HempWood® Gazette

Gazette June 2023 Why You Need HempWood Three reasons why you need HempWood Organic Flooring in your home. We use natural products including fiber hemp and a soy-based adhesive. We also don't use any dirty chemicals. Bona products are used for a water and scratch-resistant wear layer. You can find HempWood Organic Flooring at a dealer near you. We recently added MyPlanet Living Center to our dealer network. Located in Chicago, Illinois, MPLC offers all of the leading products, including HempWood Organic Flooring, in one showroom location. They make sourcing materials for your project easy. AIA Update This past month our team traveled to San Francisco, CA to attend AIA Conference [...]

May 2023 Gazette Vinyl Declines Atlanta, GA — May 22, 2023: Vinyl flooring imports saw a sharp decline in units in March, down 48.1% year over year (YOY), compared to only a 4.8% YOY decline in the prior month, according to Truist Securities. Units from China, the largest source of material, was down over 50% YOY, while South Korea declined 18.2% YOY. U.S. Customs estimates roughly $40 million of flooring has been detained through early March from PVC-related goods imported under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which now requires further documentation. Credit: Floor Daily NWFA Update This past month our team traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to attend the National Wood [...]

February Gazette 2023 CBS New York HempWood Founder Greg Wilson and CBS 2 News Anchor John Elliott discussed the possibilities of HempWood at the New Jersey Home and Garden Show. "You can take 60 or 80 years to have oak ready to be used for cabinetry or flooring whereas HempWood grows in four months," Wilson said. As the son of a cabinet maker, Elliott appreciated the applications of HempWood and encouraged viewers to check out hempwood.com. For the full interview, go to youtube.com Ohio Derailment "On Feb. 3, about 50 cars of a Norfolk Southern train went off track in Ohio, causing a days-long fire in the area. Ten of the 50 [...]