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18 EU organizations, including timber, panel, and packaging groups, have made a final, urgent call for changes to create an EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Information System "without flaws and technical constraints, aligned with business practice," before the EUDR goes into effect in December.

On May 27, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said it will begin the first of three rounds of trade negotiations with Mexico to update the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. While the U.S. and Canada have had some discussions about the USMCA, no formal negotiations have been scheduled.

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In the summer issue of Surface and Panel Magazine, DHA President Keith Christman discussed recent hardwood plywood trade cases. The article explains the impact of the preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty rulings by the U.S. Department of Commerce and why they mark a major turning point for the industry.

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIX, Issue XI: DHA Shows How Hardwood Plywood Trade Cases Bring Fairness To Plywood Trade | U.S. & Mexico Schedule 3 Rounds Of Trade Talks Without Canada | Tariff Refund Process Returns Billions To U.S.

Last week, DHA members elected new Board leadership, including Vijay Reddy as Chairman (Danzer), Ted Downs as Vice Chair (States Industries); Division Vice Presidents Daniel Pacheco (Commonwealth Plywood), John Varner (Moehring Group), and Paul Davis (Columbia Forest Products); and at-large Board Members Reid Freeman (Freeman Veneers), Matt Smith (Manthei Wood Products), and Ben Miller (Miller Veneer).