business leaders contacted said they felt some relief after Trump 

told reporters that NAFTA would only be tweaked, or renegotiated, rather than 

dismantled. 

So those in the forestry sector who were polled, as well as other business sectors, 

are awaiting the outcome of Trump’s new measures and where that leaves 

Canadian businesses. ■ 

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LAKE STATES 

Low log supplies and a price-dominated market are tempering an otherwise 

optimistic mood as Lake States hardwood producers look toward spring. 

An Indiana hardwood contact is feeling somewhat cautiously optimistic about 

the markets these days. 

His fi rm produces primary species of Red and White Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, 

Yellow Poplar, Walnut, Ash, Basswood, Cherry and Hickory with secondary species 

of Butternut, Coffeenut, Grey Elm, Hackberry, Sassafras and Sycamore. 

“Red Oak and Hickory seem steady,” the source said. “Plain-sawn White Oak 

and Walnut are also moving well. Ash had been really good, but it’s kind of 

slowed down due to China taking time off for the new year.” 

This sawmill representative sells to both domestic and export customers. Flooring 

manufacturers and wholesalers are included in the sales mix for the company. 

“In general, the comments I’m hearing from them are pretty optimistic,” he 

stated. 

“It seems like the new president being pro-business oriented is positively affecting 

the markets right now,” the hardwood lumber representative commented. 

On the negative side, low grade stocks such as pallet material are “a lot more 

doggier than in years’ past. Pallet material is getting hard to sell and getting real 

cheap.” 

Lumber inventories for this Indiana hardwood source are pretty good. Overall, 

log inventories are “barely OK. “It’s been related to weather and should get better,” 

he concluded. 

In Michigan, the hardwood markets for one contact are pretty good, but far from 

great. 

“White Oak has picked up recently, closely followed by Ash,” the lumber representative 

stated. “Hard Maple and Cherry are the slower of our offerings.” 

This hardwood supplier produces Red and White Oak, Walnut, Cherry and Hard 

and Soft Maple. 

“The biggest issue right now is log supply,” he noted. “The wet conditions so far 

this year have made it diffi cult to work in certain forests.” 

Demand for grade-to-grade has also been unpredictable. “By that I mean No. 1 

Common and No. 2 White Oak are selling great, but the Selects aren’t necessarily 

following suit, even though they’re all high grades,” stated this contact. 

Trucks are easy to come by. “Maybe it’s luck but we’re defi nitely happy to not be 

worrying in that area,” the Michigan sawmill representative concluded. 

A Wisconsin hardwood lumber source characterizes the market in his area as 

“not quite as strong as we’d like to see, but good.” The problem is a combination 

of causes, including weather, species mix, customers and exports, “but I can’t pin 

it to any one” specifi c cause. 

This lumber contact sells Northern hardwoods including Alder, Black and White 

Ash, Aspen, Basswood, Beech, White and Yellow Birch, Bitternut, Butternut, 

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“White Oak is selling best for me right now,” the Wisconsin hardwood lumberman 

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flooring, windows, doors, furniture and woodwork for both domestic and export 

markets. 

“Our customers are all saying they have good markets and they’re busy,” the 

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It’s also an issue of pricing, this Wisconsin contact said. “The only thing customers 

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Steady to getting better is how the contacts in the Northeast characterize the 

hardwood lumber markets. 

“Honestly, overall, right now? It’s pretty good and getting better,” said a hardwood 

lumber contact in Pennsylvania. 

His fi rm handles Black Cherry, Hard and Soft Maple, White Ash and Red Oak. 

This lumber representative reported, “we have some items that are not in 

demand as much as we’d like them to be, but that’s always the case, isn’t it? For 

us, everything is selling on an even level,” he said. 

With demand being stable, he’s experienced a small increase in activity since 

the fi rst of the year. “China is back from the new year and they seem pretty 

enthusiastic. In general, the domestic market is good,” the Pennsylvania hardwood 

lumberman said. “We’re making additional inroads into Europe in specifi c 

markets. All in all, we’re pretty happy. 

“We’re in pretty good shape with inventory,” he added. Kiln-dried levels are 

relatively low and could stand to be built back up some. 

“We can’t think of anything in Ash that we could make that we couldn’t sell,” the 

lumberman said. He added that Cherry is good and improving; Red Oak, particularly 

the low grades, are moving well. White Oak is good. “Soft Maple is still good, 

but not as stellar in demand as it was this time last year.” For Hard Maple, “we’re 

out of some things that we manufacture, but upper grades and 4/4 are doing well. 

We have more demand for certain sizes and grades than we can easily produce.” 

For this Pennsylvania hardwood lumberman, increased activity in industrial 

stocks, pallets and so forth is particularly encouraging. “We’ve had too many industrial 

products on the market and that’s no longer the case, at least in our area. 

We have more demand for cants than we can supply, which is great.” 

A Vermont hardwood lumberman described the markets in his area as “fair.” 

That’s about the same as he would have answered six months ago. 

“I think we’ll have a slight increase over the next three months,” the source 

commented. 

He offers northern hardwoods of Red Oak, Hard and Soft Maple and Ash. Of 

these, Red Oak, Soft Maple and Ash are moving well. 

“Hard Maple is the one that’s got us wondering,” the hardwood representative 

said. “Hard Maple is a little sluggish right now, but it appears to have experienced 

a little improvement from where it was a few months ago.” 

Log inventories are a “little robust, but we’re always trying to build up our inventories 

at this time of the year,” said the Vermont sawmill source, who sells mainly 

to wholesalers. “Much of the information we get from our customers is secondhand, 

but they aren’t putting anything out there about what they’re expecting one 

way or the other.” 

“I’ve talked to a lot of people,” commented a hardwood source in New York, 

“and they all seem to be saying, ‘The market’s just sort of going along.’” 

This New York contact reported that it’s been this way for several years now. 

“There’s repeat business. I would say it’s satisfactory.” 

A wet winter in New York has produced a bit of a scramble for green lumber. “A 

lot of people are starting to get low on logs.” 

The sawmill source produces primarily Red and White Oak, along with Cherry 

and Ash. 

Outside of a couple of species, this New York lumber supplier is fi nding nearly 

everything that he needs. However, “We’re having a little bit of a problem fi nding 

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“I wish I had this gangbusters, wide-open view of the big picture in our market, 

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If demand is an indication of what’s ahead in 2017, hardwood lumber contacts 

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A North Carolina hardwood lumber producer of Poplar, Red and White Oak, 

Soft Maple and Ash reported that the markets in his area are “just a little above 

average” right now. 

This lumber contact sells to distributors, millwork, furniture, fl ooring and pallet 

manufacturers. He reported good feedback from every customer he sells to with 

the exception of pallet manufacturers. “Pallets are not moving now,” he said. 

But he believes that everyone is “anticipating an uptick” in the markets. Log 

inventories are a little low, owing more to the weather at the fi rst of the year than 

anything else. Hardwood lumber inventories, however, “are about where we want 

them to be.” 

For a Tennessee hardwood lumber source, the question of “How’s the market 

doing?” is kind of a tough one to answer. “We’re running low on a lot of materials,” 

he commented. 

This supplier handles mainly Red and White Oak, Poplar and Hickory and a 

little bit of Ash. The fi rm sells to a variety of customers who supply to domestic, 

European and Chinese markets. “What I’m hearing is that there’s a lot of No. 

1-Face White Oak on the market and the prices are down,” the lumber representative 

said. Despite the prices being down, however, “I haven’t had a problem 

selling my material at the prices I have been asking for the past couple of months. I’ve 




had people tell me that the prices should be lower, but they’re still paying the 

prices that I quote, even though they’re telling me there’s supposedly a lot on the 

market.” 

Face and No. 1 Common Poplar has been slow for several months. “I can 

move the No. 2 Common, but it’s very cheap,” the hardwood contact commented. 

The high grade hardwood lumber seems to be more in demand, this source 

pointed out. “We’re completely sold out of No. 1 and No. 2 Common Red Oak to 

the fl ooring manufacturers,” the sales representative said. “The market appears 

to be strong. In fact, there must be more demand than what we’ve been having. 

I don’t know how to read the lumber not being readily available because we’ve 

had a mild winter.” 

For a hardwood lumber producer in Virginia, the market is looking good. 

International sales make up a majority of this lumber contact’s sales. “The international 

markets are doing fi ne. My Chinese customers tell me that 2017 is going 

to be a good year.” 

The sawmill source produces kiln-dried and green lumber in Red and White 

Oak, Ash, Poplar, Black Walnut and Cherry and produces 5 to 6 million board 

feet annually. 

“The weather has been a challenge, which has adversely impacted prices,” she 

added. “I really haven’t heard of any big price increases lately.” 

The Virginia hardwood salesperson sees both positive and negative forces at 

play in the market presently. “The wood prices are good … but if we don’t have 

any wood to sell it’s not very good,” she said. 

The hardwood contact reported good log inventory and fair lumber inventory. 

“We’re moving everything we get and everything is selling good.” ■ 

WEST COAST 

Overall optimism and momentum in the housing markets are creating positive 

vibes on the West Coast these days in spite of tight supplies in some states. 

For example, an Oregon salesman is seeing a tight supply in the hardwood 

markets. 

“Inventories overall are pretty lean,” he explained. “Hardwood inventories back 

East are well in line. Hard Maple upper grade is the only item out of whack between 

supply and demand.” 

In his area, Alder, Cottonwood and Aspen are particularly tight in the frame 

grades, the Pacifi c Northwest source said. “Tight supply and increased demand 

are trends we’re seeing.” 

Low-grade hardwood is also tight. “However, the pallet industry is fairly active 

right now,” he noted. “We saw prices going up over $25 per thousand feet for pallet 

stock in softwoods. We saw some sympathy on the hardwood side as well as 

folks who switch back and forth are looking for the best value they can fi nd.” 

This Oregon hardwood contact handles Ash, Pacifi c Albus, Basswood, Beech, 

Black Cherry, Hard and Soft Maple, Poplar, Red and White Oak and Hard and 

Soft Maple. 

His customers are upholstered furniture manufacturers, recreational board, 

moulding, window and door manufacturers as well as hardwood distributors. “The 

hardwood distributor market has increased its market share as manufacturers 

scale back,” he explained. 

The Oregon hardwood representative pointed to optimism about the economy 

as an indication that markets will improve. “There’s an optimism that the economy 

should improve with reduced restrictions on regulations and easing back on 

environmental standards and going back to the Wild West.” 

He expects the market to pick up in the next three months. “Part of that uptick 

is seasonal, but most of the housing market reports indicate pent-up demand as 

well as China’s enthusiasm continuing,” the Oregon representative concluded. 

Momentum from a strong 2016 is expected to carry business through the spring 

and sustain prospects into the summer for one California hardwood lumber 

contact. “There was some fear that December’s (2016) activity was just a postelection 

bump, but I think it’s going to sustain through summer,” the source commented. 

This California hardwood lumber company handles Ash, Alder, Hard and Soft 

Maple, Red and White Oak and exotics. “White Oak is the fastest moving specie 

right now, both rift/quarter and plainsawn,” he noted. “Upper grade Alder has also 

been tight lately.” 

The lumber fi rm sells to fl ooring companies, woodworking retailers and custom 

millwork manufacturers. 

“The ones involved in new residential construction are the most optimistic,” the 

California lumberman commented. “Manufacturers with a customer base outside 

the U.S. are still reeling from the strength of the U.S. dollar, which has decreased 

their customers’ buying power.” 

With the stock market picking up steam, consumer confi dence is buoyed. “It has 

helped move projects forward--sooner rather than later,” the source noted. 

He spent the last quarter of 2016 reducing inventory for the year end and reported 

that he’s in good shape “to bring in what we need in a reasonable timeframe.” 

For a hardwood lumber source in Washington state, low housing inventory is 

driving the markets in a positive way. 

“That’s just going to continue to have a perpetual motion for ongoing business,” 

the Washington hardwood contact explained. “It may not spike real high–and 

everybody is still going to be careful about that—but the fact that houses are selling 

and selling very quickly because of the low inventory bodes well throughout 

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This lumber representative sells to cabinet and furniture manufacturers and 

reported that “their business is picking up.” The company handles Alder, Birch, 

Cherry, Hickory, Knotty Alder, Pecan, Poplar, Red Birch, Red and White Oak, 

Hard and Soft Maple, Walnut, African Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, Cedar 

and Pine in 4/4 to 8/4. 

“Maple and Alder are the two hottest ones for us right now,” the source commented. 

“Walnut has also been pretty good. Oak is still Oak. I think Oak has 

fallen out of favor quite a bit.” 

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Buffalo, New York–U-C Coatings, LLC, based here, recently announced the 

hiring of Chris Fehr to the company’s sales team, as well as a redesign of its 

LogSavers®. 

Fehr earned a degree in forestry from the State University of New York College 

of Environmental Science and Forestry. Fehr joined 

U-C Coatings in February of this year and brings 20 

years of experience in the forest products industry 

to the company. His experience includes positions 

in sales and procurement for companies like Baillie 

Lumber Co., Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Keiver-Willard 

Lumber Corp. and Clear Lake Lumber Inc. 

In his spare time, Fehr enjoys reading about historical 

events, spending time outdoors and attending his 

eldest daughter’s water polo games. He has been 

married to his wife Elizabeth for 20 years and the 

couple has three daughters. 

According to a representative at U-C Coatings, the 

redesigned LogSavers incorporate 31 percent more 

high quality thermoplastic material along the spine of 

the staple, providing a stronger more durable “stitch” 

Chris Fehr 

across existing stress splits and cracks in the ends of logs. Test results show 

an approximate 50 percent increase in strength over the fi rst generation of the 

product. The new design fi ts U-C Coatings’ existing proprietary hammer, providing 

ease of use and maximum compatibility for its customers. 

“We’re excited to bring this improved product to the market,” said Tom Johel, 

president of U-C Coatings. “Our customers handle incredibly valuable hardwoods 

and we are committed to ensuring they achieve the highest yields with the least 

amount of waste. The new LogSavers accomplish that.” 

LogSavers are used to control existing splits and checks in valuable hardwood 

logs, allowing loggers to achieve higher yields from each log with less waste. Unlike 

traditional steel S-irons, the durable plastic LogSavers do not cause a black 

iron stain in the end of the log. Additionally, LogSavers can be sawed through 

without risking damage to saw blades or veneer knives. 

U-C Coatings is a leading manufacturer and worldwide supplier of wood protection 

products for the logging, lumber, furniture and woodworking industries. The 

company’s products include ANCHORSEAL®, GEMPAINT®, BATES BC® Glue 

Release, LogSavers® and LogDawgs® for protection against end splits and 

checks. The company is also the manufacturer of SEAL-ONCE® eco-friendly 

waterproofi ng sealers. 

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Millersburg, Ohio–Tony Yoder, chief production and technology offi cer for 

Yoder Lumber, located here, recently announced the expansion of his company’s 

use of Long Range Systems’ (LRS) Forklift Staff pagers and Butler XP pagers. 

Yoder stated, “An issue that kept coming up in our hardwood components plant 

was the wait time on forklifts to move material in and 

out of our machines. We were originally using radios 

to call on forklift drivers, but they just weren’t the 

right solution for that task. We decided to explore a 

paging system, and when we searched online, LRS 

was the fi rst to appear.” 

Long Range Systems, when pressed, activates the 

Forklift Butler XP pager for a specifi c driver, delivering 

information to them on where to pick up an order. 

Yoder said, “By installing the pagers we’ve actually 

created more standardization in processes at 

the plant. The pagers are affi xed to specifi c work 

centers, so our employees keep materials in the 

Tony Yoder 

same place and it has helped us to develop lanes for 

our fl oor plan. Standardizing traffi c is always a good 

thing for safety.” 

Yoder Lumber is a leading manufacturer of hardwood lumber, operating two 

sawmills that produce over 12 million board feet annually. Species offered include 

Red and White Oak, Poplar, Hard and Soft Maple, Hickory, Ash, Cherry and 

Walnut. The company also offers veneer grade logs through their division, Rolling 

Ridge Woods, in Black Cherry, Black Walnut, Red and White Oak and Hard 

Maple. 

LRS, located in Addison, TX, manufactures paging systems that are used in a 

variety of applications and industries. 



NEWSWIRES- 

Continued from page 30 

Additional information can be found by visiting www.yoderlumber.com and 

www.lrsus.com. 

Piqua, Ohio–Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., headquartered here, has announced 

the promotion of Kelly Hostetter to the position of 

president. 

Hostetter began his career with Hartzell Hardwoods 

in 1999 as a sales representative and in 2003 he 

became sales manager. It was in 2010 that he moved 

into the role of vice president of sales and marketing, 

and from there he took on the title of general manager 

in 2012. Hostetter earned a Bachelor of Science 

in management degree, with an emphasis in international 

business, from Wright State University, located 

in Dayton, OH. 

Jim Whalen, CEO of Hartzell Hardwoods, said, 

“Kelly is a strategic thinker with a proven track record 

of performance as a leader of Hartzell Hardwoods. 

Kelly has developed a strong leadership team that is 

dedicated to providing the best possible customer experience.” 

Kelly Hostetter 

Hartzell Hardwoods is a manufacturer of hardwood lumber, specializing in the 

production of thick stock Walnut and Red and White Oak, as well as rift and quartered 

White Oak. Custom width sorting is available, alongside surfacing, straightline 

ripping and rip-to-width services. The company currently exports lumber 

throughout 40 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

Learn more by visiting www.hartzellhardwoods.com. 

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Memphis, Tennessee–Buckman Laboratories International Inc., headquartered 

here, announced that Steve Buckman, president and CEO of the global specialty 

chemical company, will retire April 28, after leading the company for 16 years. 

 

 

 

Steven B. Buckman Junai Maharaj Kathy Buckman Gibson 

Junai Maharaj, current managing director of Buckman Europe, Middle East and 

Africa, will assume the role of CEO. 

Under Buckman’s leadership, the company doubled global sales and received 

two Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from the EPA, including 

recognition for a new enzyme technology to improve paper recycling. 

“Steve transformed Buckman into a successful global specialty chemical company 

that focuses on sustainable success through teamwork and values, honest 

and ethical relationships with its customers,” said Otto Heissenberger Jr., chairman 

of the Buckman Board of Directors. He will retire as chairman this month. 

Kathy Buckman Gibson, Buckman International’s president and COO, becomes 

chairman of the board of directors upon Heissenberger’s retirement. 

Buckman is a privately held specialty chemical company that operates in more 

than 90 countries. It provides specialty chemicals to the forest products industry 

as well as other industries. 

For more information, visit www.buckman.com. 

Edgewood, Iowa–Kendrick Forest Products (KFP), the parent company of 

Forever Cabinets by Kendrick, kendrick HOME, and shimlee, all headquartered 

here, will double cabinet 

output and produce wood 

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town’s industrial park. 

The company plans to 

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during the rst quarter of 

this year. 

Forever Cabinets by 

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Kendrick, which makes custom kitchen cabinets and a full line of products for 

other rooms in the home, will immediately double production and grow into other 

woodworking areas. 

The kendrick HOME division will produce and market wood wall art nationwide 

to brick and mortar stores in the U.S. Already, the company has sales representatives 

for the line of wood wall art in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and 

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Interzum Germany, Cologne venue, Cologne, Germany. For more 

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American Hardwood Export Council 22nd Southeast Asia & Greater 

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Michigan and plans to add salesmen in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

Texas and Alabama. 

The shimlee division will produce custom giclee on wood. Giclee is a technology 

for fine art or photography reproduction using a high-quality inkjet printer on 

wood and other mediums. The items will be sold directly to the public through 

shimlee.com. 

KFP is a second-generation, vertically integrated hardwood company owned 

and operated by Tim and Rhonda Kendrick. In addition to making products 

from the logs it fells and cuts, KFP also sells both Green and kiln-dried lumber. 

They ship mixed truckloads of Walnut and other northern species to the fl ooring, 

cabinet, millwork, veneer and distribution industries worldwide. KFP’s sawmill 

produces approximately 10 million board feet annually. 

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Clinton, Michigan–Devin Moore recently joined HMI Hardwoods LLC, headquartered 

here, as the newest member of the company’s production planning 

team. 

Moore has worked in various industries that have emphasized 

the importance of maximizing performance 

and increasing overall customer satisfaction. Since 

joining HMI, he has spent time learning the process 

and the importance of each step in the lumber manufacturing 

industry. 

HMI Hardwoods operates a system by which each 

of its over 130 employees participate in management 

and production standards, helping to assure value 

and quality service can be passed on to customers, 

according to a company spokesman. 

HMI Hardwoods is a division of Hardwoods Inc. 

and includes a sawmill and kiln-drying operation with 

Devin Moore monthly production volumes of 1.8 million board feet 

of domestic hardwood species. 

Learn more at www.hmilumber.com. ■ 

Hamburg, New York–Baillie Lumber Company, headquartered here, recently 

announced that Bob Holcomb will lead its Titusville, PA, hardwood lumber concentration 

yard. 

Holcomb, who has been with Baillie Lumber for over 15 years, most recently 

was acting assistant yard manager at the same facility. 

He replaces longtime Baillie Titusville concentration yard leader Dewey Swift, 

who retired after 25 years of service. 

During Swift’s tenure, Baillie Titusville updated, improved and grew its hardwood 

lumber concentration yard. In 1994, Baillie installed a new stacking machine, 

a new line by PHL Equipment Inc. in 2002, a boiler upgrade in 2006 and new 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. 

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Swift was instrumental in the Titusville yard nearly doubling production capacity. 

“I will look back fondly on the progress and success we were able to achieve,” 

Swift said. “But most of all I will remember all the great people I had the pleasure 

to work with here at Baillie Lumber.” 

Holcomb said, “I’m excited to be following in Dewey’s footsteps and lead the 

team into the next chapter of success.” 

Holcomb graduated from Penn State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science 

degree in Forest Science and a Wood Science minor. His fi rst job in the 

hardwood lumber business was with a family-owned sawmill in Union City, PA, 

before being hired by Baillie Lumber in their Smyrna, NY, yard in the fall of 2000. 

Holcomb lives in Titusville, PA, with his wife, Michelle, and their two sons. 

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Baillie Lumber is one of North America’s largest hardwood lumber manufacturers, 

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AHEC (Amer. Hard. Export Council)..........26 

Allegheny Wood Products..........................11 

Ally Global Logistics LLC............................17 

Argo Fine Imports.......................................27 

Atlanta Hardwood Corp..............................13 

Baillie Lumber Co.......................................22 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc.....................33 

Boise Cascade........................................ 

Bradford Forest..........................................12 

Cardin Forest Products LLC......................23 

Clark Lumber............................................. 

Cole Hardwood, Inc....................................36 

Downes & Reader Hardwood Co., Inc.......31 

Fitzpatrick & Weller.................................. 

G.H. Evarts & Co., LLC..............................25 

Gutchess Lumber....................................... 

Hardwood Forestry Fund............................ 

Hardwoods Import Lumber Division........... 

Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales Inc....21 

HHP, Inc.......................................................3 

IWPA (Int’l. Wood Products Assoc.)...........29 

Kendrick Forest Products...........................30 

King Forest Industries................................. 

Kretz Lumber Co., Inc.................................15 

Lawrence Lumber Co. Inc.......................... 

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Lumber Resources Inc.............................28 

Alan McIlvain Company...........................30 

Midwest Walnut Co..................................10 

Neff Lumber Mills, Inc............................... 

Newman Lumber Co.................................7 

Northwest Hardwoods.............................16 

Olivari’s Accents & Surplus, LLC.............32 

Owens Forest Products..........................33 

Penn-Sylvan International, Inc............... 29 

Ram Forest Products, Inc.......................31 

Rolling Ridge Woods, Ltd........................ 

SFPA (So. Forest Prodts. Assoc.).............5 

Salamanca Lumber Co., Inc.....................9 

Simon Lussier Ltee.................................24 

Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc...................... 

Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.................... 26 

TMX Shipping Company, Inc..................14 

Transit King City/Northway Forw. Ltd.....20 

Tuscarora Hardwoods, Inc.....................28 

U•C Coatings .........................................34 

Wheeland Lumber Co.,Inc......................27 

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LEADER IN SUSTAINABLE 

Specializing in 4/4-8/4 Eastern White Pine 

Softwood Forest Products Buyer ...................................................www.softwoodbuyer.com 

Imported Wood Purchasing Guide .............................www.importedwoodpurchasing.com 

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Forest Products Export Directory.......................................www.forestproductsexport.com 

Dimension & Wood Components Buyer’s Guide ....www.dimensionwoodcomponent.com 

Hardwood Purchasing Handbook .............................www.hardwoodpurchasinghdbk.com 

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A complete range of premium, 

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Interfor offers one of the most diverse lines 

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midvalleylumber.com 

Langley, BC, Canada 

P 604 510-1288 

E sales@midvalleylumber.com 

Interfor.com 

PACIFIC WESTERN LUMBER, INC. 

• Manufacturers and wholesale distributors. 

• Appearance Douglas Fir& Western Red Cedar beams 

– green or kiln dried. 

• Milled Log Home patterns, profiles and cants. 

• Fabricated timber trusses. 

• Timberframe components. 

• Lathe turned Douglas Fir/Whitewood/Cedarlogs, 

up to 18” diameter, 8ʼto 85ʼ lengths. 

Specializing 

• Kiln Dried 4x4 Appearance 

in High Grade 

Grade Hem-Fir 

WESTERN & Douglas Fir. RED CEDAR and HEMLOCK 

• Wood dowels – 2” to 7” diameter. 

• Agricultural posts, poles and stakes. 

Probyn Export 

New Westminster, Lakewood, WA BC, Canada Portland, OR 

Phone: 604-526-8546 • Fax: 604-526-8565 

(253) 588-2132 (503) 595-0166 

Email: chrisb@probynexport.com 

www.probynexport.com 

www.pacwestlumber.com 

Waldun Forest Products 

Twin Rivers Cedar Stave Lake Cedar 

Working as ONE to to better serve serve you better. you. 

DiPrizio Pine 

Sales, Inc. 

9393 287th St. 

Maple Ridge, BC V2W 1L1 

TEL: (604) 462-8266 

FAX: (604) 462-8264 

Email: sales@waldun.com 

WHEN APPEARANCE ISN’T 

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WITH OUR FRAMING GRADE GLULAM 

WHEN APPEARANCE IS IMPORTANT, YOUR 

CUSTOMERS WILL PREFER OUR 

www.Roseburg.com 

AUTHENTIC APPEARANCE GRADE 

www.bc.com/ewp 

DiPrizio Pine 

Sales, Inc. 

Producing 20 MBF Annually 

Manufacturing Eastern White Pine 

in 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4 Kiln Dried 

1-888-330-8467 • 1-603-473-2314 

Fax: 1-603-473-8531 

Rte. 153 & King’s Hwy. 

Middleton, NH 03887 

sbrown@lavalleys.com 

www.dipriziopine.com 

Offering a Wide Selection of Quality 

Eastern White Pine. 

Manufacturing 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4 Kiln Dried 

in S4S and patterns. 

Custom drying and specialty 

planing are available. 

Producing 14 MBF Annually 

1-888-330-8467 1-603-473-2314 

Fax: 1-603-473-8531 

Rte. 153 & Kingʼs Hwy., Middleton, NH 03887 

Inventory - Service - Selection 

www.dipriziopine.com 

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IN PREFINISHED SIDING 

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Toll-Free: 855-334-1001 

RICHARDSON TIMBERS 

10100 DENTON DRIVE - DALLAS, TX. 75220 

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Lengths to 40’ 

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Fax: (214) 358-2383 

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Our Specialty is the Specialties! 

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We do most patterns in Cedar, Pine and 

Fir 

Manufacturers of: 

• Boards • Dimension Timbers up to 32” 

Species: 

• Doug/Fir/Larch • Hem-Fir • White Fir 

Phone: 208-437-2412 • Fax: 208-437-0579 

Toll Free: 800-488-0579 

Terry Baker - terryb@triprocedar.com 

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Phone: 208-437-2412 or Visit • Us Fax: at 208-437-0579 

Toll Free: 800-488-0579 

Terry Baker www.DRI-STIXX.com 

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lanceh@triprocedar.com 

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Our Specialty is the Specialties! 


We do most patterns in Cedar 

What Is It Costing You NOT To 

and Doug Fir 

Switch? 

Manufacturers of: 

• Boards For More • Dimension information, Timbers Call 

901.8015380 up to 32” 

neiman enterprises.com 

866-466-5254 

MANUFACTURER OF 

QUALITY SOFTWOODS 

208.377.3000 

www.idahotimber.com 

Skana Forest Products Ltd. 

specializes in wholesale softwood 

lumber, plywood, fencing and 

the manufacturing of specialty 

Western Red Cedar 

B.C. 1.604.273.5441 

Florida 1.954.202.1001 

Quebec 1.450.281.1971 

WORLD-CLASS 

EASTERN WHITE PINE 

FROM MAINE 

 

MILL: 

 

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604.462.7316 

www.canadianoverseas.ca 

 

www.andersenpacific.ca 

 

 

Four Sawmills 

 

Four Planer Mills 

 

 

 

35 MBF Annual Production EWP 

175 MBF Annual Production SPF 

Mixed Truckloads of EWP & SPF 

 

 

 

PLEASANT RIVER PLEASANT 

 

PINE 

RIVER 

LUMBER 

QUALITY EASTERN IDAHO WHITE FORESt 

PINE 

MADE IN THE USA 

– GROUP– 

604.462.7316 

www.pleasantriverlumber.com 

www.canadianoverseas.ca 

Fir/Larch, SPF, Hem-Fir, Cedar 

2x4; 2x6; 2x8 

Stud Mill-Usk, WA 

Random Mill - Colville, WA 

Random Mill-Midway, B.C. 

Vaagen 

Brothers Lumber 

(509) 604-5071 

www.vaagenbros.com 

 

 

 

J.H. HUSCROFT LTD. 

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EXPORTERS OF QUALITY 

APPALACHIAN & NORTHERN HARDWOODS 

RED OAK 

CHERRY 

ASH 

WALNUT 

WHITE OAK 

HICKORY 

HARD & SOFT MAPLE 

COMPLETE EXPORT PREPARATION DONE AT OUR YARD 

WITH MILLING AND DRY KILN FACILITIES 

e-mail: dave@colehardwood.com 

web: www.colehardwood.com 

Logansport, Indiana 46947 

FAX: 574-753-2525 

or call 574-753-3151 

Their sister company is Indiana Dimension Incorporated (IDI) 

FAX: 574-739-2818 Phone: 574-739-2319

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