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President Trump has delayed tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for another year to support ongoing trade negotiations, while maintaining existing tariffs on certain wood products due to national security concerns related to foreign reliance and trade practices.
Rayonier is acquiring PotlatchDeltic in a $3.4 billion all-stock deal to form the second-largest publicly traded timber and wood products company in North America, with operations across 11 states and significant manufacturing capacity, amid challenging market conditions and new tariffs impacting the industry.
New US tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, timber, and furniture have taken effect, with tariffs ranging from 10% to 50%, aimed at protecting domestic manufacturing but raising concerns about increased housing and renovation costs.
New tariffs on softwood lumber, furniture, and kitchen cabinets have been implemented by the US under President Trump, aiming to boost domestic industries and national security, but likely increasing homebuilding costs and impacting major exporters like Canada, Vietnam, Mexico, and China.
Donald Trump announced tariffs on timber and furniture as part of a national security investigation, aiming to address concerns related to these industries.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing tariffs on imports of timber, lumber, and related products to protect U.S. industry and national security, citing foreign subsidies and supply chain vulnerabilities, with specific tariffs set for various products and trade partners.
The President of the United States issued a proclamation to adjust tariffs on timber, lumber, and related products due to concerns that current import levels threaten national security by weakening domestic industry and supply chains. The measures include implementing tariffs ranging from 10% to 50%, with plans to monitor and negotiate with trade partners to address these security concerns and bolster domestic production and resilience.
Martin Migeon Architecture and Anouk Migeon have transformed an old barn into a holiday house in Charentes-Maritimes, France. The project features a sequence of differentiated volumes, each with its orientation and distinct characteristics. The extension hosts the main collective spaces for the family and gives access to a large covered terrace. The project initiates a new dialogue between old and new, generating curious collages of raw materials, volumes, roofs, and geometries.
Norse elites in Greenland imported high-quality timber from northeastern North America and Northern Europe to meet most of their building needs, according to a new study by University of Iceland archaeologist Lísabet Guðmundsdóttir. The study used cellular-level study known as taxa analysis to distinguish between local wood, driftwood and imported timber. The imported wood came primarily from Northern Europe, with Norwegian sources being most prominent. But hemlock and Jack pine didn’t grow in Europe in the early second millennium and could only have been harvested in eastern North America.