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| Lumber Shipments for 2010 Highest Since 2007 | 2011-02-01 |
Preliminary data for 2010 indicates that shipments of dimension lumber manufactured by NELMA's members totaled 394.2 million board feet for the calendar year. This amounted to a significant increase of 27% over 2009's shipments, but just shy of 2008's total shipments of 401.6 million board feet. The Association's Eastern White Pine producers, meanwhile, shipped 348.4 million board feet, besting both 2009 and 2008 by 17% and 7% respectively. Shipments of all lumber produced by NELMA's members for 2010 totaled 742.7 million board feet; the highest level since 2007. Please refer to the Tables below for a monthly comparison of shipments for both Dimension and Eastern White Pine.
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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.
