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CPA 2025 Spring Meeting Begins Sunday
The 2025 CPA Spring Meeting at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, California, begins this weekend with nearly 300 attendees, guests, and spouses representing more than 120 companies. The Monday General Session will include a presentation on post-consumer MDF fiber recycling by Louis Van Roy, Business Development Director of Unilin, and an update on
European Panel Federation Recommends Excluding Panels from Reciprocal Tariffs
The European Panel Federation this week sent a formal letter to the EU Commission requesting that wood-based panels be excluded from the list of products subject to tariffs as a countermeasure to those imposed by the U.S. EPF recommends a “zero- to-zero” tariff approach to EU-U.S. trade. If the EU Commission decides to include panels
U.S. ITA Imposes Anti-dumping/Countervailing Duties on Melamine Imports
The U.S. International Trade Administration identified anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of the chemical compound melamine from six countries, which were the subject of an investigation by the International Trade Commission in 2024. The countries targeted for the duties include India, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago. The duties are differential and
Q1 U.S. Remodeling Confidence Down
In the first quarter of 2025, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Westlake Royal Remodeling Index (RMI) reported U.S. remodeling confidence at 63, shrinking five points from Q4 2024 and three points from the same period in 2024. The current market conditions indicator fell four points from the previous quarter to 71 and was three
Houzz Q2 Renovation Barometer Published
The Q2 2025 Houzz Renovation Barometer reports for both the construction and architectural and design sectors were mixed. The Barometer tracks residential renovation market expectations and recent business activity in the construction and architectural design services industries. Within the construction sector, the second quarter Expected Business Activity Indicator decreased six points from Q1 to 59,
February Building Permits Strengthen in Canada
In February, Canadian building permits totaled $13.1 billion (CAD), increasing 2.9% from January and 7.7% from the comparable month last year. Residential authorizations decreased 2.9% from the prior month but rose 15.4% to $8.4 billion year-over-year. Single-family permits totaled $3.0 billion, dipping 0.8% from January but 6.0% higher than February 2024. Multi-family levels were $5.5 billion
CPA 2025 Spring Meeting Begins Sunday
The 2025 CPA Spring Meeting at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, California, begins this weekend with nearly 300 attendees, guests, and spouses representing more than 120 companies. The Monday General Session will include a presentation on post-consumer MDF fiber recycling by Louis Van Roy, Business Development Director of Unilin, and an update on
European Panel Federation Recommends Excluding Panels from Reciprocal Tariffs
The European Panel Federation this week sent a formal letter to the EU Commission requesting that wood-based panels be excluded from the list of products subject to tariffs as a countermeasure to those imposed by the U.S. EPF recommends a “zero- to-zero” tariff approach to EU-U.S. trade. If the EU Commission decides to include panels
U.S. ITA Imposes Anti-dumping/Countervailing Duties on Melamine Imports
The U.S. International Trade Administration identified anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of the chemical compound melamine from six countries, which were the subject of an investigation by the International Trade Commission in 2024. The countries targeted for the duties include India, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago. The duties are differential and
Q1 U.S. Remodeling Confidence Down
In the first quarter of 2025, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Westlake Royal Remodeling Index (RMI) reported U.S. remodeling confidence at 63, shrinking five points from Q4 2024 and three points from the same period in 2024. The current market conditions indicator fell four points from the previous quarter to 71 and was three
Houzz Q2 Renovation Barometer Published
The Q2 2025 Houzz Renovation Barometer reports for both the construction and architectural and design sectors were mixed. The Barometer tracks residential renovation market expectations and recent business activity in the construction and architectural design services industries. Within the construction sector, the second quarter Expected Business Activity Indicator decreased six points from Q1 to 59,
February Building Permits Strengthen in Canada
In February, Canadian building permits totaled $13.1 billion (CAD), increasing 2.9% from January and 7.7% from the comparable month last year. Residential authorizations decreased 2.9% from the prior month but rose 15.4% to $8.4 billion year-over-year. Single-family permits totaled $3.0 billion, dipping 0.8% from January but 6.0% higher than February 2024. Multi-family levels were $5.5 billion
