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The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB or Board) seeks nominations of softwood lumber manufacturers and importers interested in candidacy for Board seats coming open in January 2022. Each Director will serve a three-year term and may serve for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The deadline for nominations is April 20, 2021. The SLB is seeking nominees […]

American Softwoods was represented in-person at the Taipei Building Show in mid-December 2020. Taiwan has been successful in containing the COVID-19 virus, allowing business operations and trade shows to continue. Although U.S.-based representatives were unable to attend due to international travel restrictions, local contractors were hired to staff the booth and survey visitors. The show […]

After serving the southern pine industry for nearly 45 years with the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA), Tami Kessler will retire on April 2, 2021.  Tami began her life-long career with SFPA after graduating from Soule Business College in December 1976, joining the association as Secretary to the Forest Resource Division. Her path to Executive Director began as she moved into SFPA’s Accounting Department following the retirement of Elsie Wichterich. In […]

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 […]