Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) today announced a major strategic alliance with the Muar Furniture Association (MFA), one of the most prominent furniture industry groups in Malaysia.

Goodfellow Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2012.

Ainsworth Lumber Co. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced rights offering raising gross proceeds of $175 million. The closing of the Rights Offering represents the last step in Ainsworth's comprehensive refinancing plan originally announced on October 22, 2012.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has surpassed the $500 million benchmark at the worldwide box office. The joint announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

Headwaters Inc., a building products company dedicated to improving lives through innovative advancements in construction materials, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Kleer Lumber Inc., a manufacturer of high quality and eco-friendly cellular PVC trim board and moulding products.

Importation of both logs and lumber to China fell substantially in 2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Total imports, by value, during the first eight months was 4.3 billion dollars, or 19% less than in 2011, with the biggest declines in logs imported from Russia and the US, and in lumber from North America.

KB Home reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended November 30, 2012.

Hampton Affiliates, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC), Burns Lake, B.C., responded today to the WorkSafe BC announcement that they have completed their investigation on the cause of the explosions at Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine), Burns Lake, and Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George.

WorkSafeBC has completed its investigations into the explosion on January 20, 2012 at the Babine Forest Products Company in Burns Lake and the explosion on April 23, 2012 at Lakeland Mills Ltd. in Prince George.