he U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a final negative determination in the unfair trade investigation of Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from China. Today’s vote brings the administrative investigation to an end.

The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) applauded today's unanimous U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) final negative injury determination in its investigations of Chinese hardwood and decorative plywood.The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) applauded today's unanimous U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) final negative injury determination in its investigations of Chinese hardwood and decorative plywood.

Q: I have some 4/4 and 5/4 white oak lumber that has been finished and now the customer is complaining about some randomly spaced dark streaks that run across the lumber's width. They are only in a few pieces of lumber. These dark areas look somewhat like sticker marks, but are randomly spaced and sometimes are very wide (6 inches), sometimes very narrow (1/4 inch). They are only in the heartwood. I know that we didn't detect these in our plant, as we would have eliminated them. The customer says that the color difference only pops out when the wood is finished.

Net income at Kimball International furniture operations rose 74% to $2.9 million on a 14% sales increase to $148 million. Orders rose 18%, driving a rise in commissions to salespeople.

O2 Filtration introduces the Höcher Polytechnik Vacuumobil Series with Briquetter, technology that combines efficient, powerful dust extraction with a briquette press.

Furniture Brands' top stakeholder Samson Holding entered the bidding fray for the now bankrupted company, according to published reports.

The International Wood Products Association was thrilled when the International Trade Commission (ITC) voted 5-0 today to strike down anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty rates of 74% on imported Chinese hardwood plywood.

OFM, a leading office and school furniture manufacturer, distributor, and wholesaler, together with Quartet, a unit of ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO) and the world's largest supplier of whiteboards, launched the “Do You Doodle?” contest in search of the best whiteboard art from offices around the country.

Kimball International, Inc. reported net sales of $317.4 million and net income of $9.2 million, or $0.24 per Class B diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 which ended September 30, 2013.