Wood Week: Uniboard Sale; Moulding Chain Closes

By Bill Esler

January 4, 2012 | 4:39 pm CST

Woodworking Network's Top News Stories of 2012

Wood Week: Uniboard Sale; Moulding Chain Closes Uniboard USA found a buyer for its $160 million panel mill, opened less than two years. The buyer, Arauco, needs the capacity. The Chilean plywood products firm topped wood industry news this week as a victim of massive fires, along with the forests of the Bio Bio region of Chile where its plants are situated.

Also this week: a home interiors crown moulding franchise explained why even a good business model can be beaten by a bad economy.

The holidays saw others stories you may have missed, such as the new manufacturing plant for Express Cabinets, and an immensly popular series run before and after January 1, 2012, listing 2011's top news, videos, articles and blogs at WoodworkingNetwork.com and at our sister site, ClosetsDaily.com.

	Forest Fire Destroys Arauco Plywood Plant By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 01/04/2012 9:44:00 AM NUEVA ALDEA, CHILE - Wide-spreading forest fires in Chile destroyed panel manufacturing giant Arauco's largest plywood plant last week. Read more
	Uniboard USA Agrees to Sell 'Mega' MDF Mill By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 12/30/2011 9:39:00 AM MONCURE, NC -- Uniboard USA LLC, a subsidiary of Pfleiderer AG, has reached an agreement to sell its MDF and thermo-fused melamine (TFM) facilities in Moncure to a subsidiary of Paneles Arauco S.A. Read more
	Just Moulding: Why It Went Out of Business By Bill Esler \| Updated: 12/29/2011 1:47:00 PM Residential woodwork and crown moulding franchise Just Moulding says the recession killed demand for its moulding services, while prospective franchisees couldn't get loans to open new outlets. Read more
	IKEA Scraps Wood Pallets By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 01/04/2012 1:03:00 PM DELFT, NETHERLANDS - IKEA, world's largest furniture retailer, drops wooden pallets, switching to cardboard pallets to transport products. Last month the union at IKEA's Swedwood-Danville, VA plant ratified a contract. Read more
	Chinese Furniture Firm Fined for Scamming Buyers By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 01/03/2012 10:20:00 AM SHANGHAI - DaVinci Furniture was slapped with a 1.33 million yuan (nearly $212,000) fine for selling furniture fraudulently promoted as "Made in Italy," that was actually made in China. Read more
	Express Cabinets Buys $7.6 Million Factory By Bill Esler \| Updated: 12/21/2011 2:06:00 PM NEWARK, NJ - Kitchen cabinetry firm Express Cabinets Inc. will relocate operations to a 200,000 square foot plant in Yonkers, NY. Read more
	Woodworking: Top 10 Wood News Reports in 2011 By Bill Esler \| Updated: 12/21/2011 9:00:00 AM Jeld-Wen equity investment, Gibson Guitar Lacey raid, table saw safety rules, a walnut lumber transport ban, and a squirrel that burned down a custom woodwork shop were among the top stories. Read more
	Woodworking Network's Top Features for 2011 By Karen Koenig \| Updated: 12/20/2011 2:19:00 PM Wood Industry's 2011 Market Leaders, WOOD 100 Success Strategies, housing trends, falling trees, custom cases and lean door manufacturing are among the year's top stories on WoodworkingNetwork.com. Read more
	Woodworking Network's Top Blogs of 2011 By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 12/28/2011 8:45:00 PM Gibson Guitar, wood blimp hangers and the shortage of skilled woodworkers topped the most viewed blog topics. Read more
	Woodworking Network's Top Videos of 2011 By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 12/28/2011 6:18:00 PM Gibson Guitar CEO's plea of innocence, a Daily Show satire of IKEA and Hickory Chair, and Cohen Woodworking's use of video to document its custom capabilities were among the most viewed videos posted on WoodworkingNetwork.com in 2011. Read more
	Closet Markets Top Stories, Videos and Blogs for 2011 By Michaelle Bradford \| Updated: 12/26/2011 1:17:00 PM Top stories for 2011 included a major industry player's acquisition of a garage company's assets; continued popularity of wall beds; as well as increased interest in modular wardrobes and celeb closets. Read more

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	Forest Fire Destroys Arauco Plywood Plant By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 01/04/2012 9:44:00 AM NUEVA ALDEA, CHILE - Wide-spreading forest fires in Chile destroyed panel manufacturing giant Arauco's largest plywood plant last week. Read more
	Uniboard USA Agrees to Sell 'Mega' MDF Mill By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 12/30/2011 9:39:00 AM MONCURE, NC -- Uniboard USA LLC, a subsidiary of Pfleiderer AG, has reached an agreement to sell its MDF and thermo-fused melamine (TFM) facilities in Moncure to a subsidiary of Paneles Arauco S.A. Read more
	Just Moulding: Why It Went Out of Business By Bill Esler \| Updated: 12/29/2011 1:47:00 PM Residential woodwork and crown moulding franchise Just Moulding says the recession killed demand for its moulding services, while prospective franchisees couldn't get loans to open new outlets. Read more
	IKEA Scraps Wood Pallets By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 01/04/2012 1:03:00 PM DELFT, NETHERLANDS - IKEA, world's largest furniture retailer, drops wooden pallets, switching to cardboard pallets to transport products. Last month the union at IKEA's Swedwood-Danville, VA plant ratified a contract. Read more
	Chinese Furniture Firm Fined for Scamming Buyers By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 01/03/2012 10:20:00 AM SHANGHAI - DaVinci Furniture was slapped with a 1.33 million yuan (nearly $212,000) fine for selling furniture fraudulently promoted as "Made in Italy," that was actually made in China. Read more
	Express Cabinets Buys $7.6 Million Factory By Bill Esler \| Updated: 12/21/2011 2:06:00 PM NEWARK, NJ - Kitchen cabinetry firm Express Cabinets Inc. will relocate operations to a 200,000 square foot plant in Yonkers, NY. Read more
	Woodworking: Top 10 Wood News Reports in 2011 By Bill Esler \| Updated: 12/21/2011 9:00:00 AM Jeld-Wen equity investment, Gibson Guitar Lacey raid, table saw safety rules, a walnut lumber transport ban, and a squirrel that burned down a custom woodwork shop were among the top stories. Read more
	Woodworking Network's Top Features for 2011 By Karen Koenig \| Updated: 12/20/2011 2:19:00 PM Wood Industry's 2011 Market Leaders, WOOD 100 Success Strategies, housing trends, falling trees, custom cases and lean door manufacturing are among the year's top stories on WoodworkingNetwork.com. Read more
	Woodworking Network's Top Blogs of 2011 By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 12/28/2011 8:45:00 PM Gibson Guitar, wood blimp hangers and the shortage of skilled woodworkers topped the most viewed blog topics. Read more
	Woodworking Network's Top Videos of 2011 By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 12/28/2011 6:18:00 PM Gibson Guitar CEO's plea of innocence, a Daily Show satire of IKEA and Hickory Chair, and Cohen Woodworking's use of video to document its custom capabilities were among the most viewed videos posted on WoodworkingNetwork.com in 2011. Read more
	Closet Markets Top Stories, Videos and Blogs for 2011 By Michaelle Bradford \| Updated: 12/26/2011 1:17:00 PM Top stories for 2011 included a major industry player's acquisition of a garage company's assets; continued popularity of wall beds; as well as increased interest in modular wardrobes and celeb closets. Read more

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