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| Celebration Convention Speakers Announced | 2008-02-29 |
NELMA is pleased to announce two guests speakers that will join us in New York City at the Association's 75th Anniversary Celebration Convention, April 10-12. Both experts will provide vital information important to the forest products industry in this challenging business and market cycle.
Industry Economic Forecast Update for 2008-2009
 Paul Jannke, of Resource Information Systems, Inc. (RISI) will provide NELMA members and industry guests with timely information on the Lumber and Economic Forecast for 2008-2009 on Friday morning, April 11, 2008. Paul is well-known to the NELMA membership as a specialist in the analysis and forecasting of the wood products industry, with his area of expertise being econometric modeling and forecasting of the North American lumber and panel markets.Resource Information Systems, Inc. (RISI) offers clients throughout the wood products supply chain critical industry information used to support strategic and tactical decision-making by collecting and analyzing information about the North American wood products industry. Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.
The Lumber and Wood Product Export Market to Europe: Any Potential for Northeastern Lumber?
 Mr. Eddie Pearce of the American Softwoods' UK office in England will update NELMA's membership on the current wood products market situation in Europe and discuss potential segments that could prove to be bright spots in marketing lumber from the Northeastern US. NELMA's new 2008 membership in the Softwood Export Council and how the Association may participate in overseas activites this year will also be discussed. Eddie's program will be presented during NELMA's Marketing Committee meeting set for Thursday afternoon, April 10. Additional information about American Softwoods may be found at www.americansoftwoods.com | |
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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.
