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FALLS, S.D., Oct. 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association
(KCMA) regrets to announce that during its board meeting yesterday
afternoon, American Woodmark, MasterBrand Cabinets, and
Cabinetworks Group notified KCMA leadership of their resignation
from the association. These companies have been valued members of
the association for many years.
By way of background, in April 2020,
in response to petitions filed by KCMA to combat unfairly traded
imports from China, the U.S.
Department of Commerce issued anti-dumping and countervailing duty
orders on wooden cabinets, vanities and components thereof ("WCV")
from China. The relief provided by these orders to the
domestic industry was being eroded by WCV that were made in
China and then transshipped
through Malaysia and Vietnam to the United States. In
April 2022, the KCMA requested that
the Commerce Department conduct scope inquiries and
anti-circumvention proceedings to address this problem and protect
tens of thousands of American cabinet jobs.
The three companies' departure followed the KCMA board's discussion
and rejection of their proposal to immediately cause KCMA to
withdraw the scope and anti-circumvention petitions related to
Chinese-origin WCV exported from Vietnam and Malaysia into the
United States. As part of the departure, MasterBrand
Cabinets immediately canceled its participation at the KCMA Fall
Conference, including the plant tour of its Starmark Cabinetry
facility and its conference panel session.
KCMA will always stand up to countries that engage in unfair trade
practices, and we are proud to support domestic cabinet
manufacturing.
About the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association:
The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) is a
voluntary, non-profit trade association founded in 1955 that
represents North American cabinet manufacturers and suppliers to
the industry, including kitchen, bath, and other residential
cabinets. With a membership now over 300 strong throughout
the United States, KCMA works to
advance the industry through advocacy, setting standards,
sponsoring research, and providing management tools and educational
programs. KCMA sets nationally recognized performance standards for
cabinets with the KCMA Certification.
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