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Hardwood plywood is an appearance-based product manufactured from a natural resource with unending variation. Therefore, every panel will be different (although it is this natural variation that provides each panel with its unique beauty!). That variation, however, can make it difficult for a specifier to get the panels they want. Is there a way for the specifier to communicate clearly to the manufacturer what it is that they want? Yes, there is. The answer is to use a published standard which defines the type and quantity of natural and other characteristics allowed in each grade.

South Korea has imposed preliminary antidumping duties on Malaysian plywood imports. The South Korean Trade Commission (KTC) opened a dumping investigation after receiving a petition from the Korean Wood Panel Association that some plywood manufacturers in Malaysia are selling their products below the production cost and so hurting local South Korean plywood manufacturers. The plywood market in South Korea valued at US$584 million in 2009.

The Hardwood Forestry Fund is a 501(c)(3) established by the HPVA. An educational organization, it is dedicated to establishing sustainable hardwood forests. Through tree planting and implementation of forest management techniques on public land, the Hardwood Forestry Fund promotes hardwood timber growth, management, environmental education, and wise use of our nation's renewable forest resources.

HPVA is the only national trade association devoted to representing only the North American manufacturers of hardwood veneer and engineered hardwood products. The 2010 HPVA Strategic Plan sets out specific public policy issues that are the focus of the industry’s public policy program. HPVA is also a member of the Hardwood Federation which is a consortium of hardwood associations that represent the lumber, flooring, and regional associations.

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