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Harold Maxwell, Group VP Temple-Inland over Building Products, and former SFPA Chairman – 1988, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 17, 2020. Under Harold’s dedicated leadership, the SFPA enjoyed a year […]

Microtec has acquired Lucidyne Technologies, Inc., a move that creates the largest wood products scanning company in the world. Microtec is currently the premier scanning company across Europe and has […]

In an effort to preserve stock and strengthen the supply chain, Robert D. Taylor, Sr., President of Taylor is proposing that the United States Government provide a 12- to 18-month […]

Former SFPA Chairman and industry leader John Carmack Shealy, Sr. passed away Sunday, April 19. 2020. A graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a degree in forestry, John worked for […]

We are pleased to welcome the South Carolina Forestry Commission! The Commission joined SFPA as an Associate Member on April 1, 2020. Established by law in 1927, the Commission has […]

In late February, Fernanda Vale, Director of the American Softwoods Mexico Office, attended the IMEXFOR meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico. To increase member participation, IMEXFOR took place at the same time […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has declared the wood products industry a critical infrastructure industry during the COVID-19 outbreak. Functioning infrastructure is especially important during the response to the […]

Wood pellets have been listed in the latest Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) Denmark exporter guide report as one of the best high-value product prospects for […]

Beijing Forestry University and China Academy of Science have released a paper addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Chinese timber industry. Complete with analysis and detailed numbers, […]

The 2020 SLMA and SFPA Spring Meeting (March 25-27) in New Orleans has been canceled.  The decision did not come quickly or easily, as our tendencies are to continue business […]