Canfor is temporarily curtailing operations at all its British Columbia sawmills effective April 29. The forest products giant cited low lumber prices and the high cost of fiber for the closures.
In a 4-0 vote, the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that "there is a reasonable indication" that American cabinetry manufacturers are being harmed by Chinese imports of wooden cabinets and vanities.
John Sherwin, Project Manager, Custom Research, The Freedonia Group, will be presenting “Tariff Impacts on Cabinetry” at the Executive Briefing Conference on April 14.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated an antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigation on wooden cabinetry and vanities imported from China to determine whether they are being unfairly subsidized and dumped in the U.S. market.
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance has filed an antidumping petition against China, claiming the government's "manipulation and unfair trade practices" have led to a more than 75% rise in Chinese imports of kitchen and bath cabinetry since 2015.
Countervailing duties on plywood and softwood, tariffs on steel and aluminum, and other panel product restrictions are having a profound impact on U.S. cabinetry manufacturers.
Since 1916, Musgrave Pencil Company has been making pencils in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a locale one known as Pencil City. Its products are increasingly specialized.
The results of Woodworking Network's survey of the impact of tariffs on the furniture, cabinet and wood products industry will be revealed December 4 at 2 p.m. Eastern during an exclusive webcast.