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On August 19, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that U.S. industry has been materially injured by imports of hardwood plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The U.S. Department of Commerce found that the imports are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and subsidized by their governments. As a result, Commerce will impose antidumping and countervailing duties.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIX, Issue XVI: USITC Rules That Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Have Been Harmed By Imports | Canada Imposes 25% Tariffs On Cabinets | ANSI Reaccredits DHA | Trump Administration Flags 40 Countries For Transshipment Risk |

How do giant tropical hardwood trees draw water up to 300 feet? What are dipterocarp trees?

Answers: Dipterocarp species are the tallest flowering trees in the world. They dominate Asian rainforests. They create low pressure at the top to draw water up the tree, using a highly evolved system that works just as well as the systems in trees that don't grow as tall. 

Trees can help contain heavy metals in polluted soil. The question is which species to choose. Experts at the Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL published a study on how seven different Central European species respond to metal-contaminated soils. The findings may surprise you.

Vermont loggers are sounding the alarm after Finch Paper announced that it will close its mill in Glens Falls, NY. The mill, which buys and processes low-grade pulp wood, is a pillar of the Vermont logging industry's supply chain. Vermont loggers say this will have an enormous negative impact on the industry.

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