Softwood Forest Products Buyer - May/June
www.softwoodbuyer.com Vol. 31 No. 3 The Softwood Industry’s Only Newspaper...Now Reaching 38,414 firms (20,000 per issue) May/June 2016 WWPA Explores Industry Growth, Market Stability Palm Springs, CA–The Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) met here recently at The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa in observance of the association’s annual meeting, and welcomed 250 in attendance. WWPA’s event began with a kickoff reception, followed the next day by a game of golf Steve and Debra Swanson, Swanson Group, Glendale, OR; Steve and Sally Killgore, Roseburg, Roseburg, OR; and Scott and Shelly Elston, Forest City Trading Group LLC, Portland, OR Photos By Wayne Miller and Zach Miller Palm Springs, CA–The recent Leadership Summit, hosted here at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa by the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA), celebrated a 22 percent increase in attendance over ber suppliers. The convention was filled with ed- Photos By Wayne Miller and Zach Miller and an exchange show. Additionally, the WWPA provided its economic forecast to membership, followed by a board of directors meeting, which closed the event. WWPA Chairman Steve Zika, with Hampton Affiliates, opened the meeting. He noted that many positive signs exist for the lumber industry, such as the resurgence of lumber demand in California and other key areas, although sales prices “have been hammered,” he added, and many lumber Additional photos on pages 12 & 14 Mike and Dawn Holm, Oregon-Canadian Forest Products Inc., North Plains, OR; and Shanell and Grant Phillips, Collins, Wilsonville, OR NAWLA Leadership Summit Grows By 22 Percent Continued on page 20 Rob Latham, Tri-State Forest Products Inc., Springfield, OH; David Bernstein, Mid-State Lumber Corp., Branchburg, NJ; Andrew Goodman and Don Schneidman, Sherwood Lumber Corp., Islandia, NY; and Kenneth Bernstein, Mid-State Lumber Corp. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID NASHvILLE, TN PERMIT NO. 781 Address Service Requested The Softwood Buyer P.O. Box 34908 Memphis, TN 38184-0908 Ted Dergousoff and Michael McInnes, Terminal Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; and Merry and Ralph Schmidt, Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA Additional photos on pages 14 & 16 Continued on page 20 Montreal Wood Convention Turns Spotlight On Lumber Industry Photos By Terry Miller Andre Beaulieu, J.D. Irving Limited, Saint John, NB; Ted Ellis, Idaho Timber, Boise, ID; Kirk Rentschler and Chris McSwain, Idaho Timber, Lake City, FL; and Christian Gilbert, J.D. Irving Limited Additional photos on pages 16 & 18 Montreal, QC–For the fourth consecutive year, the Montreal Wood Convention (MWC), held here at Hotel The Queen Elizabeth, registered approximately 100 exhibitors to fill the event’s exhibit hall, as well as more than 700 convention attendees. The MWC is a yearly three-day event that attracts end users, manufacturers and lum- Continued on page 21
