The whimsical designs of an Italian furniture manufacturer were rivaled by separate news reports of OSHA citations and fines lodged against two wood products firms for WWN reader attention last month.

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ALMHULT, SWEDEN -- IKEA, the world's largest residential furniture retailer, publicly disclosed its financial performace for the first time.

HIGH POINT, NC -- U.S. furniture shipments in July from manufacturers and distributors were up 15% over July 2009, according to Smith Leonard, an accounting/consulting firm specializing in the residential furniture industry.

ROSEBURG, OR -- Roseburg Forest Products reportedly halted operations indefinitely at its particleboard plant in Vienna, GA.

Tom Julia, president of the Composite Panel Assn., discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in 2010 and beyond.

Margery Johnson, CEO of custom woodworking firm JK Concepts, tells how her Denver firm improved shop floor workflow, safety, and how it leveraged its Architectural Woodwork Institute Quality Certification to improve production and grow sales.

SANTERAMO IN COLLE, BARI, ITALY --Natuzzi S.pA, Italy's largest furniture manufacturer and a manufacturer of leather-upholstered furniture, announced upholstery net sales of EUR130.9 million, up 12.0% as compared to the second quarter of 2009.

MIAMI -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued seven serious and two repeat safety citations against Flexible Foam Products Inc. for exposing workers to combustible foam dust and other workplace hazards. Proposed penalties total $72,000.

SANTERAMO IN COLLE, Bari, Italy, Sep 27, 2010 -- The Board of Directors of Natuzzi S.p.A. /quotes/comstock/13*!ntz/quotes/nls/ntz (NTZ 3.66, +0.04, +1.11%) , Italy's largest furniture manufacturer and world's leading manufacturer of leather-upholstered furniture, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2010.