Industry News Archives - Southern Forest Products Association

From the Executive Director: October 2025

2026 Reverse Trade Mission SFPA recently welcomed six suppliers, importers, and design-build professionals from throughout the Caribbean for our 2026 Reverse Trade Mission, showcasing how Southern Pine lumber is sustainably

October 13, 2025 No Comments

Bold Ideas, Bold Leaders: SFPA Women’s Leadership Summit Recap

Leadership in the forest products industry has long had a familiar look — one that leaned heavily male, traditional, and unchanging. But at the inaugural Southern Forest Products Association Women’s

September 25, 2025 No Comments

USDA Announces Plan to Increase Exports, Advance Rural Prosperity

Luke Lindberg, U.S. under secretary of agriculture for trade and foreign agricultural affairs with the USDA, in conjunction with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, has announced a three-point plan

September 23, 2025 2 Comments

SPIB President to Retire; Scholl Named Successor

The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau’s (SPIB) board of governors has announced Steve Singleton, SPIB president, will retire June 30, 2025. Singleton will continue to support the organization in an advisory

April 30, 2025 No Comments

SFPA Releases New Allowable Load Tables for Machine-Graded Lumber

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) has released a new technical publication, Allowable Load Tables for Machine-Graded Lumber, providing six newly developed load tables for the two most commonly produced

April 29, 2025 No Comments

Announcing SFPA’s Top 10 of 2024 Resources, Articles of Interest

What were you reading and finding value in from the Southern Forest Products Association this year? We decided to take a look and came up with three Top 10 of

December 17, 2024 No Comments

From the Executive Director: December 2024

As we race toward the end of another year together, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank our members for making 2024 one of the biggest and best yet

December 9, 2024 No Comments

Louisiana Tech Forest Products Innovation Center Moving Forward

Louisiana Tech University continues to move forward on its Forest Products Innovation Center (FPIC) which will serve as a resource for forestry education, research, and innovation in Louisiana and the

December 9, 2024 No Comments

4 SFPA Members Elected to Treated Wood Council Board

Four Southern Forest Products Association members were elected to serve on the Treated Wood Council Board of Directors during the organization’s annual meeting November 21-22 in Alexandria, Virginia. Stacey Walley

December 8, 2024 No Comments

From the Executive Director: October 2024

Breaking Down the Latest on the EUDR The European Commission has announced a proposed 12-month delay in implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to provide more time for companies to

October 7, 2024 No Comments

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