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The ruling follows a year-long trade investigation into imports that US producers said were being sold at unfairly low prices and benefiting from government subsidies. Combined duty margins could reach 275% for Chinese imports, with significant rates also imposed on producers in Indonesia and Vietnam.The US has confirmed duties...
Selected companies had an unfair advantage in accessing state-owned timber, distorting competition in the market.Latvia’s state-owned forestry company LVM has been fined €7.86m over long-term logging agreements that the Competition Council says gave selected companies preferential access to timber resources (Image: Unsplash)Latvia’s Competition Council has fined state-owned forestry company...
President Donald Trump has delayed tariffs on a range of Canadian imports for three days as the two countries work towards a trade agreement that could provide relief for the lumber sector and other key industries.A potential US-Canada trade deal could offer relief to Canadian lumber exporters facing existing...
The former head takes on an expanded leadership role as LIGNA becomes an independent division within Deutsche Messe.Stephanie Wagner has been appointed global director of LIGNA at Deutsche Messe (Image: Deutsche Messe)Stephanie Wagner has assumed leadership of the newly established LIGNA division within Deutsche Messe’s trade and consumer fairs...
A new research project is examining how mass timber and prefabrication could make temporary Air Force housing faster to deploy while enabling future reuse.Mass timber is increasingly being explored for a range of building applications, offering opportunities for prefabrication, efficient construction and adaptable design (Image: Unsplash)Engineers at Auburn University...
The US Department of Commerce has adopted its preliminary findings after no parties submitted comments on the review.Wooden bedroom furniture from China is subject to anti-dumping duties in the US, with 11 companies covered by the latest administrative review (Image: Unsplash)The US Department of Commerce has finalised its administrative...
Artificial intelligence adoption, sustainability and skills development across the built environment are among the topics that will be discussed at the Singapore event from 2–4 Sep 2026.The 2026 edition of International Built Environment Week (IBEW) in Singapore, widely regarded as one of Asia-Pacific’s leading built environment events, will explore...
Satellite analysis finds biomass losses per hectare have risen 46% since 2018, while a separate study projects a decline in the continent’s forest carbon sink.Satellite-based research is providing new estimates of biomass losses from forest disturbances across Europe, including losses from drought, pests, windstorms and harvesting (Image: Unsplash)Europe’s forests...
A new agreement between Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and FSC will explore a combined audit mechanism for national and international timber certification.Representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and FSC signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation on sustainable forest management and timber certification (Image: FSC)Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and the...
The US Department of Commerce has raised the final countervailing duty rate to 88.96%, while maintaining the existing anti-dumping margin at 187.27%. Permanent trade measures remain subject to a final injury determination.The US has increased the final countervailing duty rate on hardwood and decorative plywood imports from China while...
