EPF publishes position paper on the Green Deal

The European Panel Federation (EPF) has published a position paper regarding the new European Green Deal. It highlights the immense potential of wood-based materials for a functioning circular economy and long-term binding and avoidance of carbon emissions. The EPF welcomes the ambitions of the European Green Deal to achieve climate neutrality…

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China halts tariffs on U.S. hardwoods

As the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) reports, according to reports from the Agricultural Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing as well as the Chinese Ministry of Finance, the Chinese government will remove U.S. hardwood lumber import tariffs starting on February 28, 2020, for one year. Extracts from a statement…

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