WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Popp Forest Products Inc., Lake Oswego, Oregon, has requested an exemption from potential tariffs or quotas on tropical hardwood kiln sticks, arguing that the products pose no national security risk. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the company emphasized the essential role kiln sticks play in domestic lumber production. Kiln sticks are used to separate layers of lumber during the drying process. Popp Forest Products argues   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Swanson Group, Inc., a family-owned lumber and plywood manufacturer based in Southwest Oregon, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce, urging significant policy changes to bolster the American timber and lumber industry. The filing, part of a Section 232 National Security Investigation into timber and lumber, highlights several challenges the company says are hindering domestic production and national self-sufficiency in wood products. In its communicati  more