
Thomas Mende
The 2026 Forest Products Forum will be held on September 15. Each year, FEA is proud to partner with the World Forestry Center’s signature timberland investing conference, CANOPY: Forests + Markets + Society. Industry-leading analysts from FEA and our guest speakers will provide their assessments of current market conditions in the areas of macroeconomics and housing, lumber, timber, trade, engineered lumber, and wood panels. Speaker Highlight: Thomas Mende, Chief Sales Officer, Binderholz Timber will provide a European perspective on North American markets. He will discuss why European producers are continuing to export to the weak North American market, and how long that is sustainable. What is the outlook for European sawntimber exports to North America over the next 2–5 years? Are supply constraints (bark beetles, regulations, timber availability) changing Europe’s production outlook? Join FEA’s leading analysts and industry experts for insights on macroeconomics, housing, lumber, timber, trade, engineered wood products, and panels.