Rare Earth Hardwoods (REH) was established in 1984 in Traverse City, MI. In 2003 REH opened their own production facility in Santarem, Brazil named Zero Impact Brazil (ZIB). ZIB produces specialty hardwood lumber, large slabs, siding, decking, flooring, paneling, timber packages and timber frames marketed under Amazon Timber Frames.
As a company policy, we focus on procuring wood with minimal negative impact on the forests of the region and when possible we harvest logs under our own exclusive 3D Guidelines (DYING, DEAD & DOWN).
Since 1982, Rare Earth Hardwoods(REH) has been supplying the world with the finest domestic and imported lumber and wood products.
As an importer and manufacturer, Rare Earth Hardwoods endeavors to accommodate a wide variety of customer needs for wood materials and associated services. Our product line includes high quality exotic specialty woods, wood slabs, and custom products.
Rare Earth Hardwoods is committed to the responsible harvesting of timber used in our products. Through continued education pertaining to the natural resource, along with innovative non-impact forestry practices, REH continues a tradition of developing methods for producing hardwood products with less impact on the environment.
Our company in Brazil, Zero Impact Brazil (ZIB), is deeply committed to ecologically sound business practices and is designated as a “green” operation by the Brazilian government. ZIB earned the “Top of Environmental Quality” award from the Order of Parliamentary of Brazil (OPB). OPB noted in its letter of recognition that it values and encourages the initiatives of the company in the treatment of the environment, saying that it shows great responsibility in helping to establish and maintain “harmony in nature and the biodiversity of the planet.”
