by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
It’s hard to believe that we’re already wrapping up 2024, but with 2025 fast approaching, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the successful year NAWLA has had. 2024 HighlightsTraders MarketThe 2024 Traders Market is gearing up to be another successful event for... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) members and promotion sponsors recently gathered for the association’s Mid-Year Meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was held in conjunction with the International Woodworking... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
This September, the American Hardwood Export Council launched an ambitious project challenging some of the most innovative designers in China to create something celebrating the relationship between people and wood as a material. Ten designers focused on the resonance... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
When leading an association, the highest duty is moving the industry to a place they don’t know they need to go. It’s far easier to continue the current path and accept the status quo than to take on all the costs and challenges of changing the popular but failing... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Back in 2019, leaders in the hardwood industry decided it was time to stop talking about the threat of look-alike wood products and to actively do something about it. They tasked the associations they belonged to – local, regional, and national – with collaborating to... by ssbhayani | Oct 28, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Last year was the warmest on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass it as global cities feel the heat. Due to the “urban heat island” effect, cities of a million people or more can be 1.8°–5.4°F warmer on average than the surrounding area according to the EPA, and as...