Softwood Export Council
This publication offers a sampling of western softwood species provided by the member companies of the following member agencies of the Softwood Export Council (SEC). Member agencies and their grading rules include:
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Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau (PLIB), Export “R” List Grading & Dressing Rules for West Coast Softwood Lumber; |
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Redwood Inspection Service (RIS), a division of the California Redwood Association (CRA), Standard Specifications for Grades of California Redwood Lumber; |
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West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLIB), Standard Grading Rules for West Coast Lumber; and |
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Western Wood Products Association (WWPA), Western Lumber Grading Rules. |
All of these agencies are accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. (ALSC), under the U.S. Department of Commerce, to provide mill supervisory, lumber grading and inspection services under their own and each other’s grading rules as well as the rules of other specified ALSC-certified agencies. All provide services for structural products under the National Grading Rule for Dimension Lumber (NGR). PLIB, WCLIB and WWPA are also accredited by the Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board to provide grading inspection services under the Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber published by the Canadian Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA) of Canada.
Click on individual SEC member agencies for the link to information on the products and services of individual exporting member mills.
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