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IHPA at Manila Conference

Imported hardwood market trends were discussed recently by representatives of the Imported Hardwood Products Association (IHPA) and the Southeast Asian Log Producers Association (SEALPA) at an historic meeting in Manila.

IHPA President David A. Gentry and executive v.p. O. Keister Evans were invited to the conference by the representatives of the log producing countries of Indonesia, Sabah, the Philippines and Papus New Guinea.

The meeting marked the first time representatives of consumer or end-user nations were invited to share their market views with SEALPA members.

"The IHPA had registered a formal statement with the log producers because of the recent rapid increases in Asian log prices," remarked David A. Gentry. IHPA represents the domestic and imported hardwood industry and overseas suppliers.

"The Southeast Asian Log Producers Association expressed concern that the IHPA didn't understand their position and invited us to attend their meetings, which was a milestone for us," said Gentry, who is also president of Pacific Wood Products in Carson, Ca.

During the conference, Gentry and Evans discussed the increasing market demand for tropical hardwoods. They also pointed out that in view of log shortages and a rapidly inflated market, substitute products are moving into the marketplace.

Representatives of IHPA were invited to the next SEALPA meeting in the Fall. Other consumer nations are also expected to attend the conference to expand the dialogue between the producers and their markets.

RAPI0 increase in Asian log prices brought about recent first-ever meeting between U.S. importers and Southeast Asian log producers. Discussing situati0n are (l-r) Luis M. de Jesus, C. Alcantara & Sons, Inc.; David A. Gentry and Keister Evans, lmported Hardwood Products Assn.; and Renato Arevalo, Pacific Wood Products Assn.

lmpact of RARE ll On Oregon

Oregon's Gov. Victor Atiyeh has warned Congress of the adverse impacts on the forest industry in his state should administration recommendations for Wilderness set asides resulting from the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE II) be enacted into law.

At a field hearing held in Oregon by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation, Gov. Atiyeh said administration proposals for Oregon would result in a loss of 519 primary and secondary jobs, lower payrolls in the state by $3 million a year. reduce business income by $2a million, deprive counties of $l million in revenues received from federal timber sales and cut federal revenues bv $3 million a vear.

He pointed out thar the impact of the RARE II Wiiderness proposals was of particular concern to Oregon because that state contains 22Vo of the nation's standing softwood timber and produces 2OVo of the nation's softwood volume.

More than a third of Oregon's economy is dependent on the forest industry, with more than 90,000 workers, or 9Vo of the state's labor force, directly employed in the lumber and wood products sector, the Governor said.

AWWF Use Expands

The All-Weather Wood Foundation (AWWF) will be used in 307 homes in Escondido, Ca. The houses will be of modular construction, trucked to the site and lifted onto the AWWFs.

This is the largest development of modular units on wood foundations in the United States and possibly in North America.