A second production line at the state-of-the-art Wood Engineering Technology (WET) mill at Matawhero, New Zealand, is under way. Two more plants, each with two production lines, are also planned through a larger $200m expansion plan.

Michigan-based Burke Architectural Millwork's new division, Bespoke Closets, will launch this fall offering high-end closets and organized spaces.

Crestwood Inc. has added new finishing capabilities that improve quality, speed production and reduce waste.

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association is demanding that current duties on Chinese exports into the United States be kept at its current levels of 25 percent.

Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Canada Inc., plans to invest $91 million (CAD), including $40 Million CAD in grant money from the government of Quebec, via its EcoPerformance program, to upgrade equipment at its Montreal wallboard manufacturing facility and reduce its carbon emissions by up to 44,000 metric tons/year, creating the first zero-carbon drywall plant in North America.

Andersen Corp. has named Ryan Williams to the company’s executive leadership team as the new president of the Andersen Division. Williams will lead what the company describes as its largest and most diverse business, both in terms of product variety and customer segments. It serves the new residential, home improvement, and light commercial market segments through distribution channels and partners.

NeoCon's 99 award recipients were selected by a large and distinguished jury. HELM by HALCON Takes Top Honors as Best of competition.

This year marks the seventh annual awarding of the 40 Under 40, which celebrates the next generation of industry professionals who are making an impact on wood products manufacturing in North America.

Cim-Tech will address how multi-axis machining is changing the way parts are manufactured in its upcoming webinar slated for July 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern.

Lumber prices have declined in nine of the last 11 weeks comes as mortgage demand for homes falls to its lowest level in 22 years. That weakness has been driven by a swift rise in mortgage rates, which surged above 5% for earlier this year and haven't budged lower.