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In this March 7, 2017 photo, a sign left from when the Oak Valley Hardwoods lumber mill was called the Stanley Furniture plant still hangs on the wall inside the facility in Robbinsville, N.C. Much of the lumber owner Jimmy Lee processes there and at other facilities in both Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee is destined for Asian markets, particularly China, where a hunger for hardwood is fueled by consumers with recently acquired wealth and a taste for quality products. (Angeli Wright/The Asheville Citizen-Times via AP)

In this March 7, 2017 photo, a sign left from when the Oak Valley Hardwoods lumber mill was called the Stanley Furniture plant still hangs on the wall inside the facility in Robbinsville, N.C. Much of the lumber owner Jimmy Lee processes there and at other facilities in both Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee is destined for Asian markets, particularly China, where a hunger for hardwood is fueled by consumers with recently acquired wealth and a taste for quality products. (Angeli Wright/The Asheville Citizen-Times via AP)

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