Lumber demand expected to increase
United States lumber demand is expected to increase 6.1 percent this year, ending two straight years of declines of more than 20 percent, according to a forecast released Tuesday by the Western Wood Products Association.
Consumer demand for wide plank hardwood flooring will increase in 2012, with growing number of homeowners and interior design professionals favouring the look of wide, natural wood flooring over narrow strips of traditional parquet, believe designers at Coswick Hardwood Inc.