NEWS

The World Trade Organization found that virtually every reason given by the U.S. for imposing countervailing duties on imports of softwood lumber from Canada was unfounded.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIII, Issue XVI: Canadian Tribunal Finds That Chinese Plywood Harms Industry | U.S. Takes Antidumping Action Against China| ANSI Approves 2020 Updates To HP-1 & EF Standards | NEW: DHA Grading Workshops Offered Online Or In-Person | Pests Decimate Forests In U.S. & Canada

New online grading workshops from Decorative Hardwoods Association will be available after Labor Day. There are four online sessions: Basics, Specifics, Standards, and Grades.

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Woodworking Network: Dust-related fire reported at South Carolina’s Darlington Veneer

Photo © Darlington Veneer

The BSR notice has been filed to begin the five-year update of the American National Standard for Due Diligence in Procuring/Sourcing Legal Timber, ANS LTDD 1.0 2015.