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EasternWhitePine.org is owned and maintained by the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA). Established in 1933, NELMA is the rules writing agency for Eastern White Pine lumber and the grading authority for Eastern Spruce, Balsam Fir, Spruce Pine Fir (SPFs) species grouping and other commercially important eastern softwood lumber species.
NELMA conducts ongoing quality control inspection audits at softwood lumber manufacturers in the Northeastern and Great Lakes regions of the U.S. to ensure that on-grade Eastern White Pine products are meeting the needs of consumers. The Association is the primary developer and distributor of an array of technical information and unique marketing and promotional materials of interest to consumers, builders, designers, specifiers, architects, and engineers. For additional information: Ask NELMA. www.nelma.org.
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Founded in 1933, the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturer's Association (NELMA) is one of seven lumber rules writing agencies in the U.S. accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) to write grade rules that are certified as conforming to the American Softwood Lumber Standard PS20. NELMA is the official author and administrator of the grading rules for Eastern White Pine, in particular.
In addition to the quality control inspection audits we conduct at lumber manufacturers to ensure that on-grade Eastern White Pine products are meeting the needs of consumers, NELMA develops and distributes an array of technical information and unique promotional materials via our member-driven marketing program. We encourage you to browse through the pages of this website and discover why Eastern White Pine is the very best choice when wood is considered, both environmentally sustainable and application versatile.
