Why Harbin?

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang and other neighboring Northeastern provinces, such as Jilin and Liaoning provinces and Northeastern cities such as Sui Fen He, Changchun, Shenyang and Dalian and transportation is convenient among these Northeastern cities. Being the heart of the northeastern frontier of China and Russia, Harbin has become an important strategic city for the Heilongjiang provincial government to accelerate development collectively with its neighboring cities and hence become an important component of Northeastern provinces' modernization and economic development. Harbin and Sui Fen He of the cities of Heilongjiang are known for China's timber trade hub with millions cubic meter of timber shipment to China. There are over 2,000 solid timber products enterprises located in Heilongjiang and its neighboring provinces producing furniture, flooring, doors and joinery to meet the growing demand of China's domestic as well as the overseas markets.

The Convention is confirmed to be held in Harbin on June 20, 2013. This year Convention will continue to provide a platform for the US hardwood industry to promote US hardwood applications further to furniture, door and flooring and joinery manufacturing and interior design. The Convention will also help to promote US hardwood for the consumer market in the most dynamic environment and economic development zones in the Northeastern region of China. In this Convention AHEC will feature a report on LCA Study of US hardwoods.