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AAHP Applauds Independent, Non-biased ITC Ruling That Ends Protectionist Duties on Imports Washington – The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) applauded today’s unanimous U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) final negative injury determination in its investigations of Chinese hardwood and decorative plywood.  The ITC ruling brings an end to a year-long campaign to impose severe and unprecedented antidumping and countervailing Continue Reading ...

The US Commerce Department on Tuesday announced its affirmative final determination in duty probes against hardwood and plywood from China, which increases the possibility of imposing punitive duties on the products. The Commerce Department claimed that Chinese producers and exporters sold hardwood and decorative plywood in the US market at dumping margins ranging from 55.76% to 121.65%. In addition, all Continue Reading ...

You’ll pay more for cabinets and anything made with Chinese plywood, and U.S. jobs will be lost too. By Greg Simon and Richard Titus The recent housing uptick has prompted many Americans to buy new homes and renovate existing ones. But those in the market to remodel a kitchen or replace wood flooring might experience sticker shock. Not because of Continue Reading ...

AAHP to HPVA: U.S. Manufacturers, employees and consumers lose in government investigation of Chinese hardwood plywood As the federal government continues its investigation of the Chinese hardwood plywood market, The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) takes strong exception to a recent statement made by the Hardwood Plywood Veneer Association (HPVA).   AAHP Co-Chairmen Greg Simon and Gregg Wilkinson issued the Continue Reading ...

EPA Grants Second Extension for Formaldehyde Rule Comments The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a prepublication notice today that it has granted a 30 day extension for public comments on both parts of its proposed formaldehyde regulations. On August 6, CPA and its trade association allies in the Federal Wood Industry Coalition (FWIC) petitioned EPA to grant this Continue Reading ...