Yorktowne Cabinetry is closing the Red Lion, PA plant. OSHA moved this week to fine wood firms, charging Trautschold Millwork with amputation risks; heads rolled at Kid Brands' LaJobi unit over China wood furniture import duty payments; and Pepsi barked back with a plastic bottle using pine bark.
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Yorktowne Cabinetry will close up shop at its Red Lion plant, relocating manufacturing to the Ringgold, VA operation of parent Elkay Manufacturing. Despite years of effort, the two-story wood manufacturing plant couldn't be upgraded to meet production and environmental goals.
A Denver wood pallet recycler also found OSHA knocking.
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Kid Brands fires president of LaJobi children's wood furniture subsidiary after finding incorrect import duties were applied on wooden furniture imported from vendors in China, resulting in a violation of anti-dumping regulations for wood bedroom furniture.
Pepsi barks back
PepsiCo uses bark of a popular wood â pineâ in 100% renewably-resourced PET plastic bottle. By going with the 100 percent mix of wood park and other plant matter, PepsiCo outdoes Coca-Cola, which is winning on the cola retail wars. The pine-bark bottle will arrive next year>>
PepsiCo uses bark of a popular wood â pineâ in 100% renewably-resourced PET plastic bottle. By going with the 100 percent mix of wood park and other plant matter, PepsiCo outdoes Coca-Cola, which is winning on the cola retail wars. The pine-bark bottle will arrive next year>>
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