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Decorative Hardwoods Association® (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XI, Issue XX: Timber Trade Patterns Shift | IWPA Responds To WSJ Tariff Dodging Story | Experts Predict Which Paint Colors Will Dominate In 2019 | HGTV Star Predicts Top Design Trends For 2019 | Hard Work Results In Clarification Of EPA Formaldehyde Rule

The escalation of US-China trade dispute further affected the exports of American hardwood to Greater China.

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AHEC SEA&GRCH Market Report_2018Oct_v1 (PDF)

Decorative Hardwoods Association® President Kip Howlett spoke at the World Resources Institute's Forest Legality Week about how tariffs, duties, and legality impact wood products trade flows and how these changes make tracing the source of legal timber particularly challenging. The international event drew participants from governments, the private sector, the scientific community, and timber certification organizations.

Decorative Hardwoods Association® (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XI, Issue XIX: China's Exports Surge | Change To Tariff Schedule Affects Plywood | Exporters Dodge Tariffs | Global Construction Set To Rise To $13 Trillion

Exporters Dodge Tariffs, China's Exports Surge - http://eepurl.com/dKKflw

A federal district court approved Lumber Liquidators' $36 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for formaldehyde emissions violations. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 760,000 customers who purchased Chinese-made laminate flooring from the company between 2009 and 2015. Lumber Liquidators, who initially disputed the findings of a 60 Minutes investigative report, was also fined $2.5 million by CARB in 2016.

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