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Karen Koenig
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Karen M. Koenig has more than 35 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As senior editor, her responsibilities include writing and editing for Woodworking Network publications FDMC Magazine and Closets & Organized Storage Magazine, as well as the website. She also oversees many of Woodworking Network's special projects and programs, including Red Book: Resource Guide for Best Practice, FDMC 300, 40 Under 40, and the Wood Industry Market Leaders. She can be reached at [email protected].

Pricing & Supply

Accoya Deal Will Double Its Production

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.

Furniture

Residential Furniture Orders Flatten Out

New orders for residential furniture were flat in September, breaking a 17-month string of growth for year-over-year orders, though shipments and backlogs both rose 3 percent, according to the latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors by analysts Smith Leonard.

Woodworking Industry News

United Furniture Expands North Carolina Operations

United Furniture Industries said it will use a former Linwood Furniture plant in North Carolina for distribution of its imported residential furniture products. The estimated 400,000-square-foot facility will be used for storage and distribution of bedroom and casual dining room furniture kits from Malaysia and Vietnam, to be sold under the Simmons brand.

Canadian News

Resolute Forest Halts Quebec Timber Operation

MONTREAL - High fiber costs and low market values have forced Resolute Forest Products to suspend indefinitely its wood-cutting operations in Quebec's Mauricie region near Trois-Rivieres. The suspension, which took effect November 27, affects at least 180 jobs.

Components, Hardware & Assembly

Solving Cabinet Dowel Hole Location Problems: Shop Smart Challenge

What’s the best method for getting dowel hole locations on the cabinet fronts to line up with the end panels? Woodworking experts put their know-how to the test, providing solutions to October's Shop Smart challenge, presented by Woodworking Network. In a randomly selected drawing, the detailed answer provided by Larry Lee, owner of Pearl River Cabinet Co. in Carriere, MS, proved to be a winner.