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Six U.S. importers were found to be "involved in a scheme to transship wooden cabinets from China through Malaysia to avoid the payment of antidumping and countervailing duties" by U.S. Customs. Customs began investigating after the American Kitchen Cabinets Alliance filed a complaint last October.

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Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association announced that American Woodmark, MasterBrand Cabinets, and Cabinetworks Group—three of the largest cabinet manufacturers in the U.S.—have left the association after KCMA’s board of directors rejected their ultimatum to drop its litigation against Vietnam and Malaysia for circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duties.

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What is the most common tree in Canada?

Answer:  Spruce

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Martin's Tree Service: What is the Most Common Tree in Canada?

Total industrial production increased 0.6% in July, up nearly 4% vs. last year. Production of wood products is up 4.4% vs. one year ago. Manufacturing output gained 0.7% after having fallen 0.4% in each of the two previous months. See the chart above for key industrial activity metrics.

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