The new standards will apply to 219 major-source facilities that make plywood, composite wood products or kiln-dried lumber.
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Compared with the previous month, production was down 2%.
Buyer search yields no viable option as falling demand and rising costs pressure operations.
Furniture makers also recorded declines, even as overall industrial earnings grew and paper producers gained.
Price for plywood imported to Japan slid 3%.
Compared with the previous month, production was down 2%.
Price for plywood imported to Mexico rose marginally 0.4%.
Price for plywood imported to Kazakhstan rose 3%.
Exports of plywood from Russia to China decreased 8%.
Price for plywood exported from China increased slightly 0.1%.
Price for plywood imported to the UK lost 30%.
Price for plywood imported to the EU increased 8%.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan decreased 6%.
Restructuring follows profitability decline with 72 employees facing termination or duty changes.
Wood processing, pulp, paper and building material prices stayed below year-earlier levels, while overall industrial producer prices rose on higher raw material and mining costs.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. declined only 0.4%.
Exports of plywood from Russia to the U.S. grew 9%.
Price for plywood imported to the U.S. increased slightly 0.5%.
Price for plywood imported to Taiwan dipped 3%.
The plan sets four pillars — secure competitive wood fibre, invest in modernization and innovation, expand domestic and international markets, and support workers and communities, and will feed into a formal Forest Sector Strategy by the end of 2026.