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| Lumber Shipments Improve in 1st Quarter | 2010-05-03 |
Shipments of both Dimension and Eastern White Pine lumber continue to improve in 2010. Compared with 2009, First Quarter Dimension shipments were up by 99%, for a total of 175 million board feet. This number remains 17% down from 2008 shipments during the same period. Eastern White Pine shipments also continue to outpace 2009's first Quarter by 27% for a total of almost 80 million board feet, also behind 2008's same period data by 8% but closing the gap. For detailed monthly data, please refer to the "Members Area" of nelma.org
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Eastern White Pine VS. Radiata Pine. Learn about these two species in a side by side comparison. Who will be victorious?
Founded in 1933, the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturer's Association (NELMA) is one of seven lumber rules writing agencies in the U.S. accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) to write grade rules that are certified as conforming to the American Softwood Lumber Standard PS20. NELMA is the official author and administrator of the grading rules for Eastern White Pine, in particular.
In addition to the quality control inspection audits we conduct at lumber manufacturers to ensure that on-grade Eastern White Pine products are meeting the needs of consumers, NELMA develops and distributes an array of technical information and unique promotional materials via our member-driven marketing program. We encourage you to browse through the pages of this website and discover why Eastern White Pine is the very best choice when wood is considered, both environmentally sustainable and application versatile.
