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American Hardwood Asia supplement 2014
EDITOR’S NOTE
From Cover to Cover
W
elcome to the 2014 edition
of the American Hardwood
Supplement – now a regular
project for the American Hardwood
Export Council (AHEC). Its purpose
is to inform, inspire and initiate
Michael Buckley, interest in the US hardwood industry
AHEC Consultant, and the many opportunities it offers
Singapore traders, manufacturers, specifiers and
designers in Asia.
From the front cover of Black Cherry veneer fabricated as a
backdrop to the International Furniture Fair Singapore, to the
last AHEC advertisement on the back cover, there is data and
demonstration as to why the last year and a half have seen
further development in the export of American hardwood
products to Asian markets.
Mike Snow, Executive Director AHEC, explains the strategy for
new markets and Judd Johnson, Editor of ‘Hardwood Market
Report’ in Memphis, TN, provides a fascinating insight into
supply and demand issues. We look at the many ongoing events
at which AHEC participates, and Rupert Oliver, Forest Industries
Intelligence, explains what is behind the new American
Hardwood Environmental Profiles (AHEPs). There is information
from the National Hardwood Lumber Association and a full list
of all current AHEC members. John Chan, AHEC Director for
Greater China & Southeast Asia, welcomes delegates to the
2014 Convention in China with this supplement, which will also
be widely distributed within the Asian hardwood industry.
CONTENTS
Message from John Chan,
Regional Director, AHEC Southeast Asia & Greater China
06
Meet NHLA in Las Vegas
27
But the trees are still there!
28
“New markets” means more than just new countries: AHEC programs
seek to develop new applications and new uses for American
hardwoods even in “mature” markets
08
The 2014 ASEAN furniture shows
32
12th ‘Hoa Mai’ furniture design competition in Vietnam
34
U.S. hardwood supply and demand – Judd Johnson explains
10
American hardwood exports to China and Southeast Asia
36
Floors galore
16
American Hardwood Environmental Profiles raise the bar on sustainability
38
New projects
18
NHLA grades at a glance
40
American Hardwood Pavilion at interzum
20
Where to find AHEC at events
42
Wood-Mizer releases HR700 wide capacity multi-head resaw
22
AHEC member listing
44
“Every good design starts with an idea!”
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Front cover credit: This structure made with American Black Cherry veneer was designed by
the award-winning designer Jarrod Lim who created a back drop display at the International
Furniture Fair Singapore. The veneer was supplied by specialist veneer distributor PT. Abadi
Indorona based in Jakarta.
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
Allegheny Wood Products ................................................. 07
National Hardwood Lumber Association ............................. 26
American Hardwood Export Council ............ FC, IFC, IBC, OBC
Northwest Hardwoods ....................................................... 09
American Lumber Company .............................................. 17
Pennsylvania Hardwood Development Council ................... 13
American Softwoods ........................................................ 43
Qingdao CX JOY Hardwoods Co., Ltd. ................................. 35
Baillie Lumber Company ................................................... 21
Sylva Wood 2015 ................................................................ 42
Bradford Forest Incorporated ............................................ 01
Shenzhen Tianrun Wood Industry Co. Ltd. ........................... 29
Hardwood Market Report ................................................ 11
The Rossi Group, LLC ........................................................... 03
Kuang Yung Machinery Co. Ltd. ......................................... 33
Thompson Hardwoods, Inc. ................................................ 05
Midwest Hardwood Corporation ....................................... 23
U-C Coatings Corporation ................................................... 37
Missouri Walnut LLC ......................................................... 02
Wood-Mizer Products, Inc. ................................................. 31
M. Bohlke Veneer Corp. .................................................... 27
Message from
John Chan,
During the past 22 years, AHEC has
undertaken many succesful promotional
programs in greater China and
Southeast Asia:• We have established a strong
cooperation with more than 40
timber trade, furniture and design and
architectural associations in the region;
conducted more than 150 seminars for
manufacturers, designers and architects
and exhibited in more than 160 trade
shows.
• AHEC’s promotional program
has positively impacted the regional
manufacturing and design industries.
U.S. hardwood species are getting
increasingly popular in the local
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consumer markets. Designers and
manufacturers have made use of AHEC’s
seminars and the annual convention as
a platform to learn about the technical
aspects and physical properties of U.S.
hardwoods.
During these events, traders,
importers, distributors and producers
were able to exchange market
information with U.S. hardwood
exporters. The U.S. hardwood trading
business has escalated to a high level
in Asia, with lumber imported into SEA
and GRCH markets accounting for 57%
of U.S. global exports, valued at US$1.06
billion.
The good news is that American
hardwood accounts 8% of the world’s
hardwood forest resources, but
produces 25% of the world’s hardwood
lumber and accounts for 22% of the
world exports, playing an important role
in the global hardwood supply industry.
Increasingly, environmental issues,
such as green design and material choice
by manufacturers, consumers, architects
and designers and overseas importers,
have become an additional challenge
to the global timber industry. AHEC will
continue to address the sustainability
of American hardwood, green design
and the true environmental impact of
material choice through AHEC’s Life
Cycle Assessment study.
AHEC’s mission is to identify new
markets in the emerging cities and
continue to build strong working
relationships with users and specifiers,
assess and analyse these particular
issues and market conditions and hence
establish appropriate programs to
support the timber processing industry
as well as the U.S. hardwood industry.
With the American Hardwood Export
Council building on a solid foundation
and excellent working relationships with
the associations and industries, we all
benefit.
John J. C. Chan,
Regional Director
American Hardwood Export Council,
Southeast Asia & Greater China
“New Markets” Means More than Just New
Countries: AHEC Programs Seek to Develop
New Applications and New Uses for American
Hardwoods Even in “Mature” Markets
By Mike Snow,
Executive Director,
AHEC Washington
ike many industries, too often the
U.S. hardwood industry equates
the development of “new”
markets with the development of
trade in new countries or new geographic
regions—the quest for the “next China”.
At AHEC however, while a major focus of
our global promotional efforts do just
that, we have in recent years been
focusing increased resources on the
promotion of American hardwoods for
new or “non-traditional” uses within
existing, even mature markets. This page
will touch on just two of those efforts.
Structural Potential:
AHEC has identified that there is
a growing opportunity around the
globe for structural use of hardwood
within building and product design.
Structural use of wood is increasing in
many markets, helped by high profile
architects promoting its use, and new
construction techniques such as Cross
Laminated Timber (CLT), which is already
providing new competition for concrete.
Although hardwood use is relatively
small in terms of overall consumption
for construction, there is a growing trend
to use hardwood in more prestigious or
higher value applications. Hardwoods
generally have much better inherent
Mike Snow, Executive Director, AHEC Washington
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strength than softwoods, which allows engineers and architects
to design larger and more efficient structures (in terms of the
ration of size to strength and thus performance) that can have a
longer performance life and therefore prove cost effective. This
was brilliantly demonstrated by AHEC’s Red Oak “Timber Wave”
project and this argument was next taken to an entirely new
level with use of Tulipwood CLT for the “Endless Stair” project
at the London Design Festival in September 2013. The potential
for this market application has also been enhanced by recent
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) data commissioned by AHEC, including
a full environmental profile of the “Endless Stair” project which
concluded—among other things—that the total amount of
carbon stored within the wood itself exceeds all of the carbon
emissions resulting from the manufacturing, transport and
installation of the project.
Detailed research has been carried out on four relevant
American species (Red Oak, White Oak, Ash and Tulipwood).
This information is available to structural engineers and
architects to facilitate their use. One of the aims of addressing
this constraint is to alert architects to the fact that American
hardwoods can be used structurally as well as decoratively. This
is done by holding specific seminars for engineers and specifiers
and also by collaborating to create experimental structures with
U.S. hardwoods to demonstrate performance. The latter activity
provides a valuable opportunity to create publicity in the media
to disseminate the structural message to a wider specifier
and user audience. AHEC also track and develop case studies
on building projects where U.S. hardwoods have been used
structurally. There is often a connection between structural
applications and external performance so AHEC now addresses
these technical issues as one combined promotional effort.
External Applications:
Hardwood use for exterior applications is already well
established. Traditionally markets have used naturally durable
species. Although there are a few suitable temperate species
such as European Oak and American White Oak, the majority
of hardwood species that have natural resistance to decay are
sourced from tropical regions. As a result, up to now, relatively
small volumes of U.S. hardwoods have been used externally.
This is one potential barrier to increased use because the use
of wood for external applications is already a huge market
and is growing. There is significant potential to increase sales
for U.S. hardwoods if cost effective treatment systems or
performance modification (such as heat-treatment) can be
used to protect them so they can perform externally. The AHEC
program will address this by examining potential for traditional
treatment methods as well as new technologies such as heat
treatment, and acetylation. It has also come to the attention
of AHEC that some European importers have a tendency not to
recommend American White Oak for exterior purposes, despite
its positive durability classification. We have already seen highprofile examples of this application, including the inclusion of
thermally-treated Ash which was featured prominently in the
newly completed Museum of the Mediterranean in Marseilles,
France. For more information on these projects and AHEC’s
efforts to promote modified U.S. hardwoods and U.S. hardwoods
in non-traditional applications, please visit our website at
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U.S. Hardwood Supply
and Demand
-Judd Johnson explains
Judd Johnson is Editor of the
‘Hardwood Market Report’ in Memphis,
TN. Mike Jeffree recently asked him:
Q. Is the U.S. economy generally – and U.S. markets for
hardwood in particular – now over the recession and is there
confidence the recovery is here to stay?
A: The U.S. economy has recovered from recession, but
the recovery has not been evenly spread across all sectors.
Increased energy production has been a major contributor to
the rebound. Residential construction is also contributing. New
construction and refurbishing are making strong percentage
gains, though are still below normal demand.
Lack of confidence or an abundance of caution – whichever
you prefer – has slowed the recovery. This is particularly true
for the hardwood industry and others
closely aligned with the U.S. housing
market. I see similarities in the
outlook on money – reserving cash,
investments, and acquiring debt
– between today’s U.S. hardwood
business owners and managers and
that of U.S. depression-era adults.
After a slow start, things are coming
around and gaining momentum.
which is capable of roughly 9 billion board feet. Weather
disruptions to log supplies and working days have prevented the
realisation of sawmill output this winter, but approaching ‘9B’ is
where we see production positioned heading into peak season.
One reason capacity is higher than capacity utilisation is many
sawmills that previously ran multiple shifts are operating one
shift, only. If you used peak output in 1999 as the benchmark,
our estimates have today’s capacity and capacity utilisation
both at roughly 70 per cent.
As an industry that has abundant natural resources, growth
potential is purely market-driven. If there is demand and
profit is to be had, U.S. sawmill production of hardwoods will
continue to increase. Eastern U.S. hardwood lumber production
topped out in 1999 at 12.6B’. Western U.S. hardwood lumber
production reached a high point of 520 million in 2000. During
the time from 1953 to 1997, Eastern U.S. hardwood growing
stocks (forest volume) nearly doubled (+91%) and have more
Q. How does the U.S. hardwoods
industry today differ from the
industry pre-recession; besides
change in capacity, has its product
profile also altered?
A: Let’s qualify the pre-recession
timeline. We would estimate U.S.
hardwood sawmill capacity to be
similar to that in 2007. There has
been added capacity within the past
year and more is coming on line.
However, sawmill capacity utilisation
is probably closer to that of 2008,
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than doubled (+129.3%) in the latest
available data.
The U.S. hardwood market product
mix has changed since the peak of
production in 1999. At that time, grade
lumber markets accounted for 60 per
cent of the volume consumed, while
industrial markets consumed 40 per
cent of the total. Today those numbers
are inverted – 40 per cent grade, 60
per cent industrial. Consequently, the
marketplace has contracted from 1999
in terms of both volume and value.
Q. Are there signs that the industry
is yet starting to rebuild capacity
lost in recession? And are there any
problems with liquidity in this respect,
in terms of the companies having the
necessary funds and/or obtaining
them from the financial sector?
A: Yes on both counts. The issues
constraining
increased
capacity
utilisation and capacity expansion
are 1) motivation and 2) means. The
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motivation has come with the potential for profits. Even then,
companies are cautious. The means have been largely organic.
A great deal of expansion has been fuelled by profits reinvested
into raw materials and increased variable costs that come with
expansion. There remains a climate of risk aversion by sawmill
companies, as well as financial institutions. U.S. banks like
consumer loans and selective commercial loans… but hardwood
sawmills are not at the top of that list.
Q. Do you think it can ever return its pre-recession production
levels, or actually wants to?
A: It is my opinion U.S. hardwood lumber production will
recover and grow to whatever point the marketplace can
profitably support on an ongoing basis. The industry is already
capable of volumes seen in 2008 and 2007.
Will it grow further? I think that depends mostly on China,
as consumerism in that country flourishes. When we consider
mature markets – Western Europe, Japan, and the U.S.A. –
population growth is relatively low. Much of the population
growth expected for America over the next several years will
come from immigration. It is likely much of that will fill lowskilled and semi-skilled jobs, which are toward the lower end of
the wage scale. During that time, there will be limited growth
at the high end to increase demand for consumer hardwood
goods. Having said that – there remains a great deal of growth
potential for hardwoods in the U.S.
marketplace in the near term due to
economic recovery.
Q. Currently importers in the
U.K. and elsewhere in Europe are
talking about big price jumps in
U.S. hardwoods, and difficulties in
actually getting hold of the material.
The winter weather and its impact
on harvest are cited as part of the
problem, but so are recovery in U.S.
and global demand, combined with
the cuts in U.S. industry capacity
in recent years. So are we in for a
period of supply shortages and high
prices?
A: I think you have described
precisely what has already occurred.
Because the lumber manufacturing
grid had adjusted to a low level
of demand, and because it had
experienced severe financial loss,
confidence was rocked, access to
working capital was very tight, the
production network, as a whole, was
very slow responding to A) an over correction to the downturn
and B) legitimate demand growth.
Consequently, the second half of last year and trailing into
this year were marked by tight supplies and inflation. As far as
prices are concerned, a few items are at historical highs when
measured in current dollars. In real terms, no item comes to
mind that has reached a new record high. The high marks were
set mostly in 2004.
The real problem with the pricing situation is the rate of
increases. Downstream markets have not been able to absorb
the rapid gains very easily if even at all. I see this year as more
of an evening out period… perhaps some lingering shortages
for specific items, but an equal chance some items will be in
plentiful supply later this year. Before this can happen, the
drying process for lumber must improve. This is more of a
seasonal event rather than a manufacturing recovery issue.
Q. Will the U.S. construction and consumer recovery tempt
more mills to focus on the home market, at the expense of
exports, or has the recession taught the industry the benefit
of having a balanced domestic/export trade?
A: The answer will sound like a cliché, but the U.S. hardwood
industry is global. Doing business abroad is engrained within
our standard operating procedures.
I cannot imagine U.S. hardwood lumber sales will ever be
closed to the world. However, markets will have to compete
on a level field. Consequently, there may be times when
U.S. hardwoods are not competitively priced compared to
hardwoods from other sources – just as there will be times
when they are incredible values. That is nothing new.
Q. What are the key domestic markets for hardwood and
which are picking up fastest?
A: Industrial markets, specifically railway crossties and board
road/crane mat timbers.
Increased imports of goods and parts to the U.S. have
stimulated expansion by railroads. Rail is the most economical
means to move products inland from ocean ports. Increased
petroleum production in the U.S. and Canada elevated board
road/crane mat timbers from a niche market to a major market
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sector. Increased petroleum extraction and production have also
added demand to rail transportations. The solid wood flooring
market is the one grade lumber market to take a leap forward.
That occurred in 2012 and 2013. This year is poised for further
growth, but bad weather disrupted residential construction in
January and February. From there, cabinets posted an impressive
percentage gain last year, but from a low level. Moulding and
millwork did well. Furniture increased lumber consumption, but
much of the growth was in the upholstery sector.
Q. Which export markets are seen as having most potential for
the future?
A: China, due to increased consumerism. Next, I think, is
Vietnam, as much of the manufactured goods are exported to
Japan, Europe, and other parts of the world. Vietnam could be
well positioned to supply India’s growing economy – particularly
in the hospitality industry. From there, I am very encouraged by
Europe’s economic recovery and solid growth in the U.K.
Q. The U.S. hardwood forest resource has grown considerably
over recent decades. Is that pace of growth continuing?
A: When measuring growth as a percentage from one period
to the next, there comes a time when the rate of increase slows.
This is because the basis for comparison increases from the
preceding analysis. For example, the volume of growing stocks
in the U.S. doubled within a 50-year period. Will it double again
over the next 50 years? I cannot answer that. My guess is forests
would be over stocked at that rate of growth, which would be
detrimental to forest health. But would the volume of growing
stocks increase? I believe so.
Q. Is the ownership model of the U.S. hardwood forest
sector changing?
A: There was a bit of a land grab by the federal government
in the Clinton administration era. But, hardwood timberland
and growing stocks are overwhelmingly privately held (78%).
The one thing that is changing within the private sector is
increased fragmentation of ownership. Much of the timberland
is family owned, then is divided as it passes from generation to
generation. The uniqueness of this ownership model is timber
sales are not often a source of revenue for sustaining a particular
living standard. Sales are usually initiated to cover large expenses,
such as children’s college funds or perhaps to settle taxes. Sales
also come from forest management plans to sustain or enhance
forest stands and wildlife, and to take advantage of market cycles
for maximum value.
The bottom line is private timberland owners generally do not
have to sell timber at any particular time, but eventually will sell.
Q. Is there any likelihood of restrictions being imposed on
harvest levels for environmental reasons – and what is the
environmental image of the U.S. hardwood industry in the U.S.
market?
A: Timber sales from public lands get stuck in politics and often
litigation. Even with an accepted forest plan, harvests are almost
always challenged. The legal costs are prohibitive to logging and
sawmill businesses. The repercussions are over-stocked forest,
which lead to poor forest health and ultimately fuel for wildfires.
This is a critical problem in some areas of our country, but in the
western U.S., in particular (softwoods).
The environmental image of the U.S. hardwood industry
is shining as far as industry, science, and reasonable thinking
people are concerned. The track record of hardwood forest
management practices is excellent and recognised as such
throughout the world.
Having said that, the U.S. hardwood industry needs to do a
better job of informing the public about the positive influences
it has on the environment, economy, and society.
Q. Are there efforts in the U.S. market
to develop the market for a wider
range of species and particularly
lesser-known varieties?
A: The only thing I am aware of that
holds promise is thermal modification
treatment (TMT). The potential is
exciting to me, because it could open
markets previously unavailable to
hardwoods. There is some research
and development (R&D) in process
but nothing widespread in marketing.
I believe there is a great deal of
potential yet to be tapped from
secondary species.
Q. In Europe, there is a trend towards
mills in both hardwood and softwood
sectors going the added value route,
into laminated and other products
and AHEC has been working on
projects featuring the development
of thermally treated timber and cross
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concentration lumber yards are into
thermal modification, but it is not
widespread yet. TMT is one of the
most innovative developments for
hardwoods since I have been in this
industry.
Q. How do you view future prospects
for the U.S. hardwoods sector and
are there any other obstacles or
structural issues it has to overcome
as we emerge from international
recession?
A: The supply side of the U.S.
hardwood industry is poised for
growth. The primary challenge
moving forward, as I see it, is
attaining and maintaining a balance
with demand. In reality, that never
occurs. Nor is there such thing as a
straight line to prosperity.
The speculative nature of this
business is understood. However,
laminated structural products. Do
you see this as a possible growing
future trend for the U.S. hardwoods
sector?
A: “Added value” means different
things to different people. I believe
there is a trend in place to process
raw materials closer to the end
product. I think the market will
demand it more and more as time
goes on. Width sorts and specific
lengths, for example, fall into that
category. There usually are upfront
charges for these services, but the
savings can be tremendous in total
material, transportation, and labour
costs.
As far as secondary processes
are concerned, we see some of that.
But I do not think there is a broad
movement for sawmills to step far
beyond their core competencies,
which tend to be standing timber,
logs, and lumber production.
Some examples that come to mind, of vertically integrated
businesses, include solid wood flooring manufacturers with
sawmills… actually, companies that started as sawmills and
developed flooring business. There are some that fit this mode,
but most large flooring manufacturers do not own sawmills.
Some other sawmills/lumber companies produce moulder
blanks and flooring lamellas; handle and block blanks;
and there are sawmills vertically integrated in the wooden
pallet/packaging and container industry. Some mills and
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given the depths of the U.S. hardwood lumber market’s
depression, the mindset for most sawmills is to avert risk.
Should the market take a dip this summer – for whatever
reason – I anticipate rapid contraction in production and
possibly lost production capacity. The best case scenario is for
sawmill production to catch global economic growth on the rise
for a smooth transition from the hectic pace in 2013. For more
information, visit www.hmr.com or contact Judd Johnson at
judd@hmr.com.
Michael Martin
President & CEO NWFA
at Domotex Shanghai
Floors
Galore
AHEC and the National Wood Flooring
Association (NWFA), which has an
international membership category,
collaborated with a joint pavilion at
the Domotex Shanghai flooring show
in March 2014.
he whole show covered 140,000 square metres accommodating
about 1,200 exhibitors, of which about 30 per cent were from
overseas – mainly in the carpet sector. The key themes this year
were “green” and “innovation” for which there were extensive
displays. The “GreenStep Awards” were aimed at recognising and promoting
those companies and individuals which embody the principles of
environmental stewardship in the region. “InnovAction” flooring returned
for a second year after its launch in 2013 with a top 20 list of voted products.
The only national pavilion in the wood-based halls was the jointly
organised NWFA and AHEC with nine corporate members. On stand was
Michael Martin, Executive Director of NWFA, who confirmed that Domotex
2014 had been a good event in raising the international profile of the
association and “NWFA will return to Shanghai in 2015,” he said. American
companies included Aacer Flooring, PJ Lumber, Graf Brothers, Hardwoods
of Wisconsin, Midwest Hardwood Corporation, Shamrock Plank Flooring,
Ashawa Hardwood Flooring, Robbins Sports Surfaces and Wellmade
Performance Flooring. Their feedback was very positive.
Operating in an optimistic market, the show was busy. There appeared
fewer overseas visitors than previously, but in any case, the focus of the
show was clearly on the Chinese market. Trends in flooring on offer clearly
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followed the western taste for
wider and longer boards, with more
character – especially knots and
surface variation. The choice in wood
flooring products grows ever wider
with design increasingly important.
Engineered flooring continues to
dominate the real wood sector but
wood substitutes are an increasing
threat to wood, despite the emergence
of more environmental awareness in
a market that lags behind most of the
world on this issue. Bamboo flooring
was huge at the show and carried off
the coveted top environmental award
“Green Step”. Shirmae Lin, Whitson Lumber, Jean Pang,
American Lumber, Rita Mak, AHEC &
Yvonne Fang at Domotex Shanghai
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New Projects
There are many prestigious projects featuring American
hardwoods in Asia. One could produce a book of hotels and
resorts from Singapore to Shanghai. There are concert halls
and performing arts centres, as well as bars and restaurants
from Japan to Java. Flooring, doors and joinery in hundreds
of condos from Bangkok to Beijing have American hardwood
where it matters – where it can be seen and appreciated.
Here are some new ones:
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The NHLA team at interzum,
Guangzhou 2014
American Hardwood Pavilion
at interzum
AHEC’s American Hardwood Pavilion housed 24 member
companies in Guangzhou at the CFIM/interzum (China
International Furniture Machinery & Furniture Raw
Materials Fair) in March 2014. In addition, a reception to
welcome AHEC members, traders, associations and the
media was hosted during the four day show following a
seminar on sustainable U.S. hardwoods, conducted by
NHLA’s Chief Inspector Dana Spessert.
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John Chan, AHEC (2nd L) with delegation from China Timber &
Wood Product Distribution Association
ood materials represented a small part of this large and very busy
show with a huge diversity of products, materials, machinery
and services to the furniture industry. 1,147 exhibitors from
32 countries and regions met buyers from more than 140
countries and regions across the 130,000 sqm fair. Attending the show were
AHEC Chairman, Dean Alanko, Regional Director of AHEC for Southeast Asia &
Greater China, John Chan, together with Assistant Director, Sharon Shek, and
Jean Lai from AHEC Hong Kong. Also in attendance were NHLA Chief Inspector,
Dana Spessert, NHLA Director of Membership, John Hester, and China-based
representatives of NHLA, Li Tao and Jonny Wang, as well as NHLA representative
from Russia, Roman Matyushchenko.
In the pavilion were Bridgewell Resources, Allegheny Wood Products,
Kretz Lumber, Muth Lumber Co., Ron Jones Lumber Co., American Lumber
Co., Northland Forest Products, Missouri Walnut LLC, Northwest Hardwoods,
Snowbelt Hardwoods, Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales, Rolling Ridge
Woods, Sonoking Corporation, Somerset Wood Products Inc., Midwest
Hardwood Corporation, Midwest Walnut, Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., AndersonTully Lumber Corporation, J.T. Shannon Lumber Co., TYR Wood Products,
W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Northland Corporation, P.J. Lumber Co. and Baillie
Lumber Co.
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At the end of the second day, AHEC hosted a reception to
welcome AHEC members, many traders, associations and the
trade media from China and overseas. Speaking after the show,
AHEC Chairman, Dean Alanko of AWP, said, “interzum was really
well attended by people who intended to buy lumber. My biggest
concern, however, is that the lack of offers by our members may
Guests of AHEC at
Reception at interzum
give the wrong impression that the trees are not there, which of
course is not the case.” AHEC Director, John Chan, concluded by
saying, “the show is extremely busy and the audience was great,
with many asking for help in obtaining Red Oak, White Oak, Ash
and Walnut. By the second day, the members were very happy,
and AHEC will be back for the next interzum.” AHEC members busy at interzum
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Wood-Mizer releases HR700
wide capacity multi-head resaw
The new HR700 horizontal resaw offers modularity and larger capacity for timber processors
he new Wood-Mizer HR700
furthers Wood-Mizer’s industrial
sawmilling range with a larger
capacity, modular, multi-head
resaw. Its modularity makes it easy to
expand from one to a maximum of six
heads. In its maximum configuration, the
HR700 converts large cants into six
boards and one slab in one pass.
Cant capacity for the HR700 is 400mm
wide by 400mm high. The shortest length
that can be processed is one metre. Each
cutting head is equipped with a 15kW
The new HR700 horizontal
electric motor, or optionally with an
resaw offers modularity and
18.5kW motor.
larger capacity for timber
processors
The resaw can be installed as a
standalone unit, but has been designed
to integrate into Wood-Mizer’s current
SLP log processing lines. The HR700 uses
the same size blade as all other machines
in the SLP lines, standardising ordering for customers to one
A separate control stand holds all controls for the resaw.
blade size.
Standard, head height is positioned with a manual screw. Optional
The basic HR700 module includes two heads as a standard. setworks with electric up/down are available, which increase
To extend the resaw, all that is needed is the addition of another speed and precision when adjusting the heads to produce
two-head module and the installation of a longer conveyor belt. different sized timber. Centralised blade tensioning for each twoThe modular design makes transportation easier and less costly, head base makes the blade change process more efficient.
as well as giving businesses the option to scale up their resaw
The twin-track steel belt conveyor provides a solid and durable
capability as their business grows. For returning unfinished cants surface that fully supports the entire cant width. Belt speed is
back through the resaw, roller tables are available for a manual variable up to 20m per minute. Heavy, powered rollers stabilise
cant return system.
and feed the cants through the heads during sawing. This
Heavy, powered rollers stabilise and feed the cants through
the heads during sawing
Cant capacity for the HR700
is 400mm wide by 400mm
high
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The twin-track steel belt conveyor provides a solid and
durable surface that fully supports the entire cant width
makes it easier to process short cants or material with internal
tension. A pneumatic sensor automatically raises the rollers to
accommodate incoming cants. The roller speed is synchronised
with the conveyor belt speed, providing more precise cutting,
especially for thin boards.
To support expanding the product range into larger
machinery, Wood-Mizer completed construction of an
additional production hall in early 2014.
“We want to be a provider of sawmilling equipment to the
timber industry at all levels,” shared President and CEO Richard
Vivers. “We have diversified our geographical presence and our
products. The expansion of our European headquarters gives
us a solid base to move up to the next stage in the sawmilling
industry globally.” In its maximum configuration, the HR700 converts large cants
into six boards and one slab in one pass
Heavy, powered rollers makes it easier to process short cants or
material with internal tension
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Q. John, you have been designing furniture in Southeast Asia
for many years as part of your long experience as an architect
and furniture designer. What are the main differences in
working with Asian manufacturers from your experience in
the U.S.A.?
A: It gets back to the main reason I came to Asia 20 years ago.
It’s all about the cost of designing and producing furniture so
that it’s economically viable for world markets. If I would have
continued to rely solely on U.S. manufacturing during the past
20 years, I would have never been able to establish distribution
for my designs in Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast
Asia.
Moreover, it was only after I started (contract) manufacturing
in Malaysia in 1994, that I was able to establish import and
wholesale markets, because I was finally able to hit the price
points that the markets demanded. Otherwise, I would have
only been able to market and sell direct to end users in the
United States, and I would never have been able to grow my
brand internationally. That being said, even after I moved all
of my production to Asia in 1996; I continued to do all of my
prototyping and custom manufacturing at my warehouse
on Long Island, about 40 minutes outside of New York City. I
have been working with the same master craftsman for the
past 20 years. We can communicate so efficiently when we
are developing new designs, so this is obviously one distinct
advantage for me in the United States.
Q. What are the specific differences in designing in Vietnam?
A: In general, Vietnam is a great place to manufacture, because
it has such a “can do” attitude.
The labour force is young and well educated; and there is
a wide choice of competent factories to work with. I began
manufacturing in Vietnam because one of my (contract)
factories from China moved there in 2004. Since then, several
of my other Chinese factories have also made the move, and so
I have essentially been watching the furniture industry develop
in Vietnam for the past ten years. The change has been very
rapid and dramatic!
There is still, however, one major drawback to designing
and developing furniture in Vietnam. There is no established
supply chain for the furniture industry. All raw materials (wood,
metal, fabric, leather, glass, stone, foam, cardboard, etc.)
must be imported, which is very time consuming and costly.
Accordingly, Vietnam still needs to develop its supply chain,
so that the related suppliers and industries associated with
furniture manufacturing can serve the industry domestically.
“Every good design
starts with an
idea!””
idea!
An interview with John Kelly,
New York-based designer working in Asia
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Q. When you design in wood, why do you choose American
hardwoods?
A: I was raised in West Virginia, and the Appalachian Mountains
run right through the state. As such, I have literally been
surrounded by American hardwoods my entire life. I grew up
with Cherry, Oak, and Walnut trees in my back yard. So when I
began designing furniture, I used the materials that I knew best.
For me, it didn’t make sense to use anything else. American
hardwoods were part of my story; part of my inspiration; part of
my brand image.
In fact, when I first began manufacturing in Malaysia in 1994,
my primary concern was that my customers in the U.S. should
not be able to perceive any difference between the furnishings
that we were beginning to produce in Malaysia, and those that
we were already producing in the U.S. I insisted not only that
the factory use American hardwoods, but that they also used
the correct grade of lumber. I spent three months in the factory
with my master craftsman from the U.S.A., so that we could
transfer all of the necessary processes to insure the quality my
customers demanded.
Q. What fashions in wood furniture do you see appearing
in the next year or two?
A: I don’t really follow trends in the marketplace because I
don’t see it as a viable design strategy. I do follow my instincts,
which are based on basic observations of life on a daily basis,
wherever I am in the world.
If you ask me what my instincts are telling me now, I would
say that I am focusing on the following three issues that I
think might be pertinent to furniture design in the coming
years: furniture should be more ambidextrous; the distinction
between indoor and outdoor furniture is becoming blurry; and
finishes are becoming more casual.
Because furniture is solely for humans, it always follows
their lifestyle. I think that if you understand how people want
to live, you can design furniture that matches their anticipated
lifestyles. This has always been my design strategy.
Q. Are temperate woods such as American Oak, Cherry and
Walnut suitable for furniture in most Asian climates?
A: All I can say is that I have been selling my solid wood
products in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore for years; and
I have just found a distributor in Vietnam. I have never had a
problem, but I use an exceptional factory. In fact, the office of
the factory in Malaysia was completely furnished with my ‘J1
Series’ Furnishings ten years ago; and every time I visit, I am
always amazed how well the furniture is holding up.
Q. On judging design competitions, such as HAWA’s Hoa Mai,
what are your impressions and how can they best develop
local design talent?
A: Vietnam is in the process of growing its next generation of
designers, and it will take some time. Growing designers is not
only the responsibility of the educational system; it has to also
be a priority of the local culture. By this I mean the contributions
of designers have to be recognised as integral and important to
future development of society. There has to be some incentive
for young designers to want to pursue a design career; to
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John Kelly with
Ms Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh,
winner of Hoa Mai
design competition in Saigon
Bow Vanity Unit in
American Walnut designed
by John Kelly
have the confidence that their contributions are valued; and
to realise that they can succeed with determination and hard
work.
In addition to this cultural component of growing this next
generation of designers, however, there is also an educational
component that needs to be addressed. The aspiring young
Vietnamese designers need more exposure to technical
information in terms of interpreting raw materials; and
designing products that are appropriate for the global market.
Again, this will take some time.
Q. You have recently talked about the changes in the global
furniture industry. How do you see these affecting Asian
furniture industries?
A: The world is constantly getting smaller; and there are many
macro and micro influences that will affect all industries going
forward. This is the inevitable consequence of globalisation. In
terms of the effect on Asian furniture manufacturers, I would
say that I am most concerned about the following three issues:
their ability to market direct to their customers; their ability to
manage the cost of their labour, energy and raw materials; and
their ability to understand the concerns of the export markets
and end users.
Regardless, all of these issues are about the same thing.
It’s about eliminating all of the traditional trading layers of
importing and wholesaling; and being able to anticipate the
customer’s needs and serve them more directly. This is an
informed reading of the furniture industry based on an analysis
of global macro-economics, and the premise that the world is
getting smaller.
Q. What is your message to the furniture industry in Asia for
its future well being?
A: My message is very simple: Every good design starts with an
idea!
Rather than focusing on what everyone else is doing, just
look inside yourself and try to make the world a better place
with your ideas, motivations and design intent. If you can do
this, you will be successful. American Hardwood Asia supplement 2014
Meet NHLA
in Las Vegas –
October
8 to 10, 2014
oin the producers and suppliers of North American
hardwoods – a winning proposition – at the global
gathering of the hardwood community at the Red Rock
Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada this October.
The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA)
‘Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase’ serves as the premier
North American hardwood industry networking and educational
event, attracting hundreds of hardwood industry professionals
from nearly 400 different companies across the United States,
Canada and the world.
Key attractions are the Opening Session with Keynote
Speaker Bill Taylor, Co-founder and Founding Editor of FAST
COMPANY magazine, and the Exhibit Showcase, which is open
for two days, and features Lumbermen’s Lounge, Trader’s Alley
and 98 of the hardwood industry’s top companies.
Educational seminars include:
• Succession Planning, presented by The Jacobs Team
• Domestic Buyer’s Panel, moderated by Mark Barford, CAE,
NHLA Executive Director
• Chinese Culture Enhanced Educational Seminar, presented
by Marco Chan
• 2015 NHLA Grading Rule Changes and NHLA KD Export
Program Update, presented by NHLA Chief Inspector, Dana
Spessert
• International Buyer’s Panel, presented by AHEC
Networking events begin on Wednesday and conclude
with the Vegas Spectacular Grand Finale on Friday, as the
NHLA Annual Convention provides numerous networking
opportunities, fun and entertainment.
Early Bird Registration is now open. For more information,
hotel booking and conference registration, visit
www.nhlaconvention.com.
NHLA welcomes and encourages global attendees. Visa
invitation letters can be requested by contacting NHLA.
In North America, contact John Hester, Director of
Membership at j.hester@nhla.com or +1 901-399-7558.
In China, contact John Wang, China Program Coordinator
at j.wang@nhla.com or +86 13602682276. 27
But the trees
are still there!
By World Hardwoods © 2014
uch has been said and written in the trade media in
recent months about the shortage and rising prices
of Oak lumber. In the U.S.A, Asian buyers have been
very active, searching for scarce supplies, and some
have even turned to Europe, as prices of both
American White and Red Oak have risen and many mills sold
out. In fact, the trees are still there in the forest; just the market
has changed.
Oak is a dominant species in many northern hemisphere
temperate hardwood forests. In the U.S.A, it accounts for 34 per
cent of the vast-growing hardwood stock there. In Europe, Oak
is a preferred species, growing widely for many applications in
construction, furniture and flooring. It accounts for more than
70 per cent of all hardwood flooring in U.S.A and about 66 per
cent in Europe. Oak trees also grow across Russia, China, Japan
and Korea and are far more widespread than many people
realise. In fact, from fossil evidence, the first ever Oak (Quercus)
to grow on the planet was in the mountains of Thailand, which is
not known for Oak supplies. There are indeed about 450 species
of Oak, although there are far fewer commercially available. And
finally there are the well-known Eucalypts – such as ‘Tasmanian’
Oak, which are not true Quercus. So, why is there a current
shortage of Oak?
A recent report by the UN Timber Committee in Geneva
suggested that hardwoods in the U.S.A, including Oak, are
under-utilised and thus, increasing much more than the current
harvest levels. Analysis of 2012 Forest Inventory Assessment by
the U.S. Forest Service indicates that in the U.S., Oak is growing
88 million m3 per year while the harvest is 52 million m3 per year.
The net volume (after harvest) is increasing 36.2 million m3 each
year. U.S. Oak growth exceeds harvest in all states except Texas
(where harvests have been high relative to growth, partly owing
to Oak Wilt disease control measures, and partly to gradual
replacement by softwood forest types).
Mature American hardwood stem
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And therein lies the problem. At the peak of
American hardwood lumber production there was
no shortage of trees or of sawn lumber. Through the
1990s and into the new decade, exports and domestic
markets were strong. But since the financial crisis of
2008, the production capacity dropped dramatically
in response to reduced domestic demand and a slowdown in many export markets, particularly in Europe.
Consequently, sawmills reduced shifts, and some
closed. Skilled workers were lost and loggers found
other jobs. But, most significantly, banks finally lost
interest in the hardwood industry and finance became
even tighter. Most American hardwood companies
are small by any standard and many are family-run
and family-financed. As the market came back, they
were not easily able to turn on the production tap.
Hardwood lumber production, even in the bestmanaged and well-financed companies, has a lead
time, often lengthened by poor weather, which in
turn restricts logging. In 2013, the U.S. construction industry and
economy both turned the corner: demand for dry hardwood,
ready-to-ship, has increased and some markets, especially in
Asia, have continued to grow.
A close look at the U.S. Export statistics for Asia (excluding
Japan and Korea) in 2013, shows the extent to which U.S.
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Source: U.S. Forest Service 2013
exports to Asia overall have continued to grow: Lumber to
Greater China was valued at US$843 million, up 33 per cent
and Southeast Asia lumber was US$215 million, up 10 per cent
on the previous year. U.S. lumber to Indonesia was US$19.3
million – down 6 per cent, Malaysia was US$18.6 million –
down 4 per cent, Philippines was US$0.7 million, Singapore
Source: Hardwood Market Report 2013
was US$2.1 million and Thailand was US$20 million – down 6
per cent. However Vietnam, at US$154.9 million, was up 18.2
per cent.
It is also important to bear in mind that few logs, except
veneer logs, produce 100 per cent grade lumber. Less than
40 per cent of American hardwood sawn lumber production
is graded. The balance of ungraded production has to find
domestic markets in pallets, packaging, rail-ties and lower
quality uses, which cannot meet export specifications, and is
therefore an additional limiting factor for increased production
for some mills.
Eastern Russia is shipping some volumes of Oak to China, but
is unlikely to be able to satisfy other markets in Asia, especially
where production is ultimately destined for environmentallysensitive markets and where due diligence on source is required
by law. In any case, the Russian Oak resource in the east is small,
compared to that in the U.S.A. Recent data is not available, but at
the end of the Soviet era, total Oak-growing stock in the whole of
Eastern Russia was 260 million m3, so only around 7 per cent of
U.S. growing stock. Since then all the indications show that Oak
harvests in Eastern Russia have been well in excess
of growth, suggesting that growing stock will now
be significantly less. That leaves Europe as the main
alternative, where there are many sources of varying
capacities. French and German Oak producers are
well known for quality; and in terms of specification,
they offer the advantage of metric measurement.
However, many are relatively small by American
standards, and cannot supply the consistent volumes
required by large Asian furniture, doors and flooring
producers. More importantly, there is no consistent
grading system operating across Europe, such as
the NHLA Grading Rules; cutting methods are also
different. In consequence, it is often necessary for
buyers to inspect quality and yield mill-by-mill, or
work through an agent, rather than buy directly as
they prefer, as is the custom in the U.S.A.. Eastern
European supplies are often shipped by Italian and
other European exporters and agents, but it can
be difficult for Asian buyers to predict yield and to
compare like-with-like quality, compared to their
regular suppliers.
Finally, there is the issue of Oak-type. American Red Oak
is preferred in the U.S.A. domestic market and in some export
markets; and is the more readily available type, accounting
for about 19 per cent of the entire hardwood resource in the
U.S.A.. American White Oak, accounting for 15 per cent of the
forest stock, is preferred by many Asian, and some European
markets, and although it is similar to European Oak, the two are
different in character. Russian Oak is similar to Japanese and
Chinese Oak, but different from other Oaks. Thus we see the
issue that consumers often prefer, and even insist, to stick with
the particular Oak species they know, leaving less flexibility for
manufacturers to chop and change when prices fluctuate.
The important message is that the trees are still there,
growing all the time, and especially in the case of the U.S.A.,
also increasing in standing volume as the annual growth and
removals chart on page 29 has shown. It is just the market that
has changed, from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market, for the
first time in a long while, which has sent waves through the
trade. Long length American Oak
Sawing American Oak
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American Walnut
veneered tables
at Malaysian show
American White
Oak chair with grey
upholstry at EFE in
KL- detail
American Black Walnut banquet by AA Corporation at VIFA
The 2014 ASEAN
Seven international furniture shows
were held in Malaysia (MIFF & EFE),
Indonesia (IFEX & IFFINA), Singapore
(IFFS), Thailand (TIFF) and Vietnam
(VIFA) in March 2014, all of which were
attended by AHEC and its representatives. Here are some furniture pieces
using American hardwoods that caught
the eye:
Fun Oak chair in Thailand
Furniture
Shows
American Walnut chair by KODA displayed
by AHEC at MIFF in KL
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American White Oak chair at TIFF
White Oak ‘Curio’ dining set by Podium at TIFF
Bed set with American Tulipwood Relief at MIFF
American Cherry table top by Interwood Vietnam
Tulipwood Relief
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American Cherry chest
by KODA at IFFS
Judging American hardwood furniture in Hoa Mai 2014
12th ‘Hoa Mai’ Furniture Design
Competition in Vietnam
Hoa Mai judge Uyen Huy
with winning entry by
Ms Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh
The Furniture and Handicraft Association of Ho Chi Minh City
(HAWA), has completed its 12th open furniture design
competition entitled ‘Hoa Mai’ with AHEC and Häfele as
Platinum co-sponsors. Winners were displayed at the VIFA 2014
furniture show in Saigon.
he call for entries, made nationally across Vietnam to
young designers, had been launched during an AHEC
seminar at the VietnamWood show in October 2013. A
panel of judges assembled in January to narrow down the
entry of 152 designs from 124 applicants to a shortlist of
about 20. Entries were required to be original and predominantly
wood, with hardwood material facilitated by AHEC on behalf of
the American hardwood industry. Seminars were presented by
international furniture designer John Kelly from New York, joined
by hardwood specialist Michael Buckley from Singapore.
Mr. Nguyen Chanh Phuong, General Secretary of HAWA, was
among a number of HAWA furniture manufacturing members
that formed the basis of a final judging panel of 14, including
Mr. Huynh Quang Thanh, Chairman of the local Binh Duong
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Furniture Association, Mr. Hyunh Vanh Hanh and Mr. Nguyen
Chien Thang. Several academics from the School of Architecture
judged together with Mr. Uyen Huy, Chairman of the Fine Arts
Association of Ho Chi Minh City. The international judges, Buckley
and Kelly, were joined by John Chan from AHEC Hong Kong. All
were unanimous in their decision for the 1st and 2nd prizes.
Winner of VD20 million (US$950) was a set of Tulipwood
stacking stools by Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh of Linh Design,
intricately designed for multiple uses in small spaces, with natural
finish displaying the character of the wood as a design feature.
Second, was an extensive set of children’s furniture in unstained
Tulipwood, designed for use in many different combinations
of layout. Both were well thought through, well executed and
cleverly presented. A retro-Danish inspired design for a stained
American Oak glazed table narrowly took the third prize.
Judging criteria was based on functionality, marketability,
aesthetics, creativity and eco-friendliness. Speaking before the
award ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Chairman of HAWA,
said, “We cannot expect to create generations of designers in just
two to three years, so we always knew this was a long-term project.
However, we are now beginning to see much more commercially
viable designs coming through to a more international level.”
He paid tribute to AHEC’s long-term support of this important
initiative by HAWA, to which John Chan promised continued help
through the U.S. export promotion programme. John Chan AHEC with winner Ms Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh of Linh Design
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American Hardwood
Exports to China and
Southeast Asia
American hardwood sawn lumber exports worldwide reached US$2.96 billion in value in 2013
according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Much of the global increase was
due to continuing market development in Asia, and especially in Greater China, to where exports of
American hardwood lumber were valued at US$843 million, an increase of 33% in comparison to
2012 figures.
he value of American hardwood lumber exports to
Southeast Asia totalled US$284.8 million – an increase of
4% from 2012 – continuing growth in ASEAN markets.
Vietnam led all Southeast Asian countries with U.S.
hardwood lumber imports up 18% to US$154.9 million. Vietnam has been the largest importer of American hardwood in the
region for some years in which Tulipwood (Yellow Poplar) and
White Oak are the leading species, up this year by 29% and 9%
in volume respectively. American Walnut has increased by 49%
from 2012. Hardwood log shipments from the U.S.A. to Vietnam
were down 11% by value at US$35.8 million, as buyers convert to
buying sawn lumber.
Indonesia is still the second largest market among Southeast
Asian nations overall, however lumber exports have decreased
by 6% to US$19.3 million in 2013. Hardwood logs dropped 29%
to US$4.3 million. White Oak and Red Oak led the species but
American Walnut was the fastest increasing species in Indonesia
- up 92% from 2012.
Malaysia imported U.S. lumber valued at US$18.6 million, a
drop of 4%. Imports of veneer registered an increase of 11% to
US$5 million indicating the fact that producers are using more
veneer as a raw material. American Walnut is Malaysia’s second
largest imported species with a rise of 24%.
Thailand continues to be the fourth largest market in Southeast Asia for American hardwood products. Once again veneer
had the largest import value growth with an increase of 628%
albeit from a low base; in comparison to log imports which decreased 46%.
Singapore and Philippines are relatively small markets where
demand for American hardwood lumber has reached US$2.1 million and US$0.7 million respectively. Singapore furniture industry
remains highly competitive with its neighbours by setting up production facilities in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Many manufacturers in Southeast Asia source American hardwood components and veneer from China, for which data is not
available. U.S. hardwood lumber, logs and veneer exports & % change to China and SEA 2013 (Source: USDA)
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he rise of data has gone handin-hand with a powerful drive in
both industry and government to
increase transparency to enhance
public trust and the credibility of claims.
In fact, the ability of suppliers to provide
data credibly and efficiently is now almost
as important to competitiveness as their
ability to deliver the product itself.
Like other material suppliers, AHEC
has been wrestling with this issue now for
many years. According to AHEC in London,
“ever since AHEC was established over
20 years ago, we have been building up
a portfolio of scientific data on American
hardwoods. The technical performance
data is now readily available in online
species guides and demonstrated by U.S.
hardwood conformance to a variety of
CEN and ISO standards. Now we want to
make the environmental data equally as
accessible.”
This has been a challenge in the past,
partly because of the unique structure of
the U.S. hardwood industry. Certification
to standards like FSC and PEFC has been
limited in a sector dependent on wood
harvested from forests owned by more
than four million American families, each
harvesting only once in a generation.
While such low intensity management is
environmentally and socially benign, it
is simply not cost-effective for individual
owners to certify.
At the same time, many of the strong
environmental attributes linked to U.S.
hardwood are not covered within the
scope of forest certification. Certification
says nothing about carbon footprint,
a particularly strong environmental
attribute of U.S. hardwoods. UN data
shows that while the stock of carbon
held in the world’s forest soils and trees
has declined by around 17 billion tonnes
since 1990, in the U.S. it has increased by
2.23 billion tonnes. Much of this gain is
concentrated in hardwood forests which
have doubled in standing volume in the
last 50 years.
Rather than building an environmental
communication strategy around FSC
and PEFC certification, as many other
wood suppliers have done, AHEC has
forged an innovative approach adapted
to the particular demands of the sector.
The sector has been able to draw on
comprehensive forest inventory data
compiled regularly by the U.S. Forest
American Hardwood
Environmental Profiles
raise the bar on
sustainability
By Rupert Oliver, Forest
Industries Intelligence
Data has been referred to as the new raw material of the 21st
century. Even for a relatively “simple” material like timber,
data requirements have been expanding rapidly. Initially
focused on technical performance, the demand for information
now extends into a bewildering array of other issues such as
legality and sustainability of supply, energy efficiency, impacts
on air and water, toxicity, social welfare, recycling attributes
and disposal at end of life.
Certification says
nothing about
carbon footprint, a
particularly strong
environmental
attribute of U.S.
hardwoods.
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Service through their Forest Inventory
and Analysis (FIA) programme. At the
core of the programme is a dense
network of permanent sample plots
across the entire U.S. forest resource.
Data on forest condition, collected on
the ground from these plots at least
once a decade for nearly a century, is
now supplemented with more regular
information from satellites and other
remote sensing.
Responding to demand for specific
data on the legality and sustainability
of harvesting, AHEC commissioned
the Seneca Creek study in 2008. This
was the first independent analysis
anywhere to show negligible risk of
illegal or unsustainable harvest across
a major wood supplying sector. The
study, due to be reviewed in 2014,
foreshadowed the regional risk-based
approach to due diligence now so
risk of illegal harvest.
The AHEP also provides access to
information on the sustainability of
the U.S. hardwood species contained
in the consignment, together with
quantitative data on the environmental
impacts associated with delivering
each specific consignment to an
individual customer. The data covers
most of the environmental impact
categories required by manufacturers to
prepare formal Environmental Product
Declarations (EPDs) in line with the
EN 15804 standard for environmental
assessment of construction materials
in the EU (such as Global Warming
Potential, Acidification potential, and
Eutrophication potential).
central both to the EU Timber Regulation
and FSC through their National Controlled
Wood Assessments.
Most recently, AHEC has been working
with sustainability consultants, PE
International, who are based in Austria,
to acquire and compile data on the lifecycle environmental impact of American
hardwood in line with international
carbon footprint and LCA standards.
Through this initiative, AHEC is now able
to model the full environmental impact
of delivering U.S. hardwood lumber and
veneer to any market in the world. Data
can be individually tailored to any one
of 19 U.S. hardwoods which together
account for over 95 per cent of all U.S.
hardwood production.
So the challenge for AHEC is not the
lack of data. The issue is how to make the
torrent of information generated through
these initiatives readily accessible to
the industry and their customers. AHEC
believes it has found the answer in its
new ‘American Hardwood Environmental
Profiles’ or AHEPs. The profiling system
is currently being pilot tested by U.S.
hardwood exporting companies and is
due to be launched across the full AHEC
membership in mid 2014.
AHEPs are designed to provide
credible environmental information
specific to individual consignments
at point of delivery to the importer,
in all export markets. This data is
delivered quickly and efficiently at
near zero cost to either the exporter or
importer. This is achieved by building
on PE’s GaBi Envision software tool
originally developed to communicate
environmental impacts and integrate
LCA into the product design process.
Individual U.S. hardwood companies are
given on-line access to the software tool
to allow preparation of profiles for their
own wood export consignments. Data
can be quickly adjusted according to key
parameters such as hardwood species,
kilning efficiency and transport routes
and modes.
Each AHEP combines output from the
AHEC/PE LCA project with information
derived from the U.S. Forest Service FIA
and the Seneca Creek risk assessment.
The structure and content of each AHEP
aligns to the requirements of the EU
Timber Regulation and closely follows
the European Commission’s informal
“Guidance Document for the EU Timber
Regulation” issued in February 2013. The
AHEP provides, for every consignment,
access to information on the name of
the U.S. supplier, product description,
quantity of wood, commercial and
scientific species name, place of harvest,
and documents demonstrating negligible
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AHEC is now able
to model the full
environmental
impact of delivering
U.S. hardwood
lumber and veneer
to any market in
the world.
So where does AHEC go from here?
According to AHEC’s European Director in
London, “an early objective of the AHEP
is simply to assist European buyers of U.S.
hardwood to comply with the immediate
regulatory demands of EUTR. However,
by providing comprehensive data on
sustainability and life cycle impacts,
we can be proactive in encouraging
manufacturers,
architects
and
government officials to raise the bar on
the environment. We can start pushing
for full integration of scientific life cycle
data into the design and procurement
process, for example through widespread
adoption of EPDs and BIM. We can do
this confident in the knowledge that
U.S. hardwood suppliers are able to
deliver the data and can challenge their
competitors to do the same”.
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U.S. Hardwood pavilion at interzum
Where to find
AHEC at events
Date
25 – 26 June 2014
Event
19th Southeast Asia & Greater
China Convention, Tianjin, China
3–6
The 15th International Furniture
Fair Chengdu (IFFC)
July 2014
8 – 11 July 2014
16th China International Building
Decoration Fair, Guangzhou, China
10 – 13 September 2014
Furniture Manufacturing &
Supply China (FMC) Shanghai
10 – 14 September 2014
China International Furniture Expo
1–3
World Architecture Festival, Singapore
October 2014
8 – 10 October 2014
NHLA Convention, Las Vegas
5–8
Furnipro, Singapore
November 2014
11 – 14 December 2014
Taipei International Building,
Construction and Decoration Show,
Taipei, Taiwan
AHEC & NHLA Grading Rules seminar at AHEC event in Indonesia
AHEC Members
Abenaki Timber Corporation
P.O. Box 699
Kingston, NH 03848
Telephone: (603) 642-3304
Fax: (603) 642-3057
Email: grd-atc@abenakitimber.com
Web address: www.abenakitimber.com
Contact: Greg Devine
AHC Export Lumber
P.O. Box 666
Huntersville, NC 28070
Telephone: (704) 992-6772
Fax: (704) 947-1220
Email: ahcexport@hardwoodweb.com
Web address: www.hardwoodweb.com
Contact: Patrick Altham
Allegheny Veneer Company, Inc.
25 Scotts Crossing Road
P.O. Box 33
Corry, PA 16407
Telephone: (970) 846-7848
Fax: (814) 664-7966
Email: leamark1@yahoo.com
Web address: www.veneerlogs.com
Contact: Mark E. Lea
Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 867, Airport Road
Grant County Industrial Park
Petersburg, WV 26847
Telephone: (304) 257-1082
Fax: (304) 257-5231
Email: info@alleghenywood.com
Web address: www.alleghenywood.com
Contact: Dean Alanko
American International Forest Products, LLC.
5560 S.W. 107th
Beaverton, OR 97005
Telephone: (800) 380-0273
Fax: (503) 469-7573
Email: laruffa@lumber.com
Web address: www.lumber.com
Contact: Whitney LaRuffa
American International Log & Lumber Corp.
7628 Bella Verde Way
Addison Reserve CC
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Telephone: (561) 495-1665
Fax: (561) 495-7749
Email: Amerintl2@aol.com
Contact: Phyllis Gersoff
American Lumber Company
707 West 33rd St.
Erie, PA 16508
Telephone: (814) 438-7888
Fax: (814) 438-3086
Email: inquiry@alumber.com
Web address: www.alumber.com
Contact: Jon Swanson
Anderson Tully Lumber Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 38
1725 N. Washington Street
Vicksburg, MS 39181-0038
Telephone: (601) 629-3283
Fax: (601) 629-3284
Email: buddy@Andersontully.com
Web address: www.andersontully.com
Contact: Buddy Irby
APP Timber
No. 21 Jalan Utarid U5/11
Mah Sing Industrial Park
Shah Alam, Selangor
Telephone: +60 3 78474716
Email: info@apptimber.com
Web address: www.apptimber.com
Contact: Michael Hermens
Atlantic Veneer Corporation
P.O. Box 660
2457 Lennoxville Road
Beaufort, NC 28516-0660
Telephone: (252) 728-3169
Fax: (252) 728-4203
Email: jtaylor@moehring-group.com
Web address: www.moehring-group.com
Contact: Jack Taylor
Baillie Lumber Company
4002 Legion Drive
P.O. Box 6
Hamburg, NY 14075
Telephone: (716) 649-2850
Fax: (716) 649-2811
Email: info@baillie.com
Web address: www.Baillie.com
Contact: Jim McCauley
Battle Lumber Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1147
Wadley, GA 30471
Telephone: (478) 252-5210
Fax: (478) 252-1364
Email: craig@battlelumberco.com
Web address: www.battlelumber.com
Contact: Craig Miller
Besse Forest Products Group
P.O. Box 352
Gladstone, MI 49837
Telephone: (906) 428-3113
Fax: (906) 428-3310
Email: bessesales@bessegroup.com
Web address: www.bessegroup.com
Contact: Greg Besse
Bingaman and Son Lumber, Inc.
1195 Creek Mountain Road
Kreamer, PA 17833
Telephone: (570) 374-1108
Fax: (570) 374-3901
Email: dwhitten@bingamanlumber.com
Web address: www.bingamanlumber.com/
Contact: David Whitten
Blue Ridge Lumber Company, LLC.
P.O. Box 89
Fisherville, VA 22939
Telephone: (540) 885-5055
Fax: (540) 885-0119
Email: tgsheets@ntelos.net
Web address: www.blueridgelumber.net
Contact: Thomas Sheets
Bois Poulin, Inc.
P.O. Box 6066
The Arnold Trail
Coburn, ME 04936
Telephone: (819) 549-2090
Fax: (819) 549-2045
Email: marcovachon@boispoulin.ca
Web address: www.boispoulin.ca
Contact: Marco Vachon
Boss Lumber
47 Poplar Knob Rd.
Galax, VA 24333
Telephone: (276) 238-3346
Fax: (276) 238-3348
Email: jmjimenez.calderon@tamalsa.com
Web address: www.bosslumber.com
Contact: Jose Miguel Jimeniz
BPM Lumber, LLC.
P.O. Box 2800
London, KY 40741
Telephone: (606) 877-1228
Fax: (606) 877-1230
Email: sstaryahk@bpmlumber.com
Web address: www.bpmlumber.com
Contact: Steve Staryak
Brenneman Lumber Co.
51 Parrott St.
P.O. Box 951
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Telephone: (740) 397-0573
Fax: (740) 392-9498
Email: doug@brennemanlumber.com
Web address: www.brennemanlumber.com
Contact: Doug Brenneman
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Bridgewell Resources LLC.
P.O. Box 23372
Tigard, OR 97281
Telephone: (503) 872-3459
Fax: (503) 238-2653
Email: jbrand@bridgewellres.com
Web address: www.bridgewellresources.com
Contact: Jennifer Brand
Britton Timbers International
116-118 Jedda Road
Prestons, NSW 2170
Telephone: +61287839900
Fax: +61287839800
Email: dominic@brittontimbers.com.au
Web address: www.brittontimbers.com.au
Contact: Dominic McNeil
Buchanan Hardwoods Inc.
P.O. Box 424
Aliceville, AL 35442
Telephone: (205) 373-8710 x 263
Fax: (205) 373-6982
Email: glo@buchananhardwoods.com
Web address: www.buchananhardwoods.com
Contact: G.L. “Butch” Ousley
C/K International, LLC.
3604 Shannon Road
Suite 300
Durham, NC 27707
Telephone: (919) 956-7781
Fax: (919) 956-7458
Email: exports@mail.ckinter.com
Web address: www.ckinter.com
Contact: Steven Sievers
Cersosimo Lumber Company
1103 Vernon St.
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Telephone: (802) 254-4508
Fax: (802) 254-5691
Email: blarson@cersosimo.com
Web address: www.cersosimolumber.com
Contact: Barbara Larson
CFP International - Cherry Forest Products
501 Camp Road
P.O. Box 221
Hamburgh, NY 14075
Telephone: (519) 763-1466 ex. 232
Fax: (519) 763-7353
Email: jacob@cherryforest.ca
Web address: www.cherryforest.ca
Contact: Jacob Baranski
Clark Lumber Company
552 Public Well Rd.
Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150
Telephone: (615) 699-3497
Fax: (615) 699-3036
Email: hclark@clarklumbercompany.com
Web address: www.clarklumbercompany.com
Contact: Hugh W. Clark
Classic American Hardwoods, Inc.
1245 N 7th St.
Memphis, TN 38107
Telephone: (901) 522-9663
Fax: (901) 522-9664
Email: wdonoho@cahmemphis.com
Web address: www.cahmemphis.com
Contact: Will Donoho
CLC Hardwoods
P.O. Box 741
Ruston, LA 71273
Telephone: (318) 255-3585
Fax: (318) 255-6376
Email: wbishop@clchardwoods.com
Web address: www.clchardwoods.com
Contact: Kim Lindsey
Cole Hardwood, Inc.
1611 W. Market Street
Logansport, IN 46947
Telephone: (574) 753-3151
Fax: (574) 753-2525
Email: colexx@colehardwood.com
AHEC Members
Web address: www.colehardwood.com
Contact: Dave Bramlage
Columbia Forest Products
7900 Triad Center Drive
Suite 200
Greensboro, NC 27409
Telephone: (800) 808-9080
Fax: 336) 662-0373
Email: jhedin@cfpwood.com
Web address: www.cfpwood.com
Contact: John Hedin
Concannon Lumber Company
2950 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR 97214
Telephone: (503) 231-8881
Fax: (503) 236-5614
Email: bryanc@concannonlumber.com
Web address: www.concannonlumber.com
Contact: Martin Maier
Continental Hardwood, Inc.
3488 Huntington Lane
St. Charles, MO 63303
Telephone: (636) 441-4333
Fax: (636) 441-0179
Email: takenaka@charter.net
Contact: Teiji Takenaka
Crown Hardwood Company, Inc.
1270 Baltimore Pike
West Grove, PA 19390
Telephone: (610) 869-8771
Fax: (610) 869-4166
Email: sjones@crown-wood.com
Web address: www.crown-wood.com
Contact: Sandy Jones
Cummings Lumber Co. Inc.
21756 Route 14 North
Troy, PA 16947
Telephone: (570) 297-4771
Fax: (570) 297-2766
Email: norms@clc1.com
Web address: www.clc1.com
Contact: Roy Cummings
Cypress Creek Hardwoods
901 S. Mopac Expressway
Bldg. 4 Suite 180
Austin, TX 78746
Telephone: (512) 788-1805
Fax: (512) 377-1651
Email: mark@cypresscreekhardwoods.com
Web address:www.cypresscreekhardwoods.com
Contact: Mark Morrison
Danzer Lumber & Veneer
119 A.I.D. Drive
P.O. Box 444
Darlington, PA 16115
Telephone: (724) 827-8366
Fax: (724) 827-8373
Email: Connie_Powlen@davidrwebb.com
Web address: www.danzer.com
Contact: Connie Powlen
Deer Park Lumber, Inc.
3042 SR 6
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Telephone: (570) 836-1133
Fax: (570) 836-8982
Email: joe@deerparklumberinc.com
Web address: www.deerparklumberinc.com
Contact: Joseph Zona
DV - Lauzon International
2711 Centerville Rd.
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808
Telephone: (819) 423-2338
Fax: (819) 423-6561
Email: stephanie.vandystadt@boisdv.ca
Web address: www.boisdv.ca
Contact: Stephanie Vandystadt
Edwards Wood Products, Inc.
2215 Old Lawyers Rd
P.O. Box 219
Marshville, NC 28103
Telephone: (704) 624-5098
Fax: (704) 624-3656
Email: davidhutchison@ewpi.com
Web address: www.ewpi.com/
Contact: David Hutchison
Endurance Trading, LLC.
1032 Old Central Rd
Central, SC 29630
Telephone: (803) 212-8010
Email: anthony@endurancetrading.com
Web address: www.endurancetrading.com
Contact: Anthony Skove
Evergreen Hardwoods, Inc.
2955 80th Ave SE
Suite 205
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Telephone: (206) 258-3007
Fax: (206) 686-5008
Email: stanaka@eghardwoods.com
Web address: www.eghardwoods.com
Contact: Steve Tanaka
Falcon Lumber
1785 NW Jenne Ave.
Portland, OR 97229
Telephone: (503) 430-7364
Fax: (503) 430-7697
Email: brin.langmuir@falconlumber.com
Web address: www.falconlumber.com/
Contact: Brin Langmuir
Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc.
12 Mill Street
Ellicotville, NY 14731-0490
Telephone: (716) 699-2393
Fax: (716) 699-2893
Email: sales@fitzweller.com
Web address: www.fitzweller.com
Contact: Dana G. Fitzpatrick
Frank Miller Lumber Company, Inc.
1690 Frank Miller Rd.
Union City, IN 47390
Telephone: (765) 964-3196
Fax: (765) 964-6618
Email: dan.hackett@frankmiller.com
Web address: www.frankmiller.com
Contact: Dan Hackett
GMC Hardwoods, Inc.
P.O. Box 218
Dover, MA 02030
Telephone: (508) 785-1140 x4
Fax: (508) 785-2190
Email: s.glidden@GMCHardwoods.com
Web address: www.GMCHardwoods.com
Contact: Sam Glidden
Graf Brothers Lumber & Flooring
679 Johnson Lane
P.O. Box 458
South Shore, KY 41175
Telephone: (606) 932-3117
Fax: (606) 932-3156
Email: dave@grafbro.com
Web address: www.grafbrothersflooring.com
Contact: David Graf
Guangxi Yihuahenglin Industrial
Company, Ltd.
No. 358 Xinhua Road
Qinzhou, Guangxi 53500
Telephone: +86 15880369555
Fax: +86 77280019
Email: zhonghuajian117@126.com
Web address: www.yihuahenglin.com
Contact: Huajian Zhong
Gutchess International, Inc.
P.O. Box 5435
100 McLean Road
Cortland, NY 13045
Telephone: (607) 753-8201
45
Fax: (607) 753-6384
Email: gii@gutchessinternational.com
Web address: www.gutchessinternational.com
Contact: David Engst
Gutchess Lumber Company, Inc.
Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber
150 McLean Road
Cortland, NY 13045
Telephone: (607) 753-3393
Fax: (607) 753-9715
Email: CTCaldwell@gutchess.com
Web address: www.gutchess.com
Contact: Tom Caldwell
Hanafee Bros. Sawmill Co., Inc.
520 E. Harper Street
P.O. Box 157
Troy, TN 38260
Telephone: (731) 536-4682
Fax: (731) 536-4758
Email: donald.hanafee@gmail.com
Web address: www.hanafeebros.com
Contact: Donald Hanafee, Jr.
Hardwoods of America, LLC.
P.O. Box 188
Fayette, MS 39069
Telephone: (601) 786-3473
Fax: (601) 786-3802
Email: scottw@nettervillelumber.com
Web address: www.hardwoodsofamerica.net
Contact: Scott Wesberry
Hartzell Hardwoods Inc.
1025 S. Roosevelt Ave.
P.O. Box 919
Piqua, OH 45356
Telephone: (937) 773-7054
Fax: (937) 773-6160
Email: khostetter@hartzellhardwoods.com
Web address: www.hartzellhardwoods.com
Contact: Kelly Hostetter
Heidelberg Wood Flooring, Inc.
360 Indiana Ave
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Telephone: (219) 714-3852
Fax: (219) 714-4487
Email: office@heidelbergflooring.com
Web address: www.heidelbergflooring.com
Contact: Ryan Marion
Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales, Inc.
105 Ridgedale Dr.
P.O. Box 698
Cookeville, TN 38503
Telephone: (931) 526-6832
Fax: (931) 526-4769
Email: lawson@hermitagehardwood.com
Web address: www.hermitagehardwood.com
Contact: Lawson Maury
Hill Wood Products, Inc.
9483 Ashawa Rd.
P.O. Box 398
Look, MN 55723
Telephone: (218) 666-5933
Fax: (218) 666-5726
Email: andyr@hillwoodproducts.com
Web address: www.hillwoodproducts.com
Contact: Andrew Richey
Hull Forest Products
101 Hampton Rd.
Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Telephone: (860) 974-0127
Fax: (860) 964-2963
Email: benhull@hullforest.com
Web address: www.hullforest.com
Contact: Ben Hull
Hunter Brothers International, LLC.
625 Westchester Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Telephone: (724) 216-5027
Fax: (724) 834-3684
Email: dave@hunterbrothersint.com
Web address: www.hunterbrothersint.com
Contact: Dave Hunter
AHEC Members
IKE Trading Company, Ltd.
8905 SW Nimbus Ave
Suite 475A
Beaverton, OR 97008
Telephone: (503) 643-6688
Fax: (503) 641-7335
Email: cj@iketrading.com
Web address: www.iketrading.com
Contact: Seiji Yano
Indiana Veneers Corporation
1121 E 24th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Telephone: (317) 926-2458
Fax: (317) 926-8569
Email: sales@indianaveneers.com
Web address: www.indianaveneers.com
Contact: Werner Lorenz
J & J Log and Lumber Company
P.O. Box 89
Fisherville, VA 22939
Telephone: (540) 885-5055
Fax: (540) 885-0119
Email: tgsheets@ntelos.net
Web address: www.blueridgelumber.net
J.M. Jones Lumber Company
P.O. Box 1368
Natchez, MS 39121
Telephone: (601) 442-7471
Fax: (601) 446-7448
Email: hjones@jolumco.com
Contact: Lee Jones
Jim C. Hamer Company
P.O. Box 418
Kenova, WV 25530
Telephone: (304) 453-6381
Fax: (304) 453-6587
Email: jhatfield@jimchamer.com
Web address: www.jimchamer.com
Contact: Todd Webb
Kamps Hardwoods, Inc.
6925 Dutton Industrial Park Dr SE
Dutton, MI 49316
Telephone: (616) 554-9339
Fax: (616) 554-9779
Email: robk@kampshardwoods.com
Web address: www.kampshardwoods.com
Contact: Rob Kukowski
Kendrick Forest Products
P.O. Box 457
601 South Washington
Edgewood, IA 52042
Telephone: (563) 928-6431
Fax: (563) 928-7215
Email: myest@kendrickinc.com
Web address: www.kfpiowa.com
Contact: Matt Yest
Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc.
975 Conrad Hill Mine Road
Lexington, NC 27292
Telephone: (336) 746-5419
Fax: (336) 746-6177
Email: kepleyfrank@gmail.com
Web address: www.kepleyfrank.com
Contact: James H. Kepley, Jr.
Kretz Lumber Co. Inc.
W11143 County Highway G
P.O. Box 160
Antigo, WI 54409
Telephone: (715) 623-5410
Fax: (715) 627-4399
Email: timk@kretzlumber.com
Web address: www.kretzlumber.com
Contact: Tim Kassis
Krueger Lumber Company, Inc.
21324 USH 151
Valders, WI 54245
Telephone: (920) 775-4663
Fax: (920) 775-4339
Email: larry@kruegerlumber.com
Web address: www.kruegerlumber.com
Contact: Larry Krueger
Lawrence Lumber Company, Inc.
3360 Cansler Circle
Maiden, NC 28650
Telephone: (828) 428-5601
Fax: (828) 428-5602
Email: beam292@gmail.com
Web address: www.lawrencelumberinc.com
Contact: Kim Beam
Lewis Brothers Lumber Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 334
1031 13th Street, NW
Telephone: (205) 373-2496
Fax: (205) 373-2122
Email: jeff@lewisbrotherslumber.com
Contact: Jeff Lewis
Linden Lumber, LLC.
23741 US HWY 43
P.O. Box 480369
Linden, AL 36748
Telephone: (334) 295-2554
Fax: (334) 295-8088
Email: tthornburgh@redcrown.com
Web address: www.lindenlumber.com
Contact: Tim Thornburgh
M. Bohlke Veneer Corporation
8375 North Gilmore Rd
Fairfield, OH 45014
Telephone: (513) 874-4400
Fax: (513) 682-1469
Email: email@mbohlkeveneer.com
Web address: www.mbveneer.com
Contact: Manfred Bohlke
MacDonald & Owen Lumber
1900 Riley Road
Sparta, WI 54669
Telephone: (608) 269-4417
Fax: (608) 269-4418
Email: adam@hardwoodlumber.net
Web address: www.hardwoodlumber.net
Contact: Adam Hyer
Matson Lumber Company
132 Main Street
Brookville, PA 15825
Telephone: (814) 849-5334
Fax: (814) 849-3811
Email: mcaruso@matsonlumber.com
Web address: www.matsonlumber.com
Contact: Mike Caruso
Mayfield Lumber Company
P.O. Box 848
McMinnville, TN 37111
Telephone: (931) 668-3252
Fax: (931) 668-2363
Email: mayfieldlbr@blomand.net
Web address: www.mayfieldlumber.com
Contact: David Mayfield
McClain Forest Products/Legacy Wood
Products
1050 Girdley St.
West Plains, MO 65775
Telephone: (417) 257-7795
Fax: (417) 257-7193
Email: Email: dmurray@mcclainforestproducts.com
Web address: www.mcclainforestproducts.
com
Contact: Darwin Murray
McGee Lumber Company Inc.
1305 Baptist Line Rd.
Telephone: (205) 373-6704
Fax: (205) 373-2042
Email: mcgee001@centurytel.net
Web address: www.mcgeelumberco.com
Contact: John McGee
Midwest Hardwood Corp.
9540 83rd Ave. N
Maple Grove, MN 55369
Telephone: (763) 391-6716
46
Fax: (763) 391-6742
Email: inquiries@midwesthardwood.com
Web address: www.midwesthardwood.com
Contact: William Parks
Midwest Walnut Company
1914 Tostevin Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Telephone: (712) 325-9191
Fax: (712) 325-0156
Email: larrym@midwestwalnut.com
Web address: www.midwestwalnut.com
Contact: Larry Mether
Missouri Walnut LLC.
11417 Oak Road
Neosho, MO 64850
Telephone: (417) 455-0972
Fax: (417) 455-0255
Email: william@missouriwalnut.com
Web address: www.missouriwalnut.com
Contact: William Qian
Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co. Inc.
694 DD Highway
Fayette, MO 65248
Telephone: (660) 248-3000
Fax: (660) 248-2508
Email: gcook@mopaclumber.com
Web address: www.mopaclumber.com
Contact: Grafton Cook
Muth Lumber Company
1301 Adams Lane
Ironton, OH 45638
Telephone: (740) 533-0800
Fax: (740) 533-0725
Email: muthy27@yahoo.com
Web address: muthlumbercompany.com
Contact: Mark Muth
Nina Company, LLC.
774 Adele Avenue
Arnold, MD 21012
Telephone: (410) 647-8990/(443) 994-0975
Fax: (410) 647-0974
Email: mlipschitz@ninacompany.com
Web address: www.ninacompany.com
Contact: Mark Lipschitz
Northland Corporation
P.O. Box 265
2600 Highway #146 East
LaGrange, KY 40031
Telephone: (502) 222-2527
Fax: (502) 222-5355
Email: orng@northlandcorp.com
Web address: www.northlandcorp.com
Contact: Orn E. Gudmundsson, Jr.
Northland Forest Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 369
16 Church Street
Kingston, NH 03801
Telephone: (603) 642-3665
Fax: (603) 642-8670
Email: jfrench@northlandforest.com
Web address: www.northlandforest.com
Contact: Jameson French
Northwest Hardwoods
820 A Street, Suite, 500
Tacoma, WA 98402
Telephone: (253) 568-6800
Fax: (253) 301-3231
Email: stephanie.happer@northwesthardwoods.com
Web address: northwesthardwoods.com
Contact: Stephanie Happer
Oaks Unlimited, Inc.
3530 Jonathan Creek Road
Waynesville, NC 28786
Telephone: (828) 926-1621
Fax: (828) 926-3383
Email: mail@oaksunlimited.com
Web address: www.oaksunlimited.com
Contact: Mark Taylor
AHEC Members
Pacific International Associates, Inc.
16000 Christensen Road
Suite 130
Tukwila, WA 98188
Telephone: (206) 267-0300
Fax: (206) 248-9388
Email: keiko@pia-usa.com
Web address: www.pia-usa.com
Contact: Keiko Gates
Pacific Rim Export, Inc.
11811 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 3031
Phoenix, AZ 85028-1621
Telephone: (602) 788-4277
Fax: (602) 788-8996
Email: nhayato@msn.com
Web address: www.PacificRimExport.com
www.hardwood.jp
Contact: Hayato “Nick” Nakamura
Penn Lumber Inc.
3150 Middle Road
Richfield, PA 17086
Telephone: (819) 478-7721
Fax: (819) 477-6636
Email: wgenest@primewood-lumber.com
Web address: www.primewood-lumber.com
Contact: William Genest
Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development
Council
2301 N. Cameron Street, Rm 308
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
Telephone: (717) 772-3715
Fax: (717) 705-0663
Email: dbender@state.pa.us
Web address: www.agriculture.state.pa.us
Contact: D. Wayne Bender
Pike Lumber Company, Inc.
719 Front St.
P.O. Box 247
Akron, IN 46910
Telephone: (574) 893-4511
Fax: (574) 893-7400
Email: cbrouyette@pikelumber.com
Web address: www.pikelumber.com
Contact: Craig Brouyette
PJ Lumber Company
1401 Saint Stephens Rd.
Prichard, AL 36610
Telephone: (251) 452-3451
Fax: (251) 456-0709
Email: russell.kelly@pjlumber.com
Web address: www.pjlumber.com
Contact: Joe Kelly
Email: ramsales@frontiernet.net
Web address: www.ram-forest.com
Contact: Mike Tarbell
Rex Hardwood LLC.
P.O. Box 9309
1724 Chickasaw Dr.
Columbus, MS 39705
Telephone: (662) 328-8356 ex. 12
Fax: (662) 327-3137
Email: rexwood@cableone.net
Contact: Mike Swedenburg
RFL Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 361
Lake Osweego, OR 97034
Telephone: (503) 684-0774
Fax: (503) 684-0776
Email: hprice@rflgroup.net
Web address: www.rflgroup.net
Contact: Hayden Price
River City Hardwoods, Inc.
PO Box 440
Muscatine, IA 52761
Telephone: (563) 263-3998
Fax: (563) 263-3996
Email: ptmealy.rch@machlink.com
Contact: Patrick T. Mealy
Robert S. Coleman Lumber Company, Inc.
7019 Everona Rd.
Culpepper, VA 22701
Telephone: (540) 854-4628
Fax: (540) 854-5096
Email: jamie.coleman@hotmail.com
Web address: www.rscolemanlumber.com
Contact: Jamie Coleman
Robinson Lumber Company
4000 Tchoupitoulas Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Telephone: (800) 874-1165
Fax: (504) 897-0820
Email: trobinson@roblumco.com
Web address: www.roblumco.com
Contact: CW Toto Robinson
Rolling Ridge Woods
10095 Emerson Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26104
Telephone: (304) 464-4980
Fax: (304) 464-4988
Email: genew@yoderlumber.com
Web address: www.rollingridgewoods.com
Contact: Eugene A. Walters
Powernail Company
1300 Rose Rd
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Telephone: (800) 323-1653
Fax: (800) 624-5450
Email: jdelware@powernail.com
Web address: www.powernail.com
Contact: John Delaware
Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc.
2 East High St
P.O. Box 232
Union City, PA 16438
Telephone: (814) 438-7622
Fax: (814) 438-2008
Email: steve@ronjoneshardwood.com
Web address: www.ronjoneshardwood.com
Contact: Steve Jones
Qingdao CX JOY Hardwoods Company, Ltd.
721 Lanzhoudonglu
Jiaozhou
Qingdao, Shangdong 266317
Telephone: (86) 532-8826-7842
Fax: (86) 532-8826-7802
Email: sales@cx-joy.com
Web address: www.cx-joy.com
Contact: Heng-yi Lin
Roy Anderson Lumber Company, Inc.
1115 Columbia Ave
P.O. Box 275
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
Telephone: (270) 487-6590
Fax: (270) 487-9441
Email: info@ralumber.com
Web address: www.ralumber.com
Contact: Lowery Anderson
Ralph Taylor Lumber Company, Inc.
560 Erin Drive
Memphis, TN 38117
Telephone: (901) 684-1400
Email: adam@rtlumber.com
Contact: Adam Taylor
Salamanca Lumber Company, Inc.
59 Rochester St.
Salamanca, NY 14779
Telephone: (716) 945-4810
Fax: (716) 945-1531
Email: reiniertaapken@salamancalumber.com
Web address: www.salamancalumber.com
Contact: Reinier Taapken
RAM Forest Products, Inc.
1716 Honeoye Road
Shinglehouse, PA 16748
Telephone: (814) 697-7185
Fax: (814) 697-7190
Shamrock International
3510 Unocal Place #208
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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Telephone: (707) 525-3880
Fax: (707) 525-3882
Email: dammons@shamrockbm.com
Web address: www.shamrockbm.com
Contact: Don Ammons
Shanghai Zhaozheng Wood Industry
Company, Ltd.
175 Guanshan Road
Shanghai, 200433
Telephone: +86 15800922988
Fax: +86 2135080597
Email: nonoleo2012@126.com
Web address: www.zhongjie-sh.com
Contact: Huo Li
Shannon Lumber International
P.O. Box 16929
Memphis, TN 38186
Telephone: (800) 473-3765
Fax: (662) 280-2063
Email: jacks@jtshannon.com
Web address: www.jtshannon.com
Contact: Jack Shannon, III
Shomaker Lumber Company Inc.
24895 Hwy 22 North
P.O. Box 698
McKenzie, TN 38201
Telephone: (731) 352-5777
Fax: (731) 352-9301
Email: shomakerlumber@bellsouth.net
Contact: Ronnie Shomaker
SND Hardwoods Company
P.O. Box 40743
Nashville, TN 37204
Telephone: (615) 889-3030
Fax: (615) 889-3633
Email: sndhardwood@bellsouth.net
Contact: Elie Joseph Ghanem
Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc.
345 Ringle Drive
Hurley, WI 54534
Telephone: (715) 561-2200
Fax: (715) 561-2040
Email: bfrancois@snowbelthardwoods.com
Web address: www.snowbelthardwoods.com
Contact: Brady Francois
Somerset Wood Products
PO Box 1355
Somerset, KY 42502
Telephone: (606) 678-2842
Email: gcrawford@somersetwood.com
Web address: www.somersetwood.com
Contact: George Crawford
Sonoking Corporation
#5 Northern Boulevard Unit #2
P.O. Box 1055
Amherst, NH 03031-1055
Telephone: (603) 886-4600
Fax: (603) 886-4626
Email: info@sonoking.com
Web address: www.sonoking.com
Contact: Alex Chiang
Taylor Company Inc., Division of WT Hardwoods
P.O. Box 279
State Route 73
McDermott, OH 45652
Telephone: (740) 259-6222
Fax: (740) 259-6543
Email: spider@taylorlumberinc.com
Web address: www.taylorlumberinc.com
Contact: Spider Bulyk
The Freeman Corporation
P.O. Box 96
Winchester, KY 40392
Telephone: (859) 744-4312
Fax: (859) 744-4363
Email: gfreeman@freemancorp.com
Web address: www.freemancorp.com
Contact: George Freeman
AHEC Members
The Rossi Group, LLC.
213 Court Street, Suite 603
Middletown, CT 06457
Telephone: (860) 632-3505
Fax: (860) 613-3727
Email: trossi@rossilumber.com
Web address: www.malleryhdwds.com
Contact: Theodore Rossi
Tri-State Timber, LLC.
PO Box 6983
Bloomington, IN 47407
Telephone: (812) 829-9999
Fax: (812) 829-9998
Email: brett@tristatetimber.com
Web address: www.tristatetimber.com
Contact: Cheryl Franklin
Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods
100 Harless Drive
Huntland, TN 37345
Telephone: (931) 469-7272
Fax: (931) 469-7269
Email: lauraann@taphardwoods.com
Web address: www.taphardwoods.com
Contact: Laura Ann Thompson
TRN USA Forest LLC.
2 Lincrest St.
Syosset, NY 11791
Telephone: (516) 605-0562
Fax: (516) 605-0563
Email: trnlumber@gmail.com
Contact: Lishan Zhong
Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.
P.O. Box 646
600 Baxley Highway
Hazlehurst, GA 31539
Telephone: (912) 375-7703 ext. 301
Fax: (912) 375-3965
Email: sjohnson@thompsonhardwoods.com
Web address: www.thompsonhardwoods.com
Contact: Steve Johnson
Tigerton Lumber Company
121 Cedar St
Tigerton, WI 54486
Telephone: (715) 535-2181
Fax: (715) 535 - 2997
Email: mike@tigertonlumber.com
Web address: www.tigertonlumber.com
Contact: Mike Schulke
Tioga Hardwoods, Inc.
12685 State Rte 38
Berkshire, NY 13736
Telephone: (607) 657-8686
Fax: (607) 657-8689
Email: ScottS@tiogahardwoods.com
Web address: www.tiogahardwoods.com
Contact: Scott Snyder
TJ Ellis Enterprises, Inc.
1505 Neubrecht Rd.
Lima, OH 45801
Telephone: (419) 224-1969
Fax: (419) 224-7105
Email: terry@tjellisveneerlogs.com
Web address: www.tjellisveneerlogs.com
Contact: TJ Ellis
TM Wood Products
345 Barrett Lane
Cabot, AR 72033
Telephone: (501) 941-3706
Fax: (501) 941-0823
Email: tmwoodproducts2007@yahoo.com
Contact: Mary Wood
TMX Shipping Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 747
Morehead City, NC 28557
Telephone: (252) 726-1111
Fax: (252) 726-9097
Email: cstruyk@tmxship.com
Web address: www.tmxship.com
Contact: Curtis Struyk
Tracy Export, Inc.
18525 US 20W
East Dubuque, IL 61025
Telephone: (815) 747-2550
Fax: (815) 747-2591
Email: craig@tracyexportinc.com
Web address: www.tracyexportinc.com
Contact: Craig Tracy
Tradewood & Company
547 A Lisburn Road
Co. Antrim
Belfast, BT97GQ
Telephone: 0042890381861
Fax: 00442890682842
Email: edith@tradewoodandco.co.luk
Web address: www.tradewood.co.uk
Contact: Bryan W. Cochrane
Tumac Lumber Company, Inc.
805 SW Broadway
Suite 1500
Portland, OR 97205
Telephone: (503) 721-7680
Fax: (503) 721-7669
Email: gsoper@tumac.com
Web address: www.tumac.com
Contact: Gray Soper
Turman Trading, LLC.
3504 Mudpike Road
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Telephone: (276) 733-4057
Email: josh@theturmangroup.com
Web address: www.theturmangroup.com
Contact: Joshua Bond
Turn Bull Lumber Company
P.O. Box 310
474 Sweet Home Church Road
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Telephone: (910) 862-4447
Fax: (910) 862-7753
Email: pemjenkins@turnbulllumber.com
Web address: www.turnbulllumber.com
Contact: Pembroke Jenkins
Tuscarora Hardwood, Inc.
2240 Shermans Valley Road
P.O. Box 64 Route 274
Elliottsburg, PA 17024
Telephone: (717) 582-4122
Fax: (717) 582-7438
Email: sales@tuscarorahardwoods.com
Web address: www.tuscarorahardwoods.com
Contact: Aquillas Peachey
TYR Wood Products, Inc.
Jefferson Station
1230 SW First Ave Suite 300
Portland, OR 97204
Telephone: (503) 644-5666
Fax: (971) 544-7380
Email: sven@tyrwood.com
Web address: tyrwood.com
Contact: Sven Melbo
U-C Coatings Corporation
P.O. Box 1066
Buffalo, NY 14215
Telephone: 716-833-9366
Fax: 716-833-0120
Email: norm@uccoatings.com
Web address: www.uccoatings.com
Contact: Norman Murray
USA Woods
P.O. Box 38507
Memphis, TN 38183-0507
Telephone: (901) 753-7718
Fax: (901) 753-7815
Email: ron@usawoods.com
Web address: www.usawoods.com
Contact: Ron Carlsson
Verde Wood International
108 East Main St. Suite 7
Carrboro, NC 27510
Telephone: (919) 306-0965
Fax: (866) 563-5256
Email: mark@verde-wood.com
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Web address: www.verde-wood.com
Contact: Mark Hopper
W.M. Cramer International, Inc.
P.O. Box 2768
Augusta, GA 30914
Telephone: (706) 736-2622
Fax: (706) 736-2652
Email: rburnett@cramerlumber.com
Web address: www.cramerlumber.com
Contact: Rick Burnett
Wagner Lumber Company
4060 Gaskill Road
Owego, NY 13827
Telephone: (607) 687-5362
Fax: (607) 687-2633
Email: shouseknec@aol.com
Web address: www.wagnerlumber.com
Contact: Stephan Houseknecht
Walter M. Fields Lumber Company
2401 Harbor Ave.
P.O. Box 13231
Memphis, TN 38113
Telephone: (901) 948-7751
Fax: (901) 948-7752
Email: wally@fieldslumber.com
Web address: www.fieldslumber.com
Contact: Wally Fields
Weaber Inc., Division of WT Hardwoods
1231 Mt. Wilson Road
Lebanon, PA 17042
Telephone: (717) 867-2212
Fax: (717) 867-1711
Email: spider@weaberlumber.com
Web address: www.weaberlumber.com
Contact: Spider Bulyk
Wheeland Lumber Company, Inc.
3558 Williamson Trail
Liberty, PA 16930
Telephone: (570) 324-6042
Fax: (570) 324-2127
Email: ray@wheelandlumber.com
Web address: www.wheelandlumber.com
Contact: Ray E. Wheeland
Whitson Lumber Company
Room 2616 Tianmen, RD
Zhabei Road
Shanghai, 20870
Telephone: (86) 15021731792
Email: primmj@sbcglobal.net
Contact: Joseph Primm
Wood Products Inc.
442 South 8th St.
Oakland, MD 21550
Telephone: (301) 334-9451
Fax: (301) 334-3054
Email: bbrown@woodproductsinc.com
Web address: www.woodproductsinc.com
Contact: Brian Brown

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