WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Donna Harman today issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency announcement to seek an extension to re-propose the Boiler MACT rule for further comments.

American Standard Brands and Decorative Panels International (DPI) are pleased to announce the merger of their respective companies.

It’s often said that less is more. That may hold true for bombastic drum solos and Pauly Shore movies, but when it comes to sales of closet and cabinet products, less is quite simply less.

PAVE's 14th Annual Gala hit the $110,000 fundraising mark. The Planning and Visual Education Partnership encourages students to study in the field of retail design and planning and visual merchandising, key markets for the interior woodworking industry.

BOSTON, MA -- Interprint Inc., of Pittsfield, MA, a manufacturer of décor paper for surface laminates, has agreed to pay a penalty of $80,000 and to spend $305,000 to replace old, polluting wood stoves in western Massachusetts to settle claims by the US Environmental Protection Agency that it violated the federal Clean Air Act.

Underwriters Laboratories says building products will get green rankings by its new UL Environment,Inc. subsidiary, launching in January 2011.

OTTAWA, ON -- Housing starts climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 187,200 units in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This is up 8.6% from 167,800 units in October.

WASHINGTON -- The American Forest & Paper Association, an umbrella organization that represents a number of wood trade associations, credited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for delaying implementation of its Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule.

Innovations in the door and window fittings sector and the panel sizing sector will be presented at Windays & BiesseInside events, to be held on March 18 and 19 2011 in Pesaro, Italy.

The wood furniture firm is donating $1 to every new Facebook and Twitter follower.