At the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2016, the regions biggest global furniture market, trade show operator UBM will partner with Alibaba B2B, a business section of China's answer to Amazon.com., in an effort to link online and face-to-face business trade show exhibitions and sales.

Georgia-Pacific LLC announced that it plans to sell its engineered lumber business to Boise Cascade for $215 million, including working capital.

There were fewer woodworking companies that closed their doors during the past year than in any year in recent memory, if the FDMC 300 is any guide. With FDMC 300 research well underway, only five companies have been identified as closed or likely out of business. Work is continuing on the list of leading manufacturers of cabinets, furniture, millwork and store fixtures, and it is possible that one or two other companies may be identified as being closed.

As Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) allows timberland it uses to lose FSC certification, FSC International jumps into the controvery from headquarters in Germany, launching a mediation process that finds support from the First Nation's indigenous tribes that also have authority over the land. Resolute's CEO takes aim at environmental groups.

A woodworking inventor from Utah says he has developed a specialized clamping system for clamping vertical wood parts.

Automating wood manufacturing equipment has met with resistance by workers and even managers - fearful they would lose jobs, or the ability to apply craftsmanship to production. That resistance may be starting to fade. And new research documents what suppliers have been advising for years: computerization actually increases employment.

As wood industry professionals, our relationship with technology has been “stand-offish” at best. We’ve all been frustrated when dealing with super technical “code gurus”. We’ve felt the pain of having a 12,000 lb “paperweight” machine rendered useless by software that nobody besides a German engineer understands. Tech and woodworking have had a rough go and, there has always been a giant gap between the two.

Millwork manufacturer Assa Abloy says it has developed an industry-first, moisture-resistant plastic laminate wood-core door intended for wet or humid interior applications, says David Jordan, U.S. director of wood doors for the Swedish company.

Flat track sliding doors made from reclaimed wood have been introduced by NEWwoodworks. The doors, made to order, feature Leatherneck Flat Track Hardware in several different styles and colors to fit any interior design. Pioneer Millworks, a sister company, supplies the inventory of reclaimed wood in a variety of species and textures.