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Southern Pine Producers Show Scant Interest in Green Certification
Survey finds few want the certificate but most want to be thought of as green
by Craig Webb
A majority of Southern Pine producers responding to a recent Southern Pine Council survey don't have green certification for their forests now and nearly half don't plan to do so, despite getting regular requests for certified products and feeling it's important to market Southern Pine's green qualities. Read more.

Producers cite costs in green certification survey
(Jul. 28) Wood certification has reached its 15th birthday, but many forestry companies still harbor reservations about the costs and benefits associated with green certifications.
This was the finding of two recent surveys conducted by Random Lengths, an industry publication that tracks lumber and other LBM commodity prices, and the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA), a forestry trade group. Read more.