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October 2025 |
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Southern Pine Resources Pressure-Treated Wood Preservatives 101 Wood is one of the world’s most trusted building materials — natural, renewable, and beautiful. But in outdoor and high-moisture conditions, it needs a little help to resist insects, fungi, and decay. That’s where wood preservatives make all the difference.
Which Preservative Level is Best?
New Resource: Machine-Graded Lumber Load Tables
Some Softwoods Are Harder Than Hardwoods?
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Around the Industry July 2025 Southern Pine Lumber Shipments Southern Pine lumber shipments in July totaled 1.886 billion board feet (BBF), 3% above June’s revised shipments of 1.830 BBF. July’s year-to-date shipments totaled 13.130 BBF.
American Wood Council Issues EPDs The AWC has completed and released softwood lumber environmental product declarations for all four U.S. regions! These mark the U.S. wood product industry's first regional EPDs for softwood lumber. Click here to see the EPD for Southern softwoods.
Southern Pine Exports Data Delayed The USDA's Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS) system is offline because of the federal government shutdown, and SFPA is unable to access the data. The report will be posted to the SouthernPine.com blog as soon as the numbers become available.
Softwood Lumber Board Releases Q2 Report
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SFPA Updates Welcome New Members SFPA is proud to announce the following organizations have joined SFPA - and the greater Southern Pine lumber community - in the past few weeks! Click on their names below to learn more about what they bring to SFPA! From the Executive Director: October 2025 Check out Eric Gee's take on SFPA's 2026 Reverse Trade Mission, our five newest members Forest Products EXPO and our Women's Leadership and Safety summits, new technical publications, promotional activities, and more.
Lessons From SFPA's Inaugural Safety Summit At SFPA’s inaugural Sawmill Safety Summit, industry leaders shared building safety cultures where every worker has a voice, keeping programs fresh, mentoring new hires, and using technology as an added layer of protection.
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The Latest on the EUDR New Proposal Gives Delay Just to Small Enterprises
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