🇪🇺 EU Targets Chinese Plywood in Latest Defence of Domestic Industries
1. Background: Rising Concerns Over Chinese Hardwood Plywood In recent months, the European Union has ramped up trade-defence measures against Chinese hardwood plywood imports. These actions stem from long-standing worries among European producers that Chinese manufacturers are undercutting them with exceptionally low-priced, subsidized plywood—possibly even using illegally sourced Russian timber to bypass EU restrictions. The…