The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America elected its officers and directors during the Wood Industry Conference last month.

Calgon Carbon plans to acquire the European wood-based activated carbon and filter aid business of CECA, a subsidiary of Arkema Group, in a transaction valued at €145.5 million, or $160.1 million.

Putsch will bring its vertical CNC Alucenter 4016 working center for composite panels to IWF 2016 in Atlanta, performing milling and cutting in various shapes on MDF and plywood, among other materials.

Sikkens Proluxe wood finishes will bring its tiny house ProLuxe Perfection tour on the road to meet professional wood finishers, and to showcase the beauty of several of its ProLuxe finishes.

North American exports of wood pellets totaled 6.1 million tons in 2015, which is almost four times as much as in 2010, according to the latest issue of the North American Wood Fiber Review.

Joanna Gains, co-host of HGTV's "Fixer Upper" launched a new interior paint collection.

The 2016 first edition of the Cabinets & Closets Storage Pavilion at IWF 2016, sponsored by CMA, is sold out.

IWF is the largest woodworking show in North America. To get the most out of your experience, here are some helpful hints for navigating the biennial event. IWF will be held Aug. 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

John McDonald, founder of IKEA cabinet hacking Semihandmade, will launch new inkjet printed cabinet door styles, in a line called "Print." McDonald previewed the designs last month in his Cabinets & Closets 2016 keynote.

Safety Speed Manufacturing says six U.S. wood manufacturing machinery suppliers will join for the third annual Dealer Training Event on June 21 - 23. Multiple attendees from machine dealers across North America will attend the training.