NEWS

Despite a healthy housing market, U.S. moulding and millwork manufacturers have lost market share to Chinese and Brazilian imports. The manufacturers have petitioned the International Trade Commission, alleging dumping and other unfair trade practices by these countries and seeking antidumping and countervailing duty orders as a remedy against these imports.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIII, Issue II: U.S., China Sign Phase One Trade Agreement | U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Approved By Senate | Expect Vietnam's Wood Exports To Soar | U.S. Furniture Industry Chases Cheap Labor
 

Since the widely publicized Lumber Liquidators case, CARB has levied fines against 15 companies, mostly importers, for violations of its regulations. While EPA and CARB formaldehyde emission limits are the same, other compliance provisions differ.

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• UPI: U.S. housing starts surge to 13-year high, gov't figures show
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Committed industry partners - and OSU friends - provide financial support to undergraduates studying renewable materials at Oregon State University. Experts from Columbia Forest Products, Murphy Company, Roseburg Forest Products, and others are on hand to work with students.

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OSU: Friends of Renewable Materials scholarship