China's Wood Flooring Trade Falls

China's customs administration reports that the value of wood flooring exports last year dropped 19% to $120 million. China's imports of wood flooring also fell by 8% to $78 million last year.

The U.S. has increased antidumping tariffs on composite wood flooring and tightened regulations on formaldehyde emissions for imported laminate flooring.

 

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DHA eNews - Wood Products Manufacturing Up 5%

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIV, Issue IX: Wood Products Manufacturing Up 5% | The Top Investor In Vietnam's Timber Industry Is China | PPE May Save Human Lives, But It's Deadly For Wildlife | Danzer Sells Hardwood Sawmill In Pennsylvania | U.S. Sanctions Burma's Key Timber Enterprise

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Wood Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

QUIZ: Elon Musk will soon launch the first wood satellite: true or false?

 

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Trillion Trees Act Reintroduced

The House Natural Resources Committee ranking member reintroduced the Trillion Trees Act as a core strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas. The bipartisan bill, supported by more than 30 stakeholder groups, creates a national program to increase tree nursery capacity, including a $1 billion loan program for tree nurseries.

 

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