DHA® eNews - Sales Of Kitchen Cabinets Rise
Kitchen cabinet sales rose 1.8% in February of this year vs. last February, reports KCMA. Sales of custom cabinets led the increase, growing by 11.3%.
Turnover of kitchen and bathroom cabinets increased 3.9% in December 2017 vs. December 2016, led by semi-custom and stock cabinets. Overall, in 2017, turnover grew 2.9%.
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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden visited Timber Products in Medford, Oregon, on March 30. Rep. Walden and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio strongly support the ITC's ruling on China's unfair hardwood plywood trade practices.
Jim Sitts, Columbia's Appalachian timber manager, collaborated with Josh Kelly, public lands biologist, to write this article - and to create a vision for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests.
This week, HPVA Laboratories® certified another Decorative Hardwoods Association® member: States Industries received EPA TSCA Title VI certification.
The Decorative Hardwoods Association Spring Conference®, to be held May 6-8 at Kiawah Island, SC, offers a wealth of insightful educational presentations, networking, and recreational opportunities. Sign up by the end of the day today to save $275 on registration.
The 28th Illegal Logging and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting is scheduled for November 8-9 at Chatham House in London.
China's share of U.S. hardwood plywood imports dropped to 18% in January, a dramatic change from its 60% share in January 2017 before the U.S. imposed antidumping and countervailing duties. Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia gained the most share but are still relatively small. Plywood imports from Indonesia were 29% higher than in January 2017 and the value increased by 40%. Imports of solid and engineered wood flooring declined from the previous month.
Following 3 years of recovery, EU imports of hardwood veneer from the tropics declined 6% to 310,000 cubic meters in 2017 while imports of veneer from temperate countries rose 17% to 262,000 cubic meters in 2017. Imports from Ukraine and Russia led temperate veneer imports, driven in part by weak exchange rates.
Source: ITTO
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce said that it would not investigate whether Chinese companies were avoiding tariffs on hardwood plywood imports by using pine on both the faces and backs. Commerce noted that the products named were excluded in the petition, although they had been included in an earlier investigation. Radiata pine log imports into China from New Zealand and Australia have surged over 42% from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, radiata pine logs are 43% of softwood log imports to China.
The product formaldehyde emission limits set by EPA, effective June 1, are the same as earlier CARB-established limits. However, there are a number of differences in the EPA's requirements. For example, EPA requires that records be retained for 3 years while CARB requires 2 years, and EPA requirements for fabricators are more stringent. See CARB's comparative table for more details.
Greenpeace is withdrawing from the Forest Stewardship Council, claiming the council it helped create 25 years ago no longer reliably protects forests.
Canada will ask a World Trade Organization adjudication panel to judge its dispute with the U.S. over Canadian lumber exports.
Source: Reuters
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law directing the state building code council to create rules for the use of mass timber in commercial and residential construction.
The seasonally adjusted rate is 618,000 units, according to NAHB and HUD.
The unexpected increase is due to growth in multifamily housing.
The results: more residential construction and strong homebuilder confidence, which recently reached a 20-year high.
The primary home accounts for 25% of households' assets.
73% of markets are less affordable than a year ago.
The U.S. Trade Representative has asked the Peruvian government to verify that 3 timber shipments exported to the U.S. in 2017 complied with all applicable Peruvian laws and regulations.
The European Court of Justice stated that Poland broke international law by dramatically increasing logging in Białowieża Forest, one of Europe's last primeval woodlands and home to endangered species.
The National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) and the Center for Natural Biodiversity in the Netherlands will create a database of the DNA of tree species that grow in the Amazon.
The world's leading cocoa producers are fighting to protect native forests to "really give customers peace of mind that chocolate eating isn't contributing to killing chimps or elephants."
A forest inspector who tried to rein in illegal logging in Peru was fired and fled to U.S. after getting death threats. Now he stews in exile as Peru backslides on environmental enforcement under U.S. trade treaty. (April 19).
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Researchers are developing a wood foam with low bulk density and high insulation value to replace polystyrene foam.
Allbirds just released a sneaker - called "Tree" - that is woven from fiber made from eucalyptus pulp.
3-D printed buildings are finally happening, in concrete jail cells, foam homeless shelters and earthquake-proof bungalows.