Alexandria, VA – The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) recently released the 8th edition of International Wood, a buyer’s guide to applications, sources and trends. The publication includes a comprehensive, one-stop sourcing directory for the wood products industry along with feature editorials on new and innovative applications and trends for imported wood species and products.

Expanded partnerships with U.S. trade associations and an exciting new collaboration with the American Hardwod Export Council greatly expand International Wood's global outreach.

Alan McIlvain, Jr., Alan McIlvain Co., IWPA’s 2011/2012 president, commented, “It gives me great pleasure to see the rapid growth of this publication. Whether you're sourcing overseas, or selling domestic and exotic species to world destinations, we are all connected by our appreciation of wood."

Brent J. McClendon, IWPA executive vice president, added, "We have an amazing opportunity to share with the world the stunning applications that imported wood species help make possible. At the same time, we get to share with the country's leading architects and designers the fantastic story for what their specification of imported plywood, flooring and decking does for sustainable forest management and conservation of our world's great forests.”

Distribution: More than 20,000 key decision makers involved in the design, specification, manufacture, distribution and retail of wood products for plywood, lumber, veneer, flooring, decking, and other lumber products receive the copy in print; Digital edition gives online readers 24/7 access at iwpawood.org.

Source: IWPA