Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIII, Issue II: U.S., China Sign Phase One Trade Agreement | U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Approved By Senate | Expect Vietnam's Wood Exports To Soar | U.S. Furniture Industry Chases Cheap Labor
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January 23, 2020
DHA eNews - U.S., China Sign Phase One Trade Agreement
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January 22, 2020
CARB Enforces Its Formaldehyde Rule
Since the widely publicized Lumber Liquidators case, CARB has levied fines against 15 companies, mostly importers, for violations of its regulations. While EPA and CARB formaldehyde emission limits are the same, other compliance provisions differ.
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January 22, 2020
Friends Of OSU Offer Renewable Materials Scholarship
Committed industry partners - and OSU friends - provide financial support to undergraduates studying renewable materials at Oregon State University. Experts from Columbia Forest Products, Murphy Company, Roseburg Forest Products, and others are on hand to work with students.
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OSU: Friends of Renewable Materials scholarship
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January 22, 2020
U.S. Furniture Industry Chases Cheap Labor
Due to a shortage of workers and high wages in Vietnam, some U.S. furniture makers are scouting factories in Cambodia and Bangladesh. The leadership of one such company, Haverty Furniture, believes that wood furniture manufacturing "is not coming back to the United States." Asian manufacturers source much of the wood they use from the U.S. Appalachian region.
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