Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China 2012 will be staged at the Shanghai Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre from September 11 to 14, concurrently with FMC Premium 2012.

Cabinetry refacing firm U.S. Home Systems, Inc. (NasdaqNGM: USHS) has entered the Canadian market for kitchen and bath cabinet refacing services, launching Canadian Tire Home Services in Ontario. The program will spread to Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.

U.S. Home Systems, Inc. (NasdaqNGM: USHS) entered the Canadian marke to deliver kitchen and bath cabinet refacing products to Canadian Tire customers in Canada under the business name Canadian Tire Home Services .

The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is partnering with Magna Exteriors and Interiors on a project to integrate wood fibre in auto parts.

Pioneer Forest Products was selected by the Forest Service as the contractor to thin out Arizona forest land as part of the agency's Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI).

The Forest Service selected its contractor for the largest stewardship contract in the agency’s history. The contract will result in 300,000 acres of restoration-based thinning over 10 years, improving forest health, reducing the risk from wildfire to communities, creating jobs, and improving local economies.

Wood pellet manufacturer Natures Earth to be acquired by GreenWorld Development, an alternative energy company.

GreenWorld Development signed a binding framework agreement to acquire wood pellet manufacturer Natures Earth.

FANUC Factory Automation America (FANUC FA America) and Jerry Scherer, Engineer with FANUC FA America, have recently been awarded a patent (US 8,135,491 B2) for the development of their CNC Adaptive Control System for on-demand integrated adaptive control of machining operations.

Taking advantage of the unique properties of a new material, Perennial Wood™, Pfeiffer Lab has developed The Plank Collection of outdoor furniture for Council, a premium furniture brand based in San Francisco. The collection includes a stacking chair and a lounge and will be on display at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), May 19–22, 2012, in booth #1708.