All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
United we stand
The TTF and WPA are united in their campaign to grow demand for preservative treated wood. The WPA’s chief executive officer, Gordon Ewbank, reports
Canada rises to Covid challenge
The Canadian forestry and timber sector checked competitive interests at the door to maintain urgently needed supply through the pandemic, including to the UK writes Derek Nighbor, president and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada
Demand sends us softwood price stratospheric
Surging US softwoods consumption has seen increased import demand, while high prices have dented exports, but with foreign sales expected to rise in 2022, writes American Softwoods consultant Charles Trevor
Atomic level validation
Science-based traceability techniques, like stable isotope ratio analysis could be a hugely valuable piece of the sustainable timber sourcing jigsaw, says the American Hardwood Export Council. Mike Jeffree reports
Voyages of Discovery
AHEC has found it a challenging but exhilarating year to promote US hardwoods Mike Jeffree reports
Demographics to boost demand post pandemic
The US hardwood sector has been tested by the health crisis, but American population trends point to strengthening long-term demand, Hardwood Market Report editor Judd Johnson told Mike Jeffree
Turbulent Times
The pandemic saw UK+EU imports of US hardwoods fall to a 30-year low in 2020, but market indicators for 2021 and beyond are more promising, says AHEC’s latest review
Pandemic Underlines Joinery Resilience
Joinery producers are seeing a particularly busy RMI market and are upbeat about the year ahead despite raw materials challenges. Mike Jeffree reports
Opportunities Opening
UK joinery has weathered the pandemic and is putting strategies in place to capitalise on a recovering market, reports British Woodworking Federation CEO Helen Hewitt
Roller Coaster Year for Softwood
The TTF’s softwood conference provided delegates with some insight into the extraordinary supply and demand dynamics of 2020 and made some predictions for 2021. Sally Spencer reports