Quality Plywood Specialties, Inc.

01/09/2017

Economic data on manufacturing activity were mixed last week, but for those who are optimists, there were also signs that demand, output and hiring might accelerate moving forward. Along those lines, the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index accelerated to…

12/15/2016

ITC Votes Dec 30 On Chinese Plywood

On December 9, ITC staff held a preliminary hearing with U.S. petitioners and defendants in the recently filed anti-dumping case against Chinese hardwood plywood producers. On December 30, ITC commissioners will vote to determine if U.S. industry is being damaged by Chinese hardwood plywood imports and if a full investigation is required. The commissioners' opinions and staff report will be available in January.

Source: HPVA®; ECNS, December 13, 2016.

12/12/2016

We've updated our RTA Cabinetry program for 2017! New styles with framed and frameless options!

Quick lead times! Install your client's kitchen before the end of the year!

12/05/2016

Bottom line - Import plywood prices are already rising substantially as a response to this new petition.

On November 18, 2016, antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), regarding certain hardwood plyw

11/02/2016

Trivia time! What species is this?

11/01/2016

Urban wood slabs now available at Quality Plywood! Save local trees from the wood chipper while creating one-of-a-kind projects!

Quality Plywood Specialties is a member of the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (HPVA) and Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI)

10/31/2016

The U.S. economy grew 2.9 percent at the annual rate in the third quarter, up from 1.4 percent in the second quarter and its fastest pace in two years. Consumer spending, net exports and inventory spending were bright spots in the latest report, with fixed investment data remaining soft. Consumer sp...

10/26/2016

Check latest blog post - Part Three of our Veneer Buying Guide
"Tips for working with Wood Veneer"

http://www.qualityplywoodspec.com/uncategorized/veneer-buying-guide-part-3-tips-for-working-with-wood-veneer/

Now that we have discussed the construction of wood veneer, we will now move onto a few best practices I have discovered over the 20 years I have been in the industry. Order enough veneer to complete your project Because natural wood veneer is a naturally grown product, grain and even color may not…

10/21/2016

NBMDA Channel Connection

10/20/2016

CITES has placed the entire Dalbergia genus of 300 rosewood species under trade restrictions.

A major meeting on the regulation of trade in endangered species is drawing to a close in Johannesburg - here are seven of its key hits and misses

10/17/2016

The American consumer has been one of the bright spots in an otherwise sluggish pace of economic growth over the past year. Indeed, if consumer spending were the only element to consider, real GDP growth would have been 2.9 percent in the second quarter, not 1.4 percent, with notable drags coming fr...

10/11/2016

We continue to receive mixed messages about the current state of the manufacturing sector, ranging from rebounding demand and production in the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) survey to lingering weaknesses in the job market. We will start with some positives. After unexpectedly contracting…