Industry News Archives - Southern Forest Products Association

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

European Commission to Consider EUDR Delay

Given feedback from international partners about their state of preparations, the European Commission announced October 2 that it’s proposing to delay launching the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). If approved by

October 2, 2024 No Comments

From the Executive Director: September 2024

Help Me Welcome Hunt Forest Products, Tolko to SFPA! SFPA is very excited to welcome two new lumber manufacturer members – Tolko and Hunt Forest Products – to its community

September 9, 2024 No Comments

How May EUDR Impact Southern Pine Exports?

The Southern Lumber Exporters Association (SLEA) invited Eric Gee, executive director of the Southern Forest Products Association, to speak at their annual meeting in Spanish Fort, AL, on September 5