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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 […]

Exhibit space for the Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition (EXPO) scheduled for August 11-13, 2021 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta is now on sale! Early-bird priority […]

Dr. Bob Smith from the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech recently co-authored a book titled International Marketing Practices for Small to Medium Sized Forest Products Firms. with Dr. […]

A new report details several Chinese projects that display innovative uses for Southern Pine lumber. Featured SYP projects include timber bridges, the Luhu Resort Hotel, and the Shanghai Poly Grand […]

Despite COVID-19 travel and gathering restrictions, education and promotional efforts continued in July with a lumber training webinar targeting lumber traders and construction professionals in Costa Rica. This webinar was […]

In late August, American Softwoods representative Fernanda Vale presented a webinar at Expo CAMACOL. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, CAMACOL exhibitors (like American Softwoods) were given the opportunity to virtually present […]

In August, the SLB Board of Directors approved a $0.06/thousand board feet assessment increase, to $0.41/thousand. This increase will allow the SLB to continue to build upon the successes of the […]

SFPA is pleased to welcome a new Associate Member, LINCK Holzverarbeitungstechnik. With over 180 years of sawmill machinery experience, LINCK develops customized lumber production systems to achieve overall solutions for […]

SFPA is proud to welcome a new Associate Member, Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA. Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA manufactures wooden cable reels in Tarboro, NC. With headquarters in Brazil, Madem Group is the […]

In late June, SFPA conducted a pair of successful virtual training seminars targeting lumber traders and construction professionals in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. The Dominican Republic and Jamaica are […]