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As to LVL international standards, Tom Williamson, APA declared, "While North America has long been a dominant producer of LVL, many other countries are now manufacturing the product.
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Mr Williamson warned that producing countries have developed their own LVL standards which are not always compatible with one another.
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The 40 presentations were moderated by James Shaw, Tom Williamson, Jim Dangerfield, Christian Blyt, Rémy Marchal, Paul Jaelrich, Shigehiko Suzuki, James Funck, Patrick Dronsky, Robert M Khudson, and Rick Massey.
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Tom Williamson, vice president, APA, warned, "The major challenge facing softwood plywood is to develop markets that will ensure the longevity of this 100-year-old industry.
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Mr Williamson predicted that softwood plywood production will continue to decline to approximately 15.5 billion ft2 by the end of the decade with plant closures inevitable as OSB production grows by almost 9 billion ft2 by 2010.Also, he said the North American plywood industry is "facing unprecedented threats" from imported plywood.