U.S. Lumber Coalition Applauds President Trump’s Strong Stance on U.S. Trade Law Enforcement

By the US Lumber Coalition
PR Newswire
January 24, 2025
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States

WASHINGTON — “President Trump is right, the United States does not need unfairly traded Canadian lumber imports,” said Andrew Miller, Chairman of the U.S. Lumber Coalition and CEO of Stimson Lumber. “U.S. sawmill investment and capacity expansion to supply our own market has been robust in no small part thanks to the duties first imposed in 2017 by President Trump against Canadian lumber. The domestic industry has retaken share of the U.S. market to reach levels not seen since the mid-1970s,” added Miller. …”The trade cases must remain in place as long as Canada keeps subsidizing and dumping,” continued Miller. “The enforcement of the U.S. trade laws is paramount to maximize long-term lumber output by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes. We reject any efforts to promote a Canada First trade agenda prioritizing unfairly traded lumber imports,” concluded Miller.

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