Woodworking Industry News

Woodworking Industry News

Furniture makers urge U.S. to investigate Chinese Aspects Furniture for antidumping

CHINO Calif. – A group of American bedroom furniture manufacturers are urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to determine whether items being imported by Aspects Furniture are subject to the antidumping order on Chinese-made wooden bedroom furniture.
 
The American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade, the name of the group of U.S. furniture makers, has requested the investigation under the Enforce and Protect Act of 2015.

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New Formaldehyde Rule compliance dates set

An agreement has been reached in the case of Sierra Club v. Pruitt that sets new Formaldehyde Rule "manufactured by" dates for producers and fabricators of composite wood panels to June 1, 2018, for CARB Phase 2 or TSCA Title VI compliant materials, with only TSCA Title VI compliant and labeled products allowable after March 22, 2019.