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Ben Crim, Vice President of Engineering & Environmental Management for Hood Industries, is set to retire at the end of this month after a 30-year career with the wood products manufacturer and distributor.  Hood Industries is an SFPA Lumber Manufacturer Member, and Ben Crim was active with SFPA and served on SFPA Expo Committee for […]

SFPA is pleased to welcome new Associate Member, Smith Sawmill Service, LLC. Proudly serving the wood industry since 1990, Smith Sawmill Service’s products and services are designed around the ever-changing needs of sawmills, chip mills, paper mills, pallet manufacturers and the like.  From its 10,000+ foot shop, Smith Sawmill Service offers a complete line of equipment, saws, […]

On December 8, SFPA held the first-ever SFPA Summit. The Summit marks a new expansion to SFPA’s annual fall meetings, which have traditionally been only available to SFPA members. Registration for the SFPA Summit was free and open to the public, presenting an opportunity for everybody involved in forest products to gain insights and advice […]

SFPA wrapped up this year’s schedule of webinars with Antigua and Curaçao in late October. Like elsewhere in the Caribbean, the U.S. has a dominant share of these markets but faces competition from alternative building materials such as concrete and steel. As seen throughout the Caribbean, the driving force behind this competition stems from a […]

SFPA is pleased to welcome new Associate Member, Wood Fiber International. Wood Fiber International is a privately held, worldwide export company, with over 20 years’ experience. Based in the Southeastern United States, they have strategically located storage facilities and inventory that is ready to ship. They charter shipping vessels and control every aspect of the […]

SFPA is pleased to welcome new Associate Member, U-C Coatings. U-C Coatings is a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium wood protection products. For more than 45 years, U-C Coatings’ products have been used in a variety of industries, including hardwood and softwood logging and lumber production, wood products manufacturing, woodworking and wood decking markets. U-C Coatings’ products are used worldwide to […]

In early October, American Softwoods representative, Charles Trevor, attended the International Softwood Conference (ISC) which was held online due to COVID-19. The International Softwoods Conference exists so that producers and users of wood and wood products can engage in dialogue on markets and resolve any bilateral issues. There were fewer presentations in this year’s conference […]

SFPA is pleased to welcome Associate Member, Everwood Treatment Co., Inc. A family-owned business, Everwood has been in the wood treating industry since 1982, serving both stateside exported and domestic markets. Located in Spanish Fort, Alabama, Everwood’s operations include a remanufacturing facility, dry kilns, and several fully automated computerized treating cylinders that allow for consistent […]

SFPA has recently welcomed a new staff member, Alaina Hanson, CPA, who was brought on board October 5 to fulfill the position of Director of Administration. A graduate of Syracuse University, Alaina moved to New Orleans in 2008 to begin her career as a designer. Torn between starting her own business and returning to school, […]

For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. has reached out to softwood markets in the British Virgin Islands and Dominica with a virtual educational seminar presented by SFPA in mid-September. The event is SFPA’s fourth webinar and follows successful webinars presented in Costa Rica, and Jamaica and the Dominican Republic earlier this […]