Industry News

Discover how salvaged hardwood lumber is creating new opportunities through research, innovation, and collaboration. Learn how the hardwood industry is transforming storm-damaged wood into sustainable, high-value products while advancing workforce development and mass timber applications.

Discover how Comact combines wood-processing expertise, AI, and customer collaboration to improve hardwood manufacturing performance.

NHLA Chief Inspector Dana Spessert explains knot measurement, sound and unsound knots, and the role of judgment in hardwood grading.

Explore how Crossroads Strategies and Seven Letter help bring hardwood industry advocacy & priorities into policy, design, and public conversations.

Dallin Brooks explains how NHLA’s strategies, tools, and expertise to help hardwood mill improvement & to identify savings and strengthen their operations.

Discover how an NHLA Yield Analysis helps mills identify recoverable value, reduce sawmill yield loss, and make informed operational decisions.

AHEC’s Mike Snow examines 2026 U.S. hardwood exports, shifting global markets, rising log shipments, and trade pressures.

NHLA Chairperson Stephanie Van Dystadt shares her vision for communication, cooperation, and a stronger collective hardwood industry voice.

Dana Cole outlines potential legislative and administrative pathways for $200 million in relief for U.S. hardwood industry manufacturers.

Tim Portz examines how U.S. and European wood pellet heating policy affects adoption, sawmill residual demand, and industry revenue.

Hardwood markets are under pressure. Explore how mills can improve yield, recover more value and adapt as demand, trade and costs shift.

See how confidential sawmill benchmarking can help hardwood mills compare production, recovery, labor, costs, energy use, safety and more.