National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023
Get the latest hardwood news in the May 2023 issue of National Hardwood Magazine! This issue features stories on Oak Pointe, Gates Milling, M&M Lumber and much more.
Get the latest hardwood news in the May 2023 issue of National Hardwood Magazine! This issue features stories on Oak Pointe, Gates Milling, M&M Lumber and much more.
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NEWS ABOUT NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL<br />
HARDWOOD CONSUMERS INCLUDING MERGERS,<br />
PLANT EXPANSIONS & ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES<br />
Dura Supreme uses solid U.S. <strong>Hardwood</strong>s – including<br />
Cherry, Red Oak, quarter-sawn White Oak, Maple,<br />
Knotty Alder, Hickory and Rustic Hickory – in its manufacturing.<br />
Dura Supreme manufactures only in the United<br />
States.<br />
Recently, Dura Supreme acquired the manufacturing<br />
assets of another cabinet manufacturer and that equipment<br />
and machinery, along with considerable<br />
additional investments,<br />
will be installed in Statesville at the<br />
company’s newest manufacturing<br />
location. Dura Supreme expected<br />
to occupy the Statesville site in April<br />
and has anticipated starting production<br />
in the second half of this year.<br />
For more information, go to www.<br />
durasupreme.com.<br />
dicated in the graph (available when you click on the<br />
link) that compares the total Global Warming Potential<br />
(GWP) of wood flooring against all competing product<br />
categories that have created these tools (tile, vinyl, carpet).<br />
To learn more, visit www.nhla.com. n<br />
NEW STUDIES CONTINUE TO<br />
SHOW SOLID WOOD FLOOR-<br />
ING SUPERIORITY<br />
The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Hardwood</strong> Lumber<br />
Association (NHLA) reported: the<br />
Decorative <strong>Hardwood</strong> Association<br />
(DHA) and the <strong>National</strong> Wood Flooring<br />
Association (NWFA) recently<br />
released a new Life Cycle Analysis/<br />
Environmental Product Declaration<br />
(EPD) for engineered wood floors.<br />
The new edition complements NW-<br />
FA’s previous solid wood flooring<br />
EPD. NHLA asks readers to please<br />
use and source the studies often to<br />
showcase the real scientific proof<br />
that separates our natural product<br />
from unnatural lookalikes.<br />
Both can be downloaded at:<br />
https://nwfa.org/environment/<br />
The new study reports the environmental<br />
impacts of engineered<br />
wood flooring from raw material extraction<br />
to disposal (cradle to grave).<br />
EPDs have quickly become the international<br />
standard for measuring<br />
a product’s total greenhouse gas<br />
emissions, commonly known as carbon<br />
footprint. According to NHLA,<br />
the results couldn’t be better, as in-<br />
www.RealAmerican<strong>Hardwood</strong>.org<br />
MAY <strong>2023</strong> n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 15
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