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STATS: Wood finds silver lining amid challenges

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Other real wood enthusiasts such as Boa-Franc, maker of the Mirage brand of hardwood flooring, are holding their ground. The winter storms across Texas earlier this year also impacted key components used in wood adhesives and finishes, and that has driven pricing dramatically higher as well.”. Outlook for 2021.

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Obstacles fail to derail wood’s surge

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The pipeline, due to COVID-19, had a bit of a lag during the first quarter and into the second quarter, but we expect robust sales and activity for the second half of 2021 and all of 2022.”. Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing at Boa-Franc, maker of the Mirage brand, agreed. Impact of price hikes.