Newsletter

In this issue we recap the SFPA December Board Meeting with an update on exports, provide an update on the International Program, including 2022 funding and share a story about the growing demand […]

Surveys are being conducted to aid in the decision-making process for the location of Forest Products EXPO 2023, and we want to hear from you! After a successful show in […]

Auburn University has recently announced that the international CLT conference “The Sustainable Future of CLT in the South: Grow, Design, Build” will be held April 27 – 29, 2022, in […]

In July, the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) and APA – The Engineered Wood Association, partnered to conduct a virtual technical seminar for lumber traders and construction professionals in Guatemala. […]

After a successful show in August of this year, SFPA Staff and the EXPO Advisory Committee are already hard at work planning the Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition (EXPO) […]

SFPA and American Softwoods have collaborated with the Spanish Wood Trade and Industry Association (AEIM) to produce a data sheet on Southern Yellow Pine in Spanish. The document includes a […]

In late October, SFPA Executive Director Eric Gee participated in a two-day Building Experts Committee (BEC) Japan Technical Committee (JTC) Working Group meeting, hosted by the United States and coordinated […]

      Four Southern Pine sawmills – all members of the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) – are recent recipients of the 2020 Sawmill Safety Award.      SFPA Lumber Manufacturer members […]

In late March, American Softwoods (AmSo) representatives attended Interzum Guangzhou to promote U.S. softwood products. Because all travelers who enter China are screened upon arrival and subject to a minimum […]

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) Board of Directors has appointed Eric Gee to serve as Executive Director. Eric succeeds Tami Kessler, who retired after a 44-year career with the […]