Unfair trade with China must be tackled - manufacturers

Unfair trade with China must be tackled - manufacturers
Gavin Evans
Efforts to rebuild a stronger export economy will be short-lived if the country doesn’t start addressing the cost of unfair trade practices by China, wood and steel processors say. A surge in export log prices – driven by demand from China – is part of a recurring issue that successive governments have failed to address, said Jon Tanner, chief executive of the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association. The group has been promoting greater use of timber construction to underpin renewed investment in domestic processing and create more...

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