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The U.S. furniture industry continues to outperform other U.S. manufacturing sectors. Eight industries reported growth in production, with furniture in second place. On the employment side, only six industries showed growth; of those, furniture was again in second place.

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Global Wood: U.S. furniture industry rebounds for two consecutive months

DHA collaborated with six industry organizations to respond to the EPA's proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for plywood and composite wood products. Our extensive response details why many of the proposed new requirements are not justified. The costs of the changes to our industry are estimated at $130 million—with limited or no benefit.

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A recent article published in Nature by researchers at the World Resources Institute challenges the carbon benefits of forest products. Forest industry representatives disagree with many of the findings, which are largely based on forestry practices in other parts of the world. In the U.S., forest growth far exceeds harvests.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued its final determination on the hardwood plywood circumvention case that was filed more than three years ago. Commerce ruled that hardwood plywood exported from Vietnam that is sourced from China is a product of China and is subject to the antidumping and countervailing duties on hardwood plywood from China. These duties are often more than 200%.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has just issued a final determination that hardwood plywood exported from Vietnam using hardwood plywood inputs sourced from China is, in fact, a product of China and is subject to the antidumping and countervailing duties on hardwood plywood from China.