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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 SFPA’s third educational event to follow the webinar format, after a successful series of webinars in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic in June. Costa Rica […]

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 educational or technical seminars that were streamed through both the Expo CAMACOL platform and YouTube. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mrs. Vale presented a 45-minute […]

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 U.S. softwood lumber industry and take steps to further protect the market share their actions have gained so far. SLB activities promote market growth for […]

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 large production volume mills as well as for small specialty mills. Many of the largest lumber producers in Europe have partnered with LINCK as their […]

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 leading nailed wooden reels producer in the world. Madem Group has manufacturing plants in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, USA, Spain, and Bahrain, with more than 700 employees […]

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 currently the two largest markets for Southern Pine lumber in the Caribbean. Although U.S. softwoods have long held a dominant share in these markets, their […]

Longtime SFPA member, Taylor Machine Works, has added a pair of new lift trucks to their robust line up of material handling equipment. The XH-650L and the XH-700L Lift Trucks are powered by a 250-hp Cummins QSL9 Tier 4 Final turbocharged diesel engine which brings the low-end torque that Taylor customers require. The two new […]

American Softwoods conducted a series of trade services and seminars in Mexico in early March to educate importers, distributors, and design professionals regarding Southern Yellow Pine lumber, structural panels, and engineered wood products. Three cities were visited over the course of the trip: Mexico City, Veracruz, and Monterrey. Seminars were conducted in all three cities […]

Since 2002, the Southern Forest Products Association has recognized its members who have outstanding safety records as determined by the OSHA 300A form – calculating results based on incidents per employee hours worked. The 2019 Sawmill Safety results included participation by 52 mills, recording nearly 18 million employee hours.  Awards were originally scheduled to be presented in […]

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 full of notable progress and accomplishments. From the incorporation of SFPA design values into the British Standards to global markets opening up for Southern Pine […]