The production of Accoya modified wood is projected to double over the next five years following a licensing, financing and marketing deal between manufacturer Accsys Technologies and Solvay Acetow. Under the agreement announced Dec. 9, Accsys will double the existing manufacturing capacity of its plant in Arnhem, Netherlands, to produce 80,000 cubic meters of Accoya per year, with 20,000 to come onstream as early as mid-2017.

Tailored Living featuring PremierGarage added a new floor coating line of natural stone to its collection of garage storage and organization products.

A spark in the finishing area set off a fireball, and a wood manufacturer was devastated. The predicament faced by Ken Clifton, president of CCF Industries on Friday, April 4, 2014, is quite a tale: an explosion rocked his Apollo, PA custom dovetail drawer plant, spreading fire and destroying the company’s 16,000-square-foot facility.

Furniture manufacturer MooreCo Inc. exposed workers to hazards twice in 14 months, says OSHA, fining it and its temporary staffing agency Manpower Group US Inc. in Temple, Texas, $161,000.

Minwax Gel Stain’s unique non-drip formula, in classic wood tones and now in contemporary coffee and black, is specifically designed to give precision brush application. It can also be used to stain non-wood surfaces including fiberglass or veneer to create the look and feel of real wood.

Dynabrade has brought back an industrial abrasive power tool American Classic, the National Detroit Legacy Series of Air Tools.

National Office Furniture plans to expand its Danville, KY, production plant with an investment of $530,000 in new equipment, adding approximately 40 new jobs and increasing the facility's production capacity.

Among the most famous kitchen cabinets and countertops must be those of the master of French cooking, Julia Child. The originals are in the Smithsonian. A copy is in a cottage she and her husband Paul built in France. It's now up for sale, in a case where upgrading the kitchen would probably lower the sale price: $860,000 U.S.