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FUTURE OF THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY
Tom Inman, AHMI President November 2, 2016
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MISSION: To promote the distinct
advantages of hardwoods produced in
the Appalachian region of the United
States, and to develop programs and
services to help insure an adequate
supply of wood resource for the purpose
of helping members meet the needs
of the public in general.
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AHMI MEMBERS
Producers – Sawmills
Distributors – Yards &
Wholesalers
Consumers – Secondary
Manufacturers
Forestry – Industry &
Consulting
Suppliers
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WHO
IS
BEST
TO
FORECAST?
INDUSTRY
LEADERS
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STANDING INVENTORY
Volume of live trees
821 million acres of forests
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“My sawmill is in Pennsylvania
where more than 60 percent of
the state is forested and it is
growing. That will only continue
and the trees will be there to be
harvested well into the future.
We’ve got the trees…”
- Bob Rorabaugh, Rorabaugh Lumber
RESOURCE
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SUSTAINABLE U.S. FORESTS
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“We have the timberland and are
managing the resource
sustainably.
We have to inform the public that
we have a product that grows. It
reproduces and regenerates…”
- Mike Hoover, Neff Lumber Mills
RESOURCE
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GROWTH TO REMOVAL
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GROWTH TO REMOVAL
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EDUCATION
“We have 69 million millennials
coming into or already in the
workforce. We need as an industry to
educate these millennials to show
them what they need to put in their
homes and solid wood makes great
products, that are healthy and
natural…”- Steve Houseknecht, Wagner Lumber Co.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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OPERATIONS - FUTURE
“We will see more electronic or
computer guided technological
advancements that will require higher
skilled technicians at the sawmill
level or will require more support
help coming from off site…”
- Steve Hamer, Jim C. Hamer Lumber Co.
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TECHNOLOGY
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TECHNOLOGY
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AUTOMATION
“For three generations, my grandfather,
JP Hamer, and father, JC Hamer, have
discussed the future of breaking down
a log into boards by laser-guided cutting
systems. I think we will eventually see
this happening with fully automated
carriage systems, again controlled by
sophisticated computer systems. …”
- Steve Hamer, Jim C. Hamer Lumber
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AUTOMATION
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AUTOMATION
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LABOR
“There is a growing need for labor in
this industry. We know about the
logger shortages but other employees
are harder and harder to find…”
- Mike Hoover, Neff Lumber Mills
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LABOR
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LABOR
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MARKETS – US GRADE & INDUSTRIAL
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MARKETS
“I believe the future of the hardwood
industry has the potential to be very
bright. My greatest fear, however, is
the rise of substitute products which
are taking away market share from
traditional hardwood products…”
- John Crites, II, Allegheny Wood Products
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MARKETS
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MARKETS
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MARKETS
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MARKETS
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MARKETS
“The problem the industry faces is
commodity pricing. In the internet
age, the availability of information
regarding producers and pricing has
tightened trading ranges. Coupled
with the growing Chinese influence in
pricing, the industry is suffering from
a flat trading range and commodity
style markets…” - Joe Pryor, Oaks Unlimited
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COMMODITY DEFINED
A basic good used in commerce that
is interchangeable with other
commodities of the same type. The
quality of a given commodity may
differ slightly, but it is essentially
uniform across producers.
- Investopedia
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PRICING INDEX
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NEW PRODUCTS
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NEW PRODUCTS
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NEW PRODUCTS
UMassDesign Building87,000 sq. ft.$52 millionClassrooms
& officesAtrium
& courtyardSet to open in November
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NEW PRODUCTS
12-story timber constructionOffices and residentialSet to open in 2018
OregonTallestTimber
Building
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FUTURE
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FUTURE
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FUTURE
“We need to build personal
relationships with our customers and
suppliers so they can understand our
unique qualities and we can
personalize our products to meet
their needs…” - Joe Pryor, Oaks Unlimited
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FUTURE
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FUTURE
“So….we can personalize our
products to meet their needs…”
- Joe Pryor, Oaks Unlimited
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FUTURE
“The future? I see nothing but
growth, growth, growth…”
- Steve Houseknecht, Wagner Lumber Co.
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Thank you
Tom Inman, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc.Tel. (336) 885-8315 www.appalachianwood.org