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Our Hardwood concentration yard in Maiden, NC is near Highway 321 and Interstate40 where we process quality kiln dried Appalachian Hardwood lumber in these fourspecies Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar and Ash. We:• sell kiln dried Red and White Oak in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses; Poplar in 4/4
through 12/4 thicknesses; and Ash in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses. The grades oflumber we sell are No. 2 Common and better.
• We are now a direct importer of African Mahogany lumber and can furnish you with kiln-dried 4/4 - 8/4 thicknesses of this species.
• have 800,000 board feet per charge of dry kiln capacity counting our new predry-er/dry kiln and five dry kilns. We also have two fan sheds totaling 500 MBF capac-ity.
• have dedicated employees with many years of experience who are getting yourorders prepared to your exact specifications.
• inspect our lumber after kiln drying.• offer many services like export prep, mixed truckloads, container loading, dipping
our lumber in ISK Biocides’ chemicals, S2S, SLR1E, and width sorting.• process and sell 18 to 20 million board feet a year of the lumber species we deal
in.
Lawrence Lumber
Company Inc.P.O. Box 750 Maiden, NC 28650
Tel: (828) 428-5601 Fax: (828) 428-5602
website: www.lawrencelumberinc.com
For Appalachian Hardwood lumber sales contact Steve Staryak at
(828) 428-5601, or email him at [email protected]
Green lumber vendors please contact Steve Leonard at (828) 446-0845,
or email him at [email protected]
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Penn-Sylvan International, Inc.Spartansburg, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Contact: Bill Reese, mobile (814) 881-7111
Telephone (814) 827-8271 Fax (814) 827-8272
E-mail [email protected]
www.Penn-Sylvan.com
#1 Sawlogs - 3 Sides Clean5 x 40ʼ Cherry, 12” /up5 x 40ʼ Red Oak, 15” /up 2 x 40ʼ White Oak, 13” /up
Northern Appalachian Lumber - Kiln Dried2 x 40ʼ 3/4 Ash unselected FAS (prime), #1 Com, #2 Com2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Ash unselected FAS2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Ash unselected #1 Com2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Ash Brown #1 Com, #2 Com2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Cherry FAS (prime) and #1 Com2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Hard Maple FAS (prime) #1+2 White2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Hard Maple #1 Com Sap & Better2 x 40ʼ 3/4 Red Oak FAS (prime), #1 Com, #2 Com2 x 40ʼ 4/4 Red Oak FAS (prime) and #1 Com2 x 40ʼ 5/4 Red Oak #1 Com
Shipping Dry LumberInquiries Welcome
DOWNES & READER HARDWOOD CO.IMPORT DIVISION
Stock subject to prior sale
African Mahogany4/4 Sel/Bet 5,6635/4 Sel/Bet 6,4116/4 Sel/Bet 7,0968/4 Sel/Bet 3,598Cumala5/4 1C/Bet 3,3708/4 1C/Bet 3,530Genuine Mahogany4/4 FEQ 1,8826/4 FEQ 2,3616/4 Sel/Bet 477Jatoba4/4 Sel/Bet 14,0855/4 Sel/Bet 8,553Santos Mahogany4/4 Sel/Btr 2,5696/4 Sel/Btr 2,3228/4 Sel/Btr 4,828 Sapele4/4 Sel/Btr 3,4708/4 Sel/Btr 6,305
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Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. Inc.P.O. Box 456 - Evans Drive
Stoughton, Mass 02072
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Phone: 1-800-647-9547 or (228) 832-1899
FAX: (228) 831-1149Website: newmanlumber.com
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P.O. Box 2580 - Gulfport, MS 39505-2580
Veneer Logs – 4 sides clear
2 x 40 ̓Northern Red Oak 15”+
2 x 40 ̓Ohio White Oak 16”+
2 x 40 ̓Cherry 14”+
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3 x 40 ̓Hard Maple 14”+
3 x 40 ̓Northern Red Oak 14”+
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Yoder Lumber Company Inc.4515 TR 367
Millersburg, OH 44654Voice: 330 893-3121Fax: 330 893-3031
Spanish Cedar4/4 1&2 COM 1,1505/4 1&2 COM 1316/4 1&2 COM 5,1028/4 1&2 COM 3,0538/4 Sel/Btr 11,395
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and tours for incoming delegates. Thisyear, the GBM Extended MissionProgram included eight groups thatonce again toured production facilitiesand visited construction sites in thelower mainland and Northern B.C. tomeet manufacturers. Besides helpingbuyers immediately source high quality,innovative and competitively pricedwood products, the tours helped buildfuture business relationships by familiar-izing potential customers with B.C.ʼswood species. Then next Global Buyers Mission is
scheduled for Whistler September 5-7,2013.For more information, visit online at
www.bcwood.com
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benefits for timber yields and a full rangeof environmental and social impacts;“forest owners and other stakeholdersshould be concerned about…longer-term and more diverse costs of poorharvesting,” the researchers state. Thecost comparisons did not include “roadconstruction, road maintenance and loghauling to markets or mills,” which areareas of significant cost and the poten-tial for significant environmental degra-dation. “RIL road construction and main-tenance techniques reduce erosion andminimize other deleterious environmen-tal impacts such as impoundments,landslides, fires, carbon emissions,poaching, forest colonization by peopleand invasive species, and populationfragmentation.”The study leads Medjibe and Putz toemphasize the need for synergy amongpolitical economic, environmental andsocial initiatives to encourage the adop-tion of sustainable forestry practices,because “enlightened self-interest”alone will not suffice for every operator,in every locale, and when short-termprofits are affected. “Where adoptionof….improvements reduces loggingprofits, financial subsidies, incentives, orother forms of motivation might be need-ed” from programs like REDD+ for car-bon conservation or funds available forbiodiversity conservation.
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ber stands, and time scales.Given what costs could be compared,Medjibe and Putz concluded that threecase studies demonstrated lower costsfor reduced-impact logging (RIL); sixlower costs for conventional logging(CL); and one comparable cost of RILand CL.RIL clearly demonstrates long-term
Baillie has long been recognized as the trusted name in
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entry into the exotics market, Baillie takes that same
capability and dedication to quality, value and customer
service and applies it to an exciting new product line.
Baillie now offers the most desirable species from South
America and Africa in a wide range of thicknesses and
sorts, including flat-sawn, quarter-sawn, pattern grade
and figure. And as always, Baillie prides itself on
meeting any customer’s most demanding challenges
with custom sorts.
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BAILLIE LUMBER CO.Exot ic Sales Direct Line 252.523.0021
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. . .s ingle source solut ions
Jesper BachExotic HardwoodsManager
EXOTICS
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and Bronze Partners: the Department ofForeign Affairs and International Trade(DFAIT), HSBC and BC Hydro. GBMCorporate sponsors this year includedThe Teal Jones Group, the WaldunGroup, BFL Insurance and BDO.Pre-qualified international buyers came
from Australia, Austria, Belgium, EasternCanada, China, India, Japan, Jordan,Korea, Pakistan, Mexico, theNetherlands, Taiwan, Vietnam, Russia,the United States, the United Kingdomand Vietnam. GBM organizers werepleased that the majority of buyers werenew to the GBM again this year, offeringexcellent opportunities for Canadianmanufacturers to build new business.GBM also hosted over 90 North
American architects, designers, contrac-tors, developers, engineers and speci-fiers this year, to participate in the WoodFirst and ReThink Wood Programs, andvia the Wood First display on the show-room floor for the rest of the event.Architects & Designers also participatedin “speed learning sessions” with 20manufacturers exhibiting at the GBM.This was the second year of deliveringthis activity and it once again receivedhigh marks from both the architect com-munity and participating exhibitors. Products on display at the 2012 GBM
included timber frame structures, engi-neered wood products, treated lumber,stair systems, windows and doors,mouldings, cabinetry, building systems,flooring, Western Red Cedar productsand a variety of other value-added woodbuilding products. Twenty-six percent ofthe companies were new to the GBM,offering returning buyers some addition-al resources and products not seen atthe GBM in the past. Exhibitors havereported a record breaking $50+ millionin estimated sales from business gener-ated at the GBM this year.For the past eight years, BC Wood has
organized pre-and-post event site visits
with the designer, helping to shape theoutcome. Every project must set out todeliver new information or highlight keymessages that will help us inform andeducate. This yearʼs project with RCA DesignProducts students Out of the Woods:Adventures of 12 Hardwood Chairs wastruly ground breaking for us. SeanSutcliffe of Benchmark Furniture invitedthe 15 students to camp for a week athis workshop and make their prototypeswith the support of his skilled craftsmen.As Sean says, “the best designersunderstand making” and this awarenessof manufacturing processes and wood-working made the project so exciting forthe students. But the project was givenadded poignancy as it was able to drawupon brand new, ISO conformant LifeCycle Assessment (LCA) research into19 American hardwood species. Duringthe making process the students record-ed all inputs and energy consumptionallowing them to create a Life CycleImpact assessment for each chair. By introducing the science of life cycle
into the project we deliberately did nottry to make environmental comparisonswith other materials. Comparing envi-ronmental performance will come lateras more industries create LCA tools inresponse to “green” policy development.Out of the Woods gave us an insight intohow our LCA data can be practicallyapplied to product design and manufac-turing. In addition, the impact assess-ments for the 12 chairs provide us with atangible message that can now be takenforward to the wider industry as an indi-cator of just what can be assessed andachieved with relatively simple model-ling, provided accurate data exists forthe primary raw material. This kind ofinvestment needs to happen across thewood sector and other industries so thatpolicy makers can establish environ-mental frameworks that have real mean-ing and therefore deliver real change.We believe this collaborative demon-stration is essential if we are to providemeaningful criteria for assessing truesustainability and continue to success-fully market our products and inspirearchitects and designers to specifywood. If you are still not convinced, I urge youto spend a few moments reviewingsome of the recent videos of these proj-ects--which have generated literally mil-lions of dollars worth of publicity in someof the most prestigious architectural anddesign titles in the world-- on the AHECwebsite www.americanhardwood.org.
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offered by American Lumber Co.include: African Mahogany, Aniegre,Bubinga, Makore, Sapele, Utile, Wenge,Zebrawood, Teak, CaribbeanRosewood, Genuine Mahogany,Brazilian Cherry, Ipe, Purpleheart,Santos Mahogany, Spanish Cedar,Tigerwood and Yellowheart. Domesticspecies include: Alder, Basswood,Beech, Cherry, Hard and Soft Maple,
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Lumber, West Plains, Mo., and NorthPacific also located in West Plains, Mo.A graduate of West Plains High School,based in West Plains, Mo., he is marriedto Bobbie Wood. Midwest Walnut is a member of theNational Hardwood Lumber Association,Indiana Hardwood LumbermenʼsAssociation, American Hardwood ExportCouncil, and American WalnutManufacturers Association.For more information visit www.mid-westwalnut.com.
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Committee, and a member of the WestVirginia Forestry Association, and theWest Virginia District Export Council.For more information visit
www.rollingridgewoods.com.
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sands of Americans better access to thegreat outdoors, while fostering the nextgeneration of American conservation-ists.”All projects must ensure public accessto the protected lands, and the commu-nities must be involved in the process ofdeveloping a forest plan and determin-ing long-term goals for the forests.Implementing the Community ForestProgram is a priority in the PresidentʼsAmericaʼs Great Outdoors Initiative, andsupports the creation, expansion andenhancement of community greenspaces.
Continuing Resolution Passes Congress
A “Continuing Resolution” (CR) hasbeen recently passed by Congress tofund the government through March 27,2013. The CR was made necessary bylack of action on the 12 individualspending bills. This year, the Housepassed six of the 12 spending bills whilethe Senate did not bring any of the billsto the floor.The CR will avoid a government shut-down and will give Congress more timeto focus on solutions to the long-termdeficit problem and the debate overextending the soon to expire Bush-eratax cuts. A recent report from theGovernment Accountability Officeshowed the debt limit cost the federalgovernment $1.3 billion as the TreasuryDepartment paid premium-borrowingrates to keep funds flowing.Management agencies like the ForestService and BLM did not receive a firmbudget for the coming year and theymust take a conservative approach tohiring people and contracting work forthe short-term.According to the American ForestResource Council (AFRC) the CR is dis-appointing from a forest managementperspective since many positive provi-sions were in the House Appropriationsbill, including increased funding for tim-ber management activities. The bill
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as well as employment in forest indus-tries.
U.S. Forest Service Announces $3.5Million to Support Community
The U.S. Forest Service announced$3.5 million in grants as part of a newprogram to support jobs and healthyforests in communities across the U.S.The Community Forest and OpenSpace Conservation Program providesfinancial assistance grants to local gov-ernments, tribes and qualified nonprofitorganizations working to establish com-munity forests with a focus on economicand environmental benefits, education,and forest stewardship and recreationopportunities.The federal grants will be matched withan additional $8.5 million in funding fromother partners on the projects, and rep-resent a strategic investment in localcommunities, a key component of thePresidentʼs Americaʼs Great OutdoorsInitiative. “These truly are community forests:envisioned by the local community, sup-ported by the local community and it isthe local community who will reap theeconomic and environmental benefits,”said Agriculture Under Secretary HarrisSherman. “This program will give thou-
Hickory, Red Elm, Red and White Oak,Sap Gum, Yellow Birch, Yellow Poplar,Walnut and White Ash. Special servicesoffered include: custom grades, mixedloads, sorting solutions and ripped towidth products.Jobe has been in his current position for11 years. He obtained a bachelorʼsdegree in forestry management fromPennsylvania State University, locatedin University Park, Pa. He and his wifehave one son and one daughter. For more information visit www.alum-ber.com.
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Purpleheart, Santos Mahogany, Sapele,Sipo, Tigerwood, Yellowheart, Wengeand Zebrawood. Value-added servicesinclude: next day shipment, S2S, resaw,straight line ripping, and pulled to widthlumber.McGill has held his present position formore than 10 years. He began hiscareer in the forest products industry atEAC Timber Inc. in 1996. A graduate ofRagsdale High School, located inJamestown, N.C. He obtained a bache-lorʼs degree in business management atNorth Carolina State University, locatedin Raleigh, N.C.He and his wife Korina have two chil-dren. In his spare time he enjoys spend-ing time with his family, outdoor sportsand antique cars. For more information visit www.ichard-woods.com.
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Midwest Walnut include all grades ofveneer and lumber logs in several differ-ent species.Midwest Walnut has been exportingtheir products since the late 1960ʼs andwas among the first U.S. hardwood lum-ber suppliers to obtain an export licensefor Walnut. The company has over 50years of experience exporting. Wood has been in his current positionfor about three months. Previous experi-ence includes Legacy Wood Products,located in West Plains, Mo., Concannon
ence includes Division Manager atWescor Forest Products, located inClarksburg, W. Va., and Forester forMead Paper, headquartered in Dayton,Ohio. He began his career in the forestproducts industry with WestvacoTimberlands, located in Parkersburg, W.Va.Walters obtained a Bachelors of
Science degree along with a masterʼsdegree in forestry from West VirginiaUniversity, located in Morgantown,W.Va. Married to Amy, Walters enjoysbird dogs and bird hunting in his sparetime. He is a past president of the Ohio
Forestry Association, past chairman ofthe Ohio Society of American Foresters,past chairman of the Ohio Tree Farm
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world. Throughout 2012, the lumber industryexperienced a global economic soften-ing. China has been slowing down formany months. Due to credit and debtproblems, volumes shipped to Europeanmarkets are also down. The challenge from 2012 remains: cre-ating export demand for SFPA memberproducers to help offset a soft domesticmarket. The Caribbean Basin region is thelargest market for Southern Pineexporters, mostly for treated lumber.China has been a regular customer fortreated lumber, as well, for buildingmunicipal facilities – public boardwalksand structures for the recent Olympics,among other outdoor applications. TheUnited Kingdom has become a marketfor treated decking. Other Europeancountries import high-grade boards andtimbers for millwork and joinery applica-tions. Mexico remains a market forindustrial items to make pallets andcrates, with some lower-grade materialused for upholstered furniture framing.SFPAʼs international portal, www.SouthernPineGlobal.com, is the over-seas customerʼs link to all informationrelated to Southern Pine products.Publications are available in 10 lan-guages. Thereʼs also a comprehensivedirectory of exporters on this website.SFPA provides the ability for an importerto post a purchase inquiry; SFPA servic-es some 150 trade leads annually fromimporters looking for Southern Pineproducts in various grades and sizes.SFPA sponsors trade missions to prom-ising regions of the world to make con-tacts and investigate opportunities forproducers of Southern Pine and otherAmerican softwoods. SFPA exhibits atmajor international trade fairs and otherevents throughout the year to increaseawareness of U.S. wood products.
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would also have provided broader use ofsivicultural tools like designation bydescription and designation by prescrip-tion, expansion of the good neighborpolicy, and a continuation of the prohibi-tion on Clean Water Act permits for for-est roads.Overall the CR will fund the governmentat a spending level of $1.047 trillion,about $8 billion above FY12 levels,which equates to a 6 percent increase toagency budgets.
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Demand from the Middle East shouldimprove through the winter into springfor KD lumber as "shipping dry" will mostlikely be down also.The export markets were better for us in
2012 than 2011. We contribute that tothe stabilization of the product prices inearly 2012.Looking ahead to 2013 our major con-
cerns are stable raw materialsʼ availabil-ity and pricing. The industry in the last 3-5 years has been devastated with the2009 collapse and the large deviationsof value from 2010-2012. The largeprice swings are very difficult to managefor us.Our export products are all domestic
species, as we process a broad realm ofspecies and thicknesses. This past yearwe found more specialty sorts have ben-efitted our sales than just lower pricing.We are exporting mostly to the areas of
Asia/Pacific, primarily China, westernEurope and the Middle Eastern coun-tries.We are making no intentional attempts
to limit our inventory. We always preferworking from a broad base, and our pro-duction methods prefer slower, non-accelerated production, which we feel inmost ways lends to offering a more sta-ble product to our customers. We havecontinued to position ourselves to be asclose to the markets as possible whileexpanding our production capacities.Shipping this past year has been the
"nightmare" for us in our region.Continued container availability andprice fluctuations have been impossibleto predict or control – by far the mostproblematic issue from the productionside of things.We have continued to make variety, as
in colors, widths, sorts, the salvation ofour company the last few years, and willcontinue to work to these solutions inthe future for our customers, which cre-ates a more successful HermitageHardwood Lumber Sales.Happy New Year and to a prosperous
2013!
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donʼt see that easing at this point. I think as the domestic marketimproves, getting mills to continue to cutthe export product and basically beingable to produce the products that arestandard for the export market will beamong the challenges we will all face in2013. Products for the export market areharder to make, and whether the exportmarkets are going to be able to keep upwith pricing may be a challenge.Overall we are expecting things to con-tinue on a good path in the near future. Ithink the new decision point will come in2014 and 2015 in the export market. Wesee the export market as improving sub-stantially in those years, and mills willcontinue to want export products basedon what they can get domestically willbe the true decision point.
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Let's look at a recent study commis-sioned by the National Retail Federationon the Impact of Imports from China onU.S. Employment. It found every U.S.state has a net positive number of jobsrelated to imports from China, meaningtrade with China adds jobs, not thereverse. It also found that U.S. con-sumers enjoy price levels that are 1.4percent lower thanks to imports fromChina. The study concludes that nearly1 million U.S. jobs benefit from importsfrom China alone.In the wood industry, many U.S. con-
suming industries use products thatwere originally exported from the U.S.for value-added manufacturing and thenimported for final processing or distribu-tion. Flooring, kitchen cabinets and fur-niture are a few of the product industriesbenefiting from free trade. U.S. woodexporters and manufacturers will beharmed by this legislation as well asimporters. Others will also be impactedshould this legislation move forward.Overseas trade provides jobs to peopledirectly associated with moving theimports along the U.S. supply chain.Dockworkers, customs agents, truckers,rail workers, distributors, wholesalers,and retailers handling imports will expe-rience diminished revenue.The "Movement Act 2009" deserves our
serious scrutiny and unified work by theentire U.S. wood products industry. Afterall, the Trojan Horse was made of wood.
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For 2013, despite challenging economicconditions worldwide, SFPA aims tokeep export volumes of Southern Pinelumber steady and growing. SFPA isworking to expand its promotions inCentral and South America. Markets inthe Middle East and North Africa showpromise but growth has been hamperedby political turmoil in those regions.SFPAʼs team of international consultantsmaintains key contacts with importersand government officials around the
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ness mode.Our major imported hardwood productsrough sawn are Sapele/AfricanMahogany/Utile/Jatoba/Aniegre andFSC certified hardwood decking. Thesespecies have sold well for us. We spe-cialize in importing 100% FSC certifiedhardwoods from our own sawmills in theCongo basin. We are importing into theUSA and Canada. We are importingfrom West Africa (Congo basin) Ghana,Ivory Coast and most South Americancountries.Shipping issues are now an everydayoccurrence. Problems vary from con-tainer inspections, demurrage to freightrates, bunker surcharges and availabili-ty of containers or lack of breakbulkservice.Olam Wood Products through the Olamgroup owns its own sawmills in WestAfrica that are mainly FSC certified. Withthe uncertainty of some supply sources,we feel that certification and responsibleforest management is the only path tofuture success in this business.
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improved prices and steady enquiries.The market has been up and down allyear so we canʼt say that 2012 has beenbetter for us than 2011. Challenges I see in 2013 include logdecks remaining low and production lowin the major species needed as demandbegins to be steady.We export all species of domestic hard-woods and Poplar, White Oak andBasswood have been very steady.We primarily export to the UK, Ireland,Spain, Germany, China, Vietnam,Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Ourinventories are limited in the items need-ed due to lack of production.The issues with shipping we experienceresult from fluctuations in ocean freightrates, high inland freight rates due tofuel surcharges and potential uncertain-ty about the potential Longshoremanʼsstrike.
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Oak and Black Walnut. We expect 2012sales to meet or exceed 2011 and 2010,although every day is a new challenge,and we are taking nothing for granted forthe balance of the year or for 2013. The sawmills that we do business with
continue the challenge of purchasingWhite Oak logs at prices that make busi-ness sense. The mills compete withexport log buyers (who are not just pur-chasing veneer logs - but also saw logs)and stave mills. I am writing this in earlyNovember, 2012, and many mills havelow log and green/air drying inventory,which will affect the availability for thebalance of 2012 and for the 1st quarterof 2013. Since the global economic recession,
we have had to switch our focus andattention from Spain, Italy and otherEuropean markets to the Southeast Asiaand China markets.In 2012, we increased our sales dra-
matically into Southeast Asia with somesales into China, and project this willcontinue 2013 onwards. Price vs. quali-ty continues to be the ongoing battle inthese markets.The challenges continue month-to-
month to keep updated on the inter-modal ocean freight rates which seem togo up much, much faster than down. 40-foot container availabilities for reason-able rates is also an issue. We aresometimes forced to use higher oceanfreight rates just to get equipment. It is amoving target.I guess if exporting was easy, everyone
as a Challenging Global Supply causingmore time and efforts to find quality andconsistent suppliers. Argo Fine Imports specializes in import-ing hardwood plywood products fromIndonesia, China, Africa, Brazil andEcuador. Our products range from2.7mm to 28mm for various applicationsthroughout our country delivering towholesale distribution, OEM manufac-turers and retail.Argo has continued with our model and(inventory) stock is based on market andprograms in place.Shipping continues to be a challengebased on volume availability dependingon shipping methods. Increased con-tainer rates have been a problem formost of 2012.Argo now offers all products that meetCarb Phase 2 requirements as long asthey are FSC certified materials.Florcore Underlayment is a domesticgreen product that Argo has developedto diversify in these challenging times.
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would be doing it.We are in a global economy in chal-
lenging times, but I expect that exportingof North American hardwoods will con-tinue to increase in 2013. The prices ofthe species will be subject to supply anddemand. I believe that many overseasbuyers do not have much on the groundinventory, so they will continue utilizingthe ʻjust in timeʼ purchasing policy.To summarize everyone needs to keep
a careful eye on the ball, and stay veryfocused. Be careful. It is a jungle outthere.
Dan LennonRobinsonLumber
New Orleans,La.
Our forecast is formoderate growthbased on stableexotic lumberprices, a substan-tial, well balancedinventory, as wellas confidence
about increasing activity in the homerenovation market.The import market in 2012 was very
similar to 2011. We had challenges withmaintaining appropriate inventory levelsdue to both unpredictability of demandand extremely long transit times for mostof our best selling imported lumberspecies.Freight costs continue to be a major
challenge, both ocean freight and inlandfreight from our warehouses to our cus-tomers.We import rough lumber and solid
hardwood flooring as well as some Ipedecking, Jatoba lumber and flooring.We export domestically produced hard-
wood and softwood lumber to severaldozen countries in Europe, Asia and theCaribbean.We are buying more aggressively for
inventory in 2013 after having cut backeach of last four years.Our biggest problem is increasingly fre-
quent U.S. Customs and USDA inten-sive inspections on containers of import-ed wood products. You get charged byCustoms or USDA for drayage to awarehouse of their choice, the inspec-tion itself, handling and storage plusdemurrage during time of inspectioncharged by the shipping line. They takeyour packages apart and you have topay someone to recoup them. We evenhad one case where we had to pay over$2,000 to have some mud rinsed off theoutside of the container. It was handledas hazardous waste.We continue to strive to provide any
service our customers require. We shipflooring samples to endusers for ourcustomers every day. We ship job lotquantities when needed and handle allLTL arrangements. We are providingservices such as width sorting hardwoodlumber as well as customizing length tal-lies to best suit our manufacturer cus-tomers.
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Ray WheelandWheeland
Lumber Co. Liberty, Pa.
“The PerfectStorm”, akaHurricane Sandy,with perfect condi-tions, Iʼm writingthis forecast at myhome tonight with afull moon, the EastCoast is under siege of a 1,000-milewide storm that is tracking northeastdirectly in the path of North CentralPennsylvania. Many states have beendeclared “States of Emergency” andnews reports are to buckle down andride this storm out. With wind gusts of 80mph+ and no electricity, the house isnow pitch black.The Reality of our industry is very much
like this storm, but the effects have last-
Tim KassisKretz Lumber
Co. Inc.Antigo, Wis.
We are looking forexports to be similarin 2013 or to see asmall increase overlast year. We seethe demand inChina slowing a bitbut the market get-
ting better in Vietnam and also theMideast.The market in 2012 was better by
about 25 percent in sales and this wasdue to the fact that demand overseaswas on the increase due to the increasein Vietnam and also the Mideast region. The issues that we face in this region
are due in part to our shipping location.We have higher than normal inlandfreight as compared to the companiesbased on the coast. We are also goingto face a lack of lumber to export if theweather does not cooperate this winter.Last year was a mild winter and if wehave another mild winter it would be aproblem.We export Basswood and Ash lumber
as well as Red Oak and Hard Maple insmaller quantities. We also export RedOak, Cherry and Walnut veneer logs. We primarily export to Vietnam,
Pakistan, Europe, China and SouthKorea. We are limiting our inventory.In regard to any new services or prod-
ucts we now have thatʼs directly relatedto creating new ways to continue doingbusiness during these recessionarytimes, we are making hardwood flooring.
•BrentMcCLendonInternational
Wood ProductsAssociation
Alexandria, Va.As we look ahead
to 2013, IWPAbelieves that gov-ernment issues willcontinue to play acentral and evenmore critical role inbusiness decisions than in 2012. Theelection will determine a lot, but issueslike Lacey, the cases before theInternational Trade Commission, andthe national EPA formaldehyde rule willall dominate the discussion. These reg-ulations impact businesses in hugeways, far more than changes in ourRepresentatives.We also see social media becoming
increasingly interconnected with all ofour businesses. In an effort to be on theforefront of that industry movement,IWPA has taken the lead and investedtime in Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, aswell as constantly improving our web-site. Social media can be used veryeffectively to educate our membership,as well as help reach a broad customerbase in North America. We want to helpcustomers everywhere find our mem-bers, and grow everyoneʼs business asa result. Social media helps make thoseconnections, and through our outreach,we hope to familiarize our members with
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nomic activity in vir-tually every sectorof the economy. The U.S. economy
has been held downlong enough. Thesurge of pent updemand is thereand throbbing to beset free. The peopleof the U.S. areready and willing toget to work restor-ing our economy to its former greatness. All that is required is removal of oner-
ous regulation that has deepened andextended this great recession. Evenwithout wholesale change inWashington, D.C., if our politicianswould just stop, things will improve. Giveus certainty that what we invest in todaywill be allowed tomorrow. Give us cer-tainty that the expense we take on todayof hiring someone will be the sametomorrow. Give us certainty that you arewith us and not against us. The market for us in 2012 was about
the same as in 2011. Going forward, in2013 I see challenges to the marketcontinuing due to excess regulations. We do import Tropical hardwoods and
all of these markets are down. Primarilywe import from Bolivia, Peru, Guatemalaand the Congo and due to the ongoingeconomic challenges we are limiting ourinventory.
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Jon PappasSitco Lumber
Co.Dallas, Texas
Our forecast for2013 includesplans to be up by10-15 percent. Itʼsa slow recovery.Overall the importmarket was betterfor us in 2012 than
2011.Procurement will present a challenge
for us in the import wood industry in thecoming year. We see shut downs or cutbacks by many sawmills, mainly due toconditions in Europe and China.What products do we import and what
has sold well for us recently? That wouldbe RWxL and over 40 species Africa,South and Central America, and SEAsia. We import from too many coun-tries to list, but among them areCameroon, Congo, Ghana, CAR,Gabon, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico.Regardless the market currently, we
are pretty much stocking and maintain-ing inventory at the same levels weʼvealways stocked.
•Doug Newman
Newman Lumber Co.Gulfport, Miss.
After four and a half years of reducedeconomic activity in the lumber industrythings are poised for a return to nearnormal. There should be increased eco-
AlfredoHernandez
MedleyHardwoodsMedley, Fla.
First of all, weʼrebuying an assort-ment of speciessince these dayscustomers donʼtjust buy straightloads of one
species or one thickness. Now days,when you sell a truckload of lumber theyinclude three to five different speciesand also require different thicknesses aswell.Our numbers in the import market were
about the same for 2012 as 2011, butwe did see a strong 1st and 2nd quar-ter. One challenge facing us in 2013 will be
trying to source more Spanish Cedarsince this species has been a tough findin South America and CentralAmerica. Species that have sold well forus that we have imported are: GenuineMahogany, Sapele, African Mahogany,Spanish Cedar, Ipe, Cumaru, SantosMahogany, Jatoba, Teak, PeruvianWalnut (Nogal) and Banak (Cumala).Genuine Mahogany is our best seller,
with African Mahogany, Sapele andJatoba right behind it.We also do some exporting to the
Caribbean, Dominican Republic,Barbados, Bahamas. We are trying to stock what our cus-
tomers are buying, not the huge vol-umes that everybody was buying fiveyears ago.
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Matt DupreyHancock Lumber
Casco, Maine
Our export busi-ness plans for 2013is to be at least thesame if not a bitmore with somenew products andventures we areworking on. If thenew ventures donot work out we still plan to be in linewith what our export market has been in2012.The export market was better for us in
2012 than 2011. Challenges in theexport and/or import wood industry ingeneral for 2013 are currency changes,freight costs and exposure to sur-charges and union strikes. Global sup-ply is in question if the U.S. market getsstronger. We have good consistent pro-grams in our exports but nothing is cer-tain if costs of things other than the lum-ber force them to look elsewhere.We export all grades of softwood and it
has all sold very well – specifically,Industrial grade to SE Asia andStandard and Better to Canada. We pri-marily export to SE Asia and Canada.We are keeping our inventory as low as
we can have it to operate and supply theproducts to our customers with little turnaround time. Our inventory has beenstable to the low side for 2-3 years.In regard to shipping the
Longshoreman strike for the NE did nothappen, which saved our bacon. Thatwould have been devastating. The ship-ping companies are just a tough nut tofeel comfortable with. Usually things areok but I do not have much trust in them.Can you describe any new services or
products that you now have thatʼs direct-ly related to creating new ways to con-tinue doing business during these reces-sionary times? Exporting has been abig part of it. We now produce specificprograms in metric sizes for a very spe-cific end use. We have been able tokeep our mills at capacity with ourexporting ventures. Really what export-ing has done is allowed us to ventureinto new products, with new customersglobally to keep the demand for ourproducts higher and raising return at thesame time.
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ed over five years. The size of the “eco-nomic storm” is not just the east coastUSA, but rather global. Every month andyear we continue to lose more and moremanufacturers and endusers. The onesleft standing are waiting for the “calm ofthe storm” to begin, yet should be proudto have survived this economic down-town. With challenges that our industryfaces daily, will change be on the hori-zon?For 2013, I feel that we will bounce
along at a moderate pace and shouldsee signs of improvement by secondquarter. Low interest rates are encour-aging homeowners to remodel andhopefully purchase more new homes.The northeast weather conditions havebeen extremely wet and now will damp-en further log shortages. Lack of loggersin Pennsylvania and southern New Yorkdue to the Marcellus gas industry hasalso created a shortage at the log decks.This alone, with winter monthsapproaching, will help firm lumber pricesfor 2013.Wheeland Lumber Co. (WLC) is now in
the fourth generation with our two sons,Damen and Derek, actively involved inthe business handling log sales, lumbersales and the day-to-day activities of100 employees, including logging, andhauling contractors. WLC has earnedthe reputation of manufacturing thefinest Cherry, Red and White Oak, Ashand Maples in thicknesses from 4/4-12/4and shipping to over 25 countries. Evenwith serious competition, our marketsare ever-changing and we are willing towork with our customers to nurture themin long lasting relationships. Our servic-es are not only KD lumber, but finishedproducts of ready ripped strips, cut-to-length components, dimensional andmoulded products and veneer logs andsawlogs. We have increased exportsales over 25 percent in 2012. We aresituated close to New York andBaltimore ports where we can make fastinland container shipments.Major capital improvements have been
initiated and will be completed in 2012 inthe sawmill. Improvements includeinstalling a 62-inch McDonoughHorizontal Resaw and MAXX infeed/out-feed return system. The lumber flow willthen proceed onto the new automatedtrimline system, manufactured by TSManufacturing. This will help reducelabor and operating costs.Much of our success has been con-
tributed to the longevity of our employ-ees with over 50 percent that have beenwith the company over 20+ years.We at Wheeland Lumber Company
wish all our friends the best in 2013.
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all of these new ways to interact.Looking ahead to the market next year,
we polled our 20,000 subscribers toInternational Wood magazine and thevast majority of them are projecting anincrease of 5% or more in their busi-ness. To help them achieve that growthIWPA will be spending more resourceson marketing, education, and promotionof wood and wood products in the indus-try. We are starting to see the industryas a whole devote similar time andresources as well. Our InternationalWood magazine continues to growevery year, and we have also seengrowth in our Special Projects Fund,which helps to educate the industry onpertinent issues.In the coming year, you will see IWPA
in print, online, in the halls of Congressand at tradeshows across the countryand the world. We are looking forwardto keeping up with the industryʼs drive toeducate consumers about the wonderfulworld of wood.
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everything in-house,” said Letourneau.“We have exceptional control overeverything that goes into our productsand a very good handle on our qualityand workmanship.” A member of the National Association ofHome Builders (NAHB), the HartfordHome Builders and RemodelersAssociation (of which itʼs been a mem-ber for 66 years), and the BetterBusiness Bureau, West Hartford Stairs& Cabinets has been grappling with anumber of new industry and govern-mental regulations lately. The EPA,OSHA and the DEP are all imposingnew regulations and making the manu-facturing business that much more diffi-cult.Letourneau said he and his team deal
with the challenge by putting in extrahours and handling queries and filingrequirements on a case-by-case basis.“When I got into this business I thoughtIʼd be making stairs and cabinets,” saidLetourneau, “but I found myself doing alot more federal and state governmentalpaperwork than anything else. It takesup a lot of our time and has actuallybecome a drag on our companyʼs suc-cess.”
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merged into one company. The mergedcompany enabled operating and salessynergies between Taylor and Weaberto offer hardwood products. According toWeaberʼs president/chief operating offi-cer, Matt Weaber, the company is nowpositioned for significant growth whenthe building and construction industrycomes back.“The new company is committed to
bringing you the same quality productsand service that have been guaranteedduring Weaberʼs 70-year history andTaylor Lumberʼs 126-year history,” hesaid. Resilience Capital Principal, Ronald
Cozean is the CEO. Taylor andWeaberʼs experienced sales team hasremained in place. “Management is committed to earning
your loyalty and respect by workingclosely with you to provide the highestquality products at the best value,”Cozean said.“A stronger balance sheet with ample
credit combined with a broader productmix makes us a strong long term partnerfor your business. In turn, our customerscan be assured that our dedicated work-force is focused on delivering qualityand value on time while meeting andeven exceeding your expectations,”Weaber explained.“Matt and I have had many discussions
and we are very focused on value-added products. Weʼre exploring optionsin relation to finishing and painting. Oneof our goals is to manufacture a finishedproduct that is not so commodity based,”Cozean said. “Our focus through bothcompanies is to offer even more value-added products and services, whether itis through the supply chain or the endproduct.”Weaber added that the concept of the
merger is to operate as one company.“Weʼve consolidated accounting, IT andHR. There are certain areas where it justmakes sense to consolidate. Then thereare other factors, like how one facilityoperates versus the other,” heexplained. “The two locations operateindividually and independently. Eachfacility has its own specialty. Taylorʼsspecialty is rift and quartered lumberand Weaberʼs is S4S boards, mouldingand flooring.”On a 125-acre facility, Weaber Inc. is
among the nationʼs leading hardwoodlumber suppliers. From forestry to thefinal product Weaberʼs operation isgeared towards the needs of their cus-tomers. Committed foresters are dedi-cated to the conservation and manage-ment of Weaberʼs renewableAppalachian timber resource. Makingsure the lumber supply is dependabletoday and in the future is top priority. Many qualified employees adhere to a
strict code of ethics during the manufac-turing process to ensure high qualityproducts and services. Continuing tochange and meet the demands of themarket, Weaber offers rough lumber andS4S boards, mouldings and flooringproducts or finished lumber S4S boards,moulding and cut-to-size products. Thecompany services its customers withsmall quantities through their distribution
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With a few tough years under their belt,the team at West Hartford Stairs &Cabinets is looking forward to the slow-but-sure economic and housing marketrecovery that economists and analystsare talking about. “We certainly donʼtwant to see another three years like wejust had,” said Letourneau, who is con-fident that his 85-year-old firm will comethrough the crisis intact and ready toserve even more customers. “Weʼreheading in the right direction, although itwill be probably a few years before wesee another 2005 on our books.” For more information on this compa-ny, visit online at www.stairsandcabi-nets.com, or phone 860-953-9151.
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center and multiple truckloads from themill. Serving North America as well as glob-
al markets, Weaberʼs location is ideal forexporting. “We ship out of the ports ofBaltimore and Port Elizabeth,” Cozeanexplained. “Our geographical advantageover most of the southern manufactur-ers of lumber and flooring is the ability togo into New England and Canada.”Taylor Lumber Inc. is located in the
heart of the Appalachian Mountains inMcDermott, Ohio, where fine hardwoodsare easily accessed. Taylor Lumber Inc.specializes in 4/4 through 8/4 Rift &Quarter sawn Red and White Oak hard-wood lumber. Taylorʼs quality manufac-tured lumber is produced from the high-est-grade Appalachian forest logs,known for their clarity and excellentgrain. Rift & Quartered lumber is alsoavailable in Ash, Cherry, Hard Mapleand Walnut. Plain sawn lumber is avail-able in all of the species. The companyalso produces Taylor Brand SolidFlooring and McDermott EngineeredFlooring, which is manufactured in 3, 4and 5-inch widths and available in Redand White Oak, Maple, Ash, Hickory,Cherry and Walnut.On 85 acres of land, the company
inventories approximately 2 millionboard feet of logs and 3.5 million boardfeet of green hardwood lumber. WTHardwoods also stocks 1,200,000 boardfeet of kiln-dried hardwood lumber atthis location. Taylor maintains three West Coast
warehouse locations, which are locatedin Portland, Ore., Long Beach, Calif.,and Sacramento, Calif. “Finished prod-ucts are shipped from our warehousesto our distributors,” Cozean explained.The firm keeps approximately 200,000board feet of lumber at each of its WestCoast facilities. The entire Taylor plant is operated with
Corley Manufacturing equipment. “All ofour computerized equipment is manu-factured by Corley Manufacturing inChattanooga, Tenn., and Lewis Controlsout of Cornelius, Ore.,” said Cozean. Taylor Lumber has 20 dry kilns, which
gives them a total dry kiln capacity of 1.2million board feet and the companyʼsannual production is 18 million boardfeet. The company uses Hyster brand fork-
lifts and Caterpillar log loaders. Additional services offered by Taylor
include surfacing, straight-line ripping,width sorting, ripped to width blanks,and export preparation. Twenty-five per-cent of the companyʼs hardwood lumberproduction is traded on the export mar-ket.The company produces 9 million
square feet annually of hardwood floor-ing with its two flooring lines.McDermottʼs Engineered Flooringʼs spe-cialty features include square edges;nail, staple or glue installation options;and several color finishing combina-tions; 9-ply engineered construction;and 5 mm wear layer for durability.WT Hardwoods is a member of National
Hardwood Lumber Association; NationalWood Flooring Association; HardwoodManufacturers Association; and theIndiana Hardwood LumbermenʼsAssociation. The Lebanon facility is thirdparty certified by the SustainableForestry Initiative. For more informationvisit www.weaberlumber.com or contact800-745-9663.
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top of the list. “We are going to makemore boards and less sawdust. Ourmaterial handling and grading systemsare certainly more efficient, whichenables us to provide even more con-sistency for our customers. This mill pro-vides maximum recovery out of everylog that goes through it.”He indicated the benefits of the new millinclude the ability to be more flexible intheir product offerings. “In the past wecouldnʼt produce railroad ties or switchties for example,” said Johnson. “We willalso be able to do more rift and quar-tered lumber because the new equip-
Director of NHLA Mark Barford,President of IWPA Warren Spitz andExecutive VP of IWPA BrentMcClendon. The Hardwood StatesExport Group (HSEG) was representedby Joel Stopha of the VirginiaDepartment of Agriculture and ReginaTodd from the State of Mississippi.Jennifer Brand, Vice Chairman of AHECofficiated at the opening ceremony andat the MTC Gala Dinner for exhibitorsand buyers. Other U.S. industry participants wereTom Walthousen of Downes & ReaderHardwood and Norm Murray from U•CCoatings Corp. Christian Mengel of VMInternational was at the show, and par-ticipated at the “InternationalConference on Market Requirements forTimber & Timber Products” that preced-ed the Global WoodMart. During the show an inspirational freeseminar entitled “Timber Talk” hosted byMTC was well attended by delegateswho heard reference to many iconicAmerican and other hardwood projectsby Kevin Hill, a leading wood specialistcontractor based in Singapore. Ken Yeharchitect with Marra & Yeh in Sydney,Australia, also gave an inspiring view ofthe possibilities for wood, which is hispassion.Reviewing the show, Mike Snow said,“The strong focus on wood is what setsthe GWM apart from most other showsin Southeast Asia where wood suppliersare often lost amidst the myriad of otherproducts and services on display. Thenumber of visitors may be smaller thanmany other shows, but those visitors arethere for one reason and one reasononly: to buy or sell wood!"The next Global WoodMart is sched-uled for 2014.
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ment allows us to do it easier andfaster.”Hard Maple is currently the most popu-lar species for JBL. “Our primaryspecies include: Hickory, Hard and SoftMaple, Ash, Birch, Black Cherry, Walnut,Red and White Oak, and Basswood.Weʼve developed a Hickory market thathas been good for us,” Paul said. “Withthe new mill we will probably saw moreRed and White Oak. We are increasingour product offerings and diversifyingmore and more. You have to carry manyproducts today because the days of trail-er loads with one or two items are in thepast. With numerous species that arenative to the area, trucks and containerswe load can have a multitude of speciesand products from 4/4 to 16/4.”“If somebody calls with a specialrequest, we have the capability to fill it,”third generation owner and GeneralManager Michael Johnson said. “Oursorting line has increased from a one-side, 40-foot pull chain to a two-sided,200-foot pull chain, which gives us theability to specialty sort for width, color,etc.“We worked with Progress Engineeringout of Maine for our automation andcontrols,” claims Michael. “Our entireplantʼs information is driven and sharedthrough a central PLC. We can pinpointproblems and get back online, eliminat-ing costly downtime with this system. Italso enables us to gain valuable infor-mation regarding each and every boardthat enters and exits our facility. Wethen process this information for gradereporting, log overrun analysis, andinventory control.”Johnson Brothers Lumber can fulfillalmost any hardwood lumber orderregardless of size or custom require-ments. “Our sawmill is large enough withthe capacity to produce large quantitiesof wood under tight time constraints, yetsmall enough to handle custom orderswithout interrupting our daily opera-tions,” states the company website.JBL specializes in custom sawing andcan handle almost any request includ-ing: quarter and rift sawing, large thick-ness orders, custom beams and special-ty lengths. The company has the capac-ity to custom sort most species of lum-ber. “We understand that our customersʼneeds today are different than they werejust a few years ago. Your order can beconfigured to meet your needs andensure a quality product with a maxi-mum yield,” states Paul.With access to over 500,000 acres oftimber within a 25-mile radius, their facil-ity processes wood to meet customerspecifications. JBL ships more than 750truckloads of lumber each year to cus-tomers around the globe.The family-owned and operated compa-ny was established as an addition to afarm many years ago. “My father and hisbrother had a farm right here where weare located today,” Paul explained.“They began dabbling in the sawmillindustry in the mid ʻ30ʼs but learnedmost of what they knew in sawing fromthe hurricane that hit New England inSeptember of 1938. Paulʼs father anduncle went to Rhode Island, post hurri-cane, to process trees that were blowndown. The man they worked for ownedan estate where he started a littlesawmill to get rid of the trees. Thatʼswhere they really learned the business.When they came back here they werestill into farming but started committingmore of their time in the mill.”He continued, “They took care of thefarm, and then as soon as they got time,they went over to the sawmill. They justkept working at it and decided to diversi-fy into the pallet business. When I camehere my father and uncle were dividingthe business up. My uncle took the farmacross the road and quite a bit of prop-erty and my father took the sawmill.After graduating from college from PennState, getting drafted by the WashingtonRedskins and a short stint in the NFLand Canadian Football League, I decid-ed to pursue the lumber business withmy father.“I learned everything about this busi-ness the hard way. So I developed
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some new customers that purchasedupper grade hardwoods and overtime,slowly stepped away from the low gradeand pallet business. With the decision tomanufacture high grade hardwoods, Iknew I needed to build dry kilns. Todaywe have 375,000 board feet of dry kilncapacity, all of which we built ourselves,”states Paul. The staff at JBL has a combined expe-rience in the forest products industry ofmore than 100 years. Including Michaeland Paul, key personnel are: SalesManager Joel Struebing, SecretaryHeather (Johnson) Mitchell, and OfficeSupervisor Kara (Johnson) Connellan. Johnson Brothers Lumber is a memberof the National Hardwood LumberAssociation, Hardwood ManufacturersAssociation, Indiana HardwoodLumbermenʼs Association and theEmpire State Forest ProductsAssociation. JBL is certified by ForestStewardship Council, SustainableForestry Initiative and Programme forthe Endorsement of Forest Certification.For more information visit www.john-sonbrotherslumber.com.
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United Kingdom—A ban on the importof Ash trees to combat the threat of thetree disease Ash dieback is beingimposed with immediate effect,Environment Secretary Owen Patersonsaid.The disease, caused by the fungusChalara fraxinea, leads to leaf loss andhas already affected trees in Englandand Scotland, and killed trees in parts ofmainland Europe. A rapid eight-weekconsultation was launched, which hasshown that there is strong support for animport ban.The ban was being put in place beforethe main planting season got underwayin late November. Movement restric-tions will also be imposed, so that treesfrom infected areas will not be able to bemoved to other locations within the U.K.
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Myanmar—Myanmar will suspend itswood log export in 2014 in a bid to erad-icate wood log smuggling and conserveforest, local media recently reported.The suspension will be effective fromApril of 2014, reported the 7-Day News,quoting an announcement of theMinistry of Environment and Forestry.Myanmar exported Teak mostly toneighboring India and China at a rate of1.6 million tons annually, earning U.S.$522 million U.S. dollars, the London-based Environment InvestigationAgency was cited as saying. Accordingto the agency, Myanmar exported 18million cubic meters of wood log in adecade from 2000 to 2010, gaining 5.7billion dollars.There are over 16.32 million hectares offorest reserve area, of which Teak plan-tations cover 24,300 hectares whilehardwood area is 324,000 hectares,according to statistics. The forest areaaccounts for nearly half the country'stotal area of 67.6 million hectares.Meanwhile, Myanmar is able to producenearly 283,000 cubic meters of Teak and1.98 million cubic meters of hardwoodannually.A major exporter of Teak in the world,Myanmar takes up 75 percent of theworld market.Myanmar exports Teak most to India,followed by China, Bangladesh,Thailand and Malaysia.
•Canada—The Ontario Wood ProductsExport Association recently hostedTimber Expo for its members. During theevent Discovery Dream Homes made itsfirst attempt to establish a distributorbase in the U.K.This family business has been manu-facturing and building aspirational postand beam timber homes in Ontario andNorth America for the past 10 years.Company Vice President Raymond Kingsaid the company is now looking for newmarkets. “Timber Expo gives us a step out there,”he said. He described the homes moreas recreational than residential. “One ortwo buildings per year in the U.K. wouldbe sustainable,” he said.Another exhibitor, Eric Bos of woodcoatings manufacturer Sansin, also sawTimber Expo as a method of building acustomer base in the U.K.In business since the early 1900s,Sansin manufactures water-based woodcoatings and stains based on naturalingredients.“We specialize in very natural lookingcoatings to support the natural beauty ofwood,” Bos said. “Our approach is
through wood science, working outwhich is the most appropriate coating forwhich species.”He also said that the company hasdeveloped a film coating for windowsand outdoor furniture and that it hadbecome involved in the thermally-treat-ed wood market. “Platowood usesSansin exclusively,” he said.Sansin markets into Europe direct fromCanada but is also looking for distribu-tors in the U.K.
•Asia—Asia is forecast to consumemore wood pellets and energy woodchips in the future. The governments inJapan and South Korea recentlyannounced definite plans to increasetheir usage of green and low carbonenergy alternatives. South Korea is tak-ing steps to reduce its dependence onimported fossil fuels and instead investin domestic renewable-energy sharefrom less than four percent in 2011 to6.1 percent in 2020, and then to 11.5percent in 2030. As part of this effort thegovernment has initiated a program,which has included building eight newpellet plants, as well as exploring oppor-tunities to import large volumes of pel-lets in the future. The goal is to consumefive million tons of pellets by 2020, ahuge increase from the less than a fewhundred thousand tons used in 2011.South Korea has access to woodresidues from the domestic sawmillingindustry, which could be used for themanufacturing of pellets. This domesticsupply, however, will not be sufficient, soSouth Korea will need to increase pelletimports in order to meet the ambitious6.1 percent goal only eight years fromnow. The government estimates that by2020, 75 to 80 percent of pellets con-sumed in the country will need to beimported. Some of the major energycompanies in South Korea have report-edly been exploring the opportunities toimport pellets from Australia, Vietnam,Indonesia, the Philippines, Canada andthe U.S.Japan is another Asian country expect-ed to increase importation of energychips and wood pellets, due in part tothe nuclear power plant accident inFukushima last year. Following the dis-aster, the Japanese government decid-ed to close down all nuclear plants, atleast temporarily. Even if a few plantseventually reopen, nuclear energy willnever again be as important for energyproduction as it once was.In the future, Japan will increasingly relyon renewable energy sources, with bio-mass likely to be one important supplysource. Up until this year, Japan hasimported only very limited volumes ofwood pellet, primarily from Canada, butit is likely that import volumes of bothpellets and energy chips will increase inthe coming years.
•China—The reduction in constructionactivities in China during 2012 hasresulted in reduced demand for lumber,and as a consequence, a sharp declinein the importation of softwood logs andlumber to the country. During the firsteight months this year, China importedlogs and lumber worth $4.3 billion, or 19percent less than the same period lastyear, as reported in the Wood ResourceQuarterly (www.woodprices.com). Byvolume, log imports were down 17 per-cent and lumber imports down five per-cent.Canada and Russia are the two domi-nant suppliers of softwood lumber toChina, together accounting for 84 per-cent of the total imports, with the U.S.,Chile and New Zealand making up mostof the remaining import volume.During the first eight months of thisyear, Russia, Chile and New Zealandhave increased their shipments toChina, while volumes from NorthAmerica have declined. Exports fromthe U.S. are down as much as 41 per-cent as compared to the same period in2011.In August, the average import value forall softwood lumber imported to Chinawas down nine dollars to $203/m3 froma year ago, according to Customs data.The cost for Russian lumber fell asmuch as $19/m3, while Canadian aver-
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Announcing his decision on a visit toCannock Chase, Staffordshire, OwenPaterson said: “This is a very seriousdisease that demands action to stop itsspread. I have ordered both an importban and movement restrictions on treesfrom infected areas. This comes intoforce immediately.“Work is already underway to tackle thedisease. Plant Health Authorities havebeen monitoring trees in infected areasto ensure early detection and trade bod-ies have been encouraging their mem-bers to impose voluntary import bans.By working together we can protect ournative trees from this devastating dis-ease.”The Plant Health Authorities will remainon high alert across the country and willcontinue to look for signs of Chalara,ensuring infected trees are dealt witheffectively.Suspected cases of the disease shouldbe reported to the Forestry Commissionor Food & Environment ResearchAgency (FERA) so that appropriateaction can be taken to prevent the dis-ease from spreading.The legislation has been passed follow-ing a FERA led consultation based onthe Pest Risk Assessment carried out byForest Research on managing the threatto the UKʼs Ash trees.
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age costs were down only five dollars to$200/m3 over the past year. Costs forCanadian lumber have steadilyincreased from earlier this year and hereat a 12 month-high in August.Chinese softwood log imports have fall-en dramatically this year. From Januarythrough August, imports from Russiawere down 21 percent, and from theU.S., 31 percent as compared to thesame period in 2011. The two othermajor log-supplying countries, NewZealand and Canada, have shippedpractically the same volume this year aslast year.
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“Housing starts in September werelargely in line with the latest trend figure.The monthly decrease was mostly dueto a decrease in urban multiples starts.As expected, the number of multiplesstarts in Ontario, particularly in Toronto,reverted back to a level more in line withthe average pace of activity over the lastsix months,” said the Deputy ChiefEconomist at CMHC. “Following a peri-od of elevated housing starts activitydue to strong volumes of multi-familyunit pre-sales in 2010 and 2011, thepace of housing starts is expected tomoderate.”The seasonally adjusted annual rate of
urban starts decreased by 3 percent to203,731 units in September. Urban sin-gles starts decreased by 1.4 percent inSeptember to 67,643 units, while multi-ples urban starts decreased by 3.9 per-cent to 136,088 units. Septemberʼs sea-sonally adjusted annual rate of urbanstarts increased by 17.6 percent in thePrairies and by 20.3 per cent in AtlanticCanada. Urban starts remained relative-ly unchanged in Quebec (+1.3 percent).Urban starts decreased by 3.7 percentin British Columbia and by 18.2 percentin Ontario.
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The onset of cooler weather reducedthe risk of stain in whitewoods and tightrestrictions on logging and green lumberactivity. The easing of controls of pro-duction by sawmills and green lumberpurchases has improved somewhat theflow of business for Hard and SoftMaple. It also helped ease supply pres-sures on Oak coming from other pro-ducing regions. However, there hasbeen no extra production of whitewoodsor total volumes produced by area mills.Sawmills are still dealing with a lack ofqualified loggers, small working capital,markets focused on short-term needs,and are uncertain about the future.Quantities of green lumber entering themarketplace are adequate and includeonly a few items listed as ample.Circumstances are similar for mostspecies and grades of kiln-dried produc-tion. Supplies are generally sufficientand prices stable overall.Demand for Ash continues to absorb
developing production. In recentmonths, contacts noted a greater marketfocus on thicker stocks of green FASand Select, causing price improve-ments. Secondary Basswood manufacturers
experienced steady demand for most ofthis year. Inventories contracted overthe summer while sawmill productionwas controlled. Some forecast greenBasswood orders and shipments willincrease over the fall and winter months.Contacts feel there is no urgency toimmediately replenish supplies. Whilekiln-dried Basswood inventories arelean, they are adequate to supplydemand.The strong showing in U.S. residential
construction is welcome news to buyersand sellers dealing with Hard Maple.Light colored woods are popular inappearance applications and are gain-ing marketshare of interior fittings andfurnishings. Hard Maple is a top species.However, industry confidence has notrisen enough to commit substantiallymore money to inventory. They aregearing purchases to meet specificquantity goals for individual items. Pricevariability observed for kiln-dried HardMaple mostly involves thicker stocks. The secondary manufacturing sectors
feel that consumer interest in whitewoodis growing. There is strong evidence thatthe interior build-out phase of home con-struction will experience a sharp upturn.The outlook for Soft Maple seems veryfavorable. However, companies hesitateto take a position on quantities due tolimited financial resources and confi-dence to invest more heavily in invento-ry. It is expected that Soft Maple sawmillproduction will increase over winter andease supply strains that might come withincreased demand. Prices remainedstable as business was on an even keel. Housing starts in Canada trended at
224,419 units annually recently, accord-ing to Canada Mortgage and HousingCorporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the seasonal-ly adjusted annual rates (SAAR) ofhousing starts.
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The summer and early fall months sawgood markets for Red and White Oak,Hard and Soft Maple, Poplar and Ash.Demand for Cherry and Walnut, howev-er, declined over time. Those in theindustry offering a diverse mix ofspecies reported solid activity. Withimproved U.S. housing markets, domes-tic grade lumber usage is responding toimproved residential construction. WhileU.S. housing completion figures are onlyslightly higher than last year, residentialstarts and permits point to growing busi-ness in the next few months.International markets remain turbulentas European secondary manufacturersand wholesalers deal with economic tur-moil and volatile exchange rates.Chinese buyers are purchasing withcaution, due to weaker economic condi-tions across the country. However, inter-national shipments are reported to be upfor the year.Demand for green Ash has held up well
most of the year, with supply being con-sumed by the marketplace. Activity forkiln-dried stocks is varied based ongrades. Sales and shipments of FAS arestrong comment contacts. Some notethat interest in the common grades hasslipped, with inventories edging up.Competition for orders intensified, and afew transactions point to softer num-bers.Upper grade Basswood demand is flat
compared to the common grades statearea contacts, with Basswood sawmillproduction being controlled. Suppliesare adequate but not flooding the mar-ket. Kiln-dried inventories are thin for anumber of grades and thicknesses,though buyers are not rushing to boostpurchases. Because of the extended period of slow
demand for Cherry, primary and second-ary manufacturers expressed little inter-est in carrying this speciesʼ raw materi-als. Logging contractors and sawmilloperators avoided processing thisspecies. Supplies of the commongrades were adequate to satisfydemand. Reported prices declined, withsimilar circumstances noted for kiln-dried stocks. Contacts in the Appalachian regions
said demand for green Hickory washeavily tied to the residential solid woodflooring industry, with sales also benefit-ing from higher demand for other interi-or finishings as well. Kiln-dried stockmarkets are steady, with inventories suf-ficient to meet immediate needs for mostgrades and thicknesses. Consumers still favor whitewoods such
as Hard Maple. Through the summermonths, supplies have been limited byhot weather conditions. Production hasnow picked up, and sawmill output ismeeting buyersʼ needs. Secondary manufacturers have used
Soft Maple as a substitute for HardMaple, but during the consumer shift towhitewoods, Soft Maple gained a follow-
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LAKE STATES
Hardwood suppliers in the Lake Statesregion reported steady business activity.A source in Indiana said, “Market activityas a whole really hasnʼt changed much inthe last sixty days. There is still a greatdeal of uncertainty on the consumer end.We havenʼt seen any major decreasesbut at the same time there havenʼt beenmany increases either.”Supplying Red and White Oak, andHard and Soft Maple, the contact indicat-ed Maple is in better demand than theother species. “The slowest specie wehave right now is the upper grade Oaks.We havenʼt had any availability issuesbut our inventory levels are higher,” sheexplained.She also indicated freight costs are hav-ing an impact on her operation. “With therising diesel prices, we are having a diffi-cult time adjusting.”Serving hardwood flooring and cabinetmanufacturers, the source said her cus-tomers markets “are simply stayingafloat.”Approaching 2013 she said, “We donʼtfeel like there will be many changes inthe year ahead. If we have a year similarto 2012 we will be doing okay.”In Wisconsin a hardwood lumber buyernoted, “Housing is getting better in manyareas. Our hardwood flooring customershave picked up considerably this year.The cabinet manufacturers are not asstrong, but overall business hasincreased by at least 15 percent thisyear.”A wholesaler in Minnesota expects a tra-ditional slow down due to the seasonalchange. “This is the time of year wheneverybody in this industry is slowingdown. By the winter in the lumber busi-ness youʼve either made your dollar oryou havenʼt. There are occasional spottytrends during the winter but nothingexceptional. Last season was an excep-tion for many regions around the countrybecause warmer weather prevailed formost of the winter allowing projects thatwere slated for the spring to continue.”When asked about availability issues hesaid, “Maple has seen a pick up indemand in the last few weeks. I donʼtthink that many mills were prepared foreven the slightest increase and as aresult weʼre having a difficult time locat-ing it.”With 80 percent of his companyʼs hard-wood lumber going to end users and theother 20 percent to other wholesalers, hesaid his customers account for improvedconditions overall in 2011. “When youlook at it from the prospective of 2010numbers, everybody is doing better.”
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ing of its own. Demand remains solid,and sales operations indicate activityhas been keeping pace with supply.Demand increased for low grade Oak in
early fall. Residential flooring manufac-turers benefited from improved housingconstruction in the U.S. U.S. CensusBureau data showed continued growthin the coming months. It is hoped thisgrowth will maintain itself into the newyear. With hot weather conditions passed,
there was an increased production ofwhitewoods, with a decrease in Oak pro-duction. The shift in species mix wasseen as causing some imbalances andwas pressuring prices. Log supplies have improved for Poplar,
though not at the rate most anticipated.Contacts report green lumber produc-tion is not meeting buyersʼ needs for allgrades and thicknesses.
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NORTHEAST
Hardwood suppliers in the Northeastdescribe the current market conditionsas challenging. “Iʼve had conversationswith a lot of people in the business andwe just canʼt seem to find a good phraseother than stagnant,” a contact in NewYork said. “Our margins are razor thin—if there are any. Everybody is just mud-dling along. Conditions are unchangedfor the most part.”Handling Red and White Oak, Ash,
Cherry and Walnut he indicated RedOak as the fastest moving species andCherry and Walnut as the slowest.“Availability has loosened up since thesummer,” he explained. “Our inventorylevels are unchanged and our prices areslightly up.”The contact also mentioned he is hav-
ing a difficult time with trucking availabil-ity. “Trucking is tough. Trying to findflatbeds isnʼt easy right now,” heexplained. As for the year ahead, in 2013 he said
he doesnʼt expect much change. “It tooka while to get where weʼre at and itʼsgoing to take longer to get out.”A Pennsylvania hardwood supplier said
that the current market is hard todescribe. “Itʼs been better but itʼs defi-nitely been worse. If we werenʼt doing afair amount of exporting we would bevery slow,” he added.Supplying Red and White Oak, Hard
and Soft Maple and Cherry the contactsaid Red Oak is moving the best andCherry is the slowest. “I think everybodyyou talk to will have that same opinion.Iʼve seen business a lot better in my life-time and Iʼve seen it a lot worse. So forme I think itʼs right in the middle.”“Weʼre all in the same playing field,” he
continued. “Diesel prices are high buteverybody has the same problem.”Marketing to lumber exporters and
component manufacturers, the suppliersaid his customersʼ markets are statusquo.The Emerald Ash Borer quarantines
have not had a negative impact on hisoperation. In fact, according to thesource, itʼs quite the opposite. “Ash isstill moving. There hasnʼt beenincreased production of it due to theEAB but itʼs still moving well.Going into 2013 he expects similar con-
ditions overall. “I see activity in the nextyear to mirror what we experienced in2012. I donʼt see a lot of big changesahead.”A New Jersey hardwood supplier noted,
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Handling Cherry, Hard and Soft Mapleand Red and White Oak he indicatedSoft Maple is selling the best and theothers are about the same across theboard. “We are having a hard time find-ing Soft Maple as a result of the pick upin demand for that particular specie.”The contact also said his inventory lev-
els are lower than expected for this timeof year and the prices he is paying arehigher. “We hope that there is some lev-eling off but weʼre not sure. Weʼve lostclose to 60 percent of our suppliers herein the Northeast along with about thesame percentage of our customers thatare no longer in business. At some pointand time some of the sawmills will bemore in the driverʼs seat and hopefullythese prices will come up. If prices docome up where they need to be it will beto everybodyʼs benefit. From thesawmills to the concentration yards andon down to the end use customers, priceincreases will help the margins get bet-ter for everyone. “
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Hardwood lumber suppliers in theSoutheast region are experiencingbusier times. “The last few months havebeen extremely busy for us,” a contact inTennessee noted. “I would have to thinkback probably two or three years beforeI could think of a month that started outas strong as October did this year. Ourprices are firm and from what I am hear-ing from my customers they have been
ness. So the commercial casework and fix-ture companies are still busy just on asmaller scale. The biggest complaint fromthem is that there are no margins in whattheyʼre doing.”When asked about the New Year and
what he expects in 2013 he said, “I thinkitʼs still going to take a couple of years torecover but you have to start somewhere.”In California a hardwood distributor com-
mented, “The market seems to be slowingin every area of the country and it makesus uncomfortable sitting in our chairs.There is business to be had in Californiabut between the rules, regulations andtaxes itʼs challenging. The business is outthere but there are way too many peoplechasing it. Our specific situation is differentthan most of the lumber companies outhere in that not only do we distribute lum-ber but we also manufacture cabinets, mill-work and mouldings and furniture. So wehave several markets that we depend on.”As for species availability he said, “We are
anticipating some shortages in the oncom-ing months. After winter sets in across thecountry availability will tighten up. In antic-ipation of that we are carrying a little moreinventory than we have in the previous twoyears at this time of year.”The source doesnʼt expect much of an
uptick in 2013. “I think the year ahead of uswill be close to what weʼve had for the pasttwo years. Until we see some heavyincreases in housing, we can expect to justtrickle along.”
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JANUARY
NAHB International Builders Show, LasVegas Convention Center, Las Vegas,Nev. For more information: www.BuildersShow.com. Jan. 22-24.
SURFACES 2013, Mandalay BayConvention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Formore information: www.surfaces.com. Jan.29-31.
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The Montreal Wood Convention,Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Contact:[email protected]. Feb.13-15.
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Western Wood Products Association,Annual Meeting, Embassy Suites,Portland, Ore. Contact: [email protected] 3-5.
CIFM/Interzum, Guangzhou, China Importand Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou,China. Contact: [email protected] 27-30.
APRIL
International Wood ProductsAssociation, Convention, WestinBayshore, Vancouver, B.C. Contact: 703-820-6696. April 17-19.
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Tokyo, Japan—A major producer of tropi-cal timber, Sarawak, has expressed con-cerns on some emerging market require-ments, many of which are backed by legis-lation by certain major consumer markets,according to a recent article in the BorneoPost online edition.“Sarawak has been observing the ever-evolving definitions of legality and sustain-ability by various international organiza-tions and consumer countries. All of theseare challenges facing the industry,” saidChief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul TaibMahmud at the opening of the 48thSession of the International TropicalTimber Council (ITTC).He also said that the problems were fur-ther complicated by each consumer coun-try having its own set of requirements thatwere extremely challenging to meet on aglobal scale. Recommendations by officials are forSarawak to increase permanent forestestates in the mixed dipterocarp forest tosix million hectares, including one millionhectares of industrial tree plantation. Thiscontributes to 58 percent of Sarawakʼslandmass of 12.2 million hectares.
•Cookeville, Tennessee—Hermitage
Hardwood, based here, recently beganinstallation on two dry kilns, providing anadditional 100,000 board feet of kiln capac-ity.Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales pro-
duces all Appalachian hardwood species in4/4 through 12/4 thicknesses with widthsorts available. Established in 1979,Hermitage Hardwood has boasted theexperience of a wide variety of industryexperts. The companyʼs staff is skilled inmany aspects of production and customerservice, including (but not limited to): archi-tectural millwork; hardwood flooring; cabi-netry; furniture; furniture dimension; trans-portation and international distribution.For more information visit www.her-
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Neosho, Missouri—Missouri WalnutL.L.C., headquartered here, recently
installed five new dry kilns and a newsteamer. Provided by SII Dry Kilns, located
in Lexington, N.C., each dry kiln will add anadditional 100,000 board feet of kiln capac-ity and the steamer will hold 50,000 boardfeet per charge.Missouri Walnut is a member of the
National Hardwood Lumber Association,and the American Walnut ManufacturerʼsAssociation. For more information visitwww.missouriwalnut.com.
•Waynesville, North Carolina—At Joe
Pryorʼs company, Oaks Unlimited, Inc.,located in WesternNorth Carolina, theyrecently installed anew ProfiRip KM310 RaimannRipsaw manufac-tured by the WeinigGroup located inMooresville, N.C.Oaks Unlimitedʼs
new ripsaw willmake Hardwoodstrips that the firmwill export to variousoverseas customers.Presently the firm
ships about 70 percent of their lumber inthe export market and the remaining 30percent is sold to customers located inNorth America.Oaks Unlimited exclusively represents
both Powell Industries, Inc., which is aband mill operation located right down thestreet from Oaks Unlimitedʼs hardwoodconcentration yard, as well as CantonHardwood Company, Inc., which is a bandmill operation in nearby Canton, N.C.For more information visit www.oaksun-
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Maiden, North Carolina—LawrenceLumber Company,located here, recent-ly announced thatthey are now directlyimporting AfricanMahogany for theircustomers. SteveStaryak, who is incharge of hardwoodlumber sales atLawrence said, “Atour hardwood con-centration yard withdry kilns we are nowbringing in kiln-dried4/4 through 8/4 thick-nesses of African Mahogany for those inneed.”Lawrence Lumber Company has 800,000
board feet per charge of dry kiln capacitycounting their new predryer/dry kiln andfive dry kilns all made by SII Dry Kilnslocated in Lexington, N.C. They also havetwo fan sheds totaling 500 MBF capacity.Lawrence Lumber Company offers manyservices to their customers like exportprep, mixed truckloads of lumber, contain-er loading, dipping their lumber in ISK
Biocidesʼ chemicals, S2S, SLR1E, andwidth sorting. The company also recently joined the
American Hardwood Export Council. Forlumber sales Steve Staryak can bereached at (828) 428-5601 or emailed [email protected]. For more informationabout Lawrence Lumber Company visitwww.lawrencelumber.com.
•China—The U.S. Department of
Commerce has launched anti-dumpingand countervailing duty investigations ofimported hardwood and decorative ply-wood from China.The investigations are at the behest of
U.S. producers who claim that China isdumping hardwood plywood in the U.S.,giving Chinese manufacturers an unfairadvantage. In recent years, Chinaʼsshare of the U.S. hardwood plywoodmarket has grown from single digits toabout 50 percent. U.S. producers allegethat this has occurred through dumpingproduct into the U.S., government-pro-vided subsidies, and manipulation ofcurrency exchange rates.Chinese product prices undercut
domestic prices by 50 percent or more,according to the Coalition for Fair Tradeof Hardwood Plywood. The coalitionseeking antidumping and countervailingduties of at least 300 percent.Coalition members are Columbia
Forest Products of Greensboro, N.C.;Commonwealth Plywood of Whitehall,N.Y.; Murphy Plywood of Eugene, Ore.State Industries Inc. of Eugene, Ore.;and Timber Products Co. of Springfield,Ore.
•Marathon City, Wisconsin—Welter
Forest Products, Inc. (dba Granite ValleyForest Products), headquartered here, hasentered into an agreement withGreenStone Farm Credit Services to pur-chase the assets of Wolf InvestmentAcquisition LLC, (dba Wolf River Lumber),located in New London, Wisconsin.Granite Valley Forest Products andGreenStone are working together to final-ize the agreement with the intent of closingthe transaction by the end of 2012.GreenStone, a member of the Farm Credit
System headquartered in East Lansing,Mich., acquired Wolf River Lumber in thesummer of 2010. After acquiring the prop-erty, GreenStone opted to keep the com-pany open, helping preserve the jobs of 65workers while seeking a potential buyer.After the completion of the purchase,Granite Valley Forest Products will contin-ue to operate the Wolf River Lumber facili-ty.“Everyone at Granite Valley Forest
Products is happy to welcome the hardworking and dedicated staff of Wolf RiverLumber to our organization,” said GusWelter, president of Granite Valley ForestProducts. “We look forward to continuingoperations at Wolf River and being active-ly involved in the local community.”“When we acquired Wolf River in 2010,
we thought it was very important to keepas many employees as possible employed,even during the difficult economic timesexperienced by the timber industry,” saidDave Armstrong, GreenStone Presidentand CEO. “We are happy to have reachedan agreement with Granite Valley ForestProducts, a company with the expertise tolead Wolf River as part of Wisconsinʼsvibrant timber industry for many years tocome.”“Wolf River Lumber and its employees are
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On the West Coast hardwood suppliersreported spotty market conditions. “Wehad some great months up until August,” aWashington source said. “Things reallyslowed down marketwide for us in Augustbut picked back up in October and havebeen steady since. As far as the mills thatwe buy from, their business is off.”Handling Ash, Birch, Maple, Alder, Cherry,
Hickory, Poplar, African Mahogany, andSapele, he said Cherry is his fastest mov-ing specie and Red Oak is the slowest.“The majority of what we do is in theuppers and heavy to 4/4. We havenʼt hadany availability issues yet but the rumorsare out that things are going to tighten upin the near term and it could be a long coldwinter.”He indicated the prices heʼs paying are
stable but expects some changes in themonths ahead. “If the winter starts out wetin other regions the prices will go up.”As for other issues he said, “Our biggest
issue is the availability of trucks to haul theproduct. The cost and the availability havebecome very difficult.”Serving millwork, cabinet and furniture
manufacturers he said his commercialcasework and store fixture customers aredoing moderate business. “Everybody hasdownsized and downscaled. If they wererunning 30 people in the past, theyʼre run-ning 15 now. People have figured out howto make money at a lower level of busi-
running pretty lean on inventory and someof them are purchasing extra loads inanticipation of possible shortages over thewinter.”As for the factors involved in the improved
conditions, he said, “I think a lot of it is thatpeople have realized that winter is comingand there is not a lot of logs on the logdecks. There are a few people that have alot of logs but most people donʼt. So peo-ple are looking for extra loads here andthere when they can find the opportunity.”Handling Poplar, Red and White Oak,
Hard and Soft Maple, Hickory, Cherry, andAsh, a supplier in Mississippi said heexpects shortages in every specie exceptCherry. “At this point Iʼm not having anyavailability issues. There are some peopleout there looking for things but we are nothaving any issues right now. One of thechallenges that has come up in the lastmonth or two is that freight rates are on therise. It seemed to level off for a while but inthe last few weeks there has been a lot ofpressure for increases on freight.”He indicated his inventory levels are nor-
mal and the prices that heʼs paying are up.“Over the last three or four months ourprices have trickled up a bit but overallweʼre staying pretty close to where weneed to be. If we have a rough winterprices will go up but if we have a mild win-ter similar to 2011 prices will stay thesame. If we experience shortages this win-ter there are some people out there thatwill drive the prices up to keep their plantsgoing.“The only bubble that I have seen in the
overseas markets was a couple of monthsago during the longshoremenʼs strike.There was a period of about three weekswhere nothing went out. As soon as it wasresolved there was a week or two of heavyshipping due to catch up orders. Sincethen it has leveled back off.”“We have been pleasantly surprised that
things are going well and we feel goodabout 2013. I think the market will be sta-ble and we have a better feeling thanweʼve had in two or three years.”In North Carolina a hardwood supplier
said business activity is fair. Handling Redand White Oak, Poplar and Eastern WhitePine, he said Poplar is the fastest movingspecie and White Oak is the slowest. “Ourinventory is probably about 1 million feet inPoplar and a half million feet in White Oakand only about 250,000 feet of Red Oak,”he said. “Our log prices are up and wedonʼt see that changing for a while.”He also indicated his export markets have
increased and domestic transportation hasbeen good. “Our fuel rates havenʼt reallygone up that much in the last six monthsand we are finding trucks pretty easily.”Supplying hardwood to furniture and door
and millwork furniture manufacturers, hesaid his customersʼ markets are stagnant.“There isnʼt a whole lot going on right nowbecause weʼre heading into winter. Welook for 2013 to be identical to 2012.”
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Argo Fine Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Aztec Intl. Timber & Trading Ltd. . . .24
BAILLIE Lumber Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. . . . .19
Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc. . . . . . . .3
Cole Hardwood, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. . .27
Hancock Lumber Co. . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Hardwood Forestry Fund . . . . . . . .26
Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales . .15
IWPA (Intl. Wood Prdts. Assoc.) . . .29
Idaho Forest Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Lawrence Lumber Co. Inc. . . . . . . .17
Liberty Wood Intʼl. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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have achieved Programme for theEndorsement of Forest Certification(PEFC) Chain-of-Custody Certification,one of the highest standards of ethics andsustainability in forest products.Northwest Hardwoods Vice President of
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largest forest certification system; estab-lishing standards that transform the wayforests are managed, with the goal ofensuring a broad range of environmental,social and economic benefits.For Northwest Hardwoods, the process of
gaining PEFC certification involved a six-month process of detailed documentationand independent third-party review to veri-fy compliance with PEFC ecological, socialand ethical standards addressing practicesfrom forest management through saw-milling.Northwest Hardwoods can provide certi-
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•Russia—Russian domestic log prices did
not decline long-term as the Russian gov-ernment had hoped when they increasedlog export tariffs to 25 percent in recentyears. Initially domestic log prices fell whenthe tariffs were implemented, but the aver-age softwood saw log price went up by 24percent, according to the Wood ResourceQuarterly.When Russia joined the World Trade
Organization (WTO) in 2012 the govern-ment was forced to reduce these exporttaxes to 13 percent and 15 percent respec-tively, for Spruce and Pine logs.Sawmills in Western Russia have kept up
production relatively well during the sum-mer months this year despite the weaklumber demand in Europe because mar-kets in Western Europe account for a fairlysmall share of the Russian export volumes.Instead, Egypt and former CIS countriesare the major destinations for softwoodlumber produced in the Western provincesof Russia, and these markets have stayedfairly healthy and even improved during2012. The steady demand for saw logs by the
sawmills in Northwest Russia coupled withthe fairly tight log supply resulted in closeto record-high price levels (in Ruble terms)throughout the year, a development in con-trast to many log markets in Europe wherelog prices have fallen the past six months.
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excited to be joining the Granite ValleyForest Products family and would like tothank GreenStone for their efforts over thepast two years that allowed us the oppor-tunity to continue serving our valued cus-tomers,” said John Olson, chief financialofficer of Wolf River Lumber. “Everyone atWolf River Lumber looks forward to contin-uing our tradition of producing top-qualitylumber for a variety of customers aroundthe United States and the world.”Granite Valley Forest Products operates a
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•Richmond, British Columbia—Epicor
Software Corporation, a business softwaresolutions for manufacturing, distribution,retail and service organizations, recentlyannounced that it has completed its previ-ously announced acquisition of SolarsoftBusiness Systems, the parent company ofProgressive Solutions, headquarteredhere.Since 1989 Progressive Solutions has
created innovative business software solu-tions for the wood products industry. Withgeographic and product line expansions,the company extended its business soft-ware solutions to serve other sectors in thewood products and building materials sup-ply chain worldwide. Current product offerings include invento-
ry software management services thataddress the needs of log yards, hardwoodand softwood sawmills and panel mills,value-added manufacturers, lumberwholesalers and brokers of building mate-rials distributors and dealers. “This acquisition strengthens our leader-
ship in the manufacturing and distributionsegments worldwide,” said PervezQureshi, CEO and president of Epicor.“The addition of Solarsoft extends ourinnovative software offerings to a broaderrange of customers and industries—fromautomotive parts to packaging to life sci-ences, from food and beverage to electri-cal components to lumber and buildingmaterials. We are pleased to have com-pleted this acquisition slightly ahead ofschedule and excited to begin the processof integrating Solarsoft with Epicor.”For more information visit www.solar-
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