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The Department of Commerce has initiated an anti-dumping investigation of wood cabinets and vanities imported from China to determine if they are being dumped into the U.S. market. This action is in response to a petition filed by the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance on March 6. The value of wood cabinets, vanities, and related components imported from China in 2018 was approximately $4.4 billion.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association® (formerly HPVA) eNews SPECIAL EDITION: Fake News - The Rest Of The Story On Roseburg & Atlantic Veneer

SPECIAL EDITION: Fake News - The Rest Of The Story https://mailchi.mp/decorativehardwoods.org/fake-news-rest-of-story

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The Möhring Group announced that it will change the business model at its Beaufort, NC facility by maintaining current log suppliers, slicing material closer to the log source, maintaining the flow of logs and veneer, and keeping its clipping and grading lines in Beaufort. The Möhring Group has also acquired the assets of Bracia Mrozik, a Polish veneer producer of European species.

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In the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement investigation into alleged illegal imports of okoumé veneer by Cornerstone Forest Products, Roseburg Forest Products has been cooperative and transparent with investigators. Roseburg states that ICE investigators "have repeatedly assured Roseburg that the company is not the focus of the investigation at this time. Media reports have inaccurately stated or implied that Roseburg is the focus of the investigation."