Independent Wood Processors Association of British Columbia

The Independent Wood Processors Association represents British Columbia’s higher value wood manufacturers that maximize the use of every stick of wood harvested. Our member companies are small and medium-sized companies, and many are family-owned, committed to the prosperity of their local communities and reinvesting in British Columbia.

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Doubled Duty Hammers More Nails into BC’s Value-Added Coffin

The Independent Wood Processors Association of British Columbia (IWPA) concedes the US Department of Commerce’s ruling to double the softwood lumber…

Old Growth Deferrals Hurts Value-Added Sector Hardest

BC Government’s decision to halt harvesting is devastating news for British Columbia’s value-added wood processors and the thousands of people they…

IWPA calls on Canada-USA to Negotiate an End to Softwood Lumber Duties

BC’s Independent Wood Processors Association (IWPA) calls on Canadian and American governments to begin bi-lateral negotiations to resolve the…