New Zealand leads the world as the largest exporter of softwood logs, counting for more than 20 percent of global trade, as exports have doubled to approximately 16 million cubic meters, according to a report by Wood Resources International.
Tracking overseas trading of softwood chips and hardwood chips got a little bit easier with the launch of Softwood Chip Global and Hardwood Chip Global.
Importation of logs and lumber to China were up over ten percent the
first four months of 2013 after a reduction in wood demand during
2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Exportation of logs and lumber from North America to China fell by 17% to 2.1 billion dollars in 2012, but a turn-around in shipments is expected in 2013, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
The parent company of Armstrong Cabinet/ACProducts and Northwest Hardwoods has added another firm to its building products portfolio. American Industrial Partners has acquired the operating assets of Potomac Supply Corp., a softwood mill and wood treatment service supplier in Kinsale, VA.
American Industrial Partners has acquired the operating assets of Potomac Supply Corp., a softwood mill operator and provider of wood treatment services located in Kinsale, VA.