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Alex Baby Cribs manufactured and sold in Canada have been recalled due to concerns about potential entrapment and injury hazards. No injuries had been reported as of May 17. Distributed by Bebelelo Inc. of Quebec, only 25 of the units had been sold from October 2022 to May 2023. According to Health Canada, the manufacturer was M.L.T. International of Quebec.

“We firmly believe that our products, coupled with responsible forest management, have the power to enhance carbon storage and contribute to the shift towards a lower carbon economy,” said LP Executive Vice President and General Manager of Siding Jason Ringblom. “Equally important to us is cultivating strong relationships with the communities in which we reside and operate, which includes the team at NRRI. Together, we can build a sustainable future and positively impact both the environment and the communities we serve.” The center features a full-scale mock house, display wall, and small-scale fabrication shop, allowing LP to evaluate and optimize installation and application methods for engineered wood home-building products. Additionally, the center is designed to be a collaborative environment for LP’s team, NRRI scientists and engineers, and key customers to develop new products.

Eastern Engineered Wood Products, a wholesale distributor of engineered wood products, has opened a new Distribution Center in the Anderson, South  Carolina area.

An entire city made of wood? That is the plan for a city in Sweden to be known as Stockholm Wood City.

Georgia-Pacific recently invested $120 million into Pineland Lumber in Pineland, Texas, making it the largest sawmill in the South. As a result of the improvements and new technology, Pineland Lumber is now positioned as a major competitor in the forest products industry, allowing the facility to better serve Georgia-Pacific's partners, and launching an exciting new chapter in its long and successful history.

The outdoor furniture market size is estimated to increase by USD 5,207.76 million from 2022 to 2027, with a CAGR of 3.28%, according to a recent market study by Technavio. This report also offers a 5-year historical (2017-2021) data projection of market size, segmentation, and region.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — AkzoNobel has opened a new best-in-class Research and Development (R&D) Center in High Point, N.C. The reportedly $55 million expansion functions as a product development facility and customer support center for the Wood Coatings business. The company’s community of North America R&D Centers supporting the Performance Coatings businesses includes laboratories in Troy, Michigan, Strongsville, Ohio, Houston, Texas, Flying Hills, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster, South Carolina.

Researchers have developed a new method for the timber tracing toolbox by applying multi-element analysis to determine wood origin.

Havertys Furniture Company, Atlanta, has recalled its Concord dual power recliner chairs due to a potential fall hazard.  When the chair is reclined and weight is applied to the chair back while returning to the upright position, the metal power mechanism assembly can bend, and cause the chair back to detach, posing a fall hazard to consumers. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, the company received nine reports of the chair back detaching including two consumers who reported injuries involving the back, neck and hip.