As plywood and lumber prices rise instead of falling off-season, Sonoco (NYSE: SON) will raise surcharges to 13.4% on its nailed wood reels and 8.8% for plywood reels, beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

Trobella Cabinetry Inc., a custom cabinetmaker serving residential and commercial clients, signed a five-year lease with the Port of Vancouver, WA.

Contemporary cabinets, quartz countertops, and pre-finished and engineered wood flooring are among the top trends for home interiors Neil Kelly Co. sees for 2013.

Dario Corbetta has been appointed deputy director of Cepra, Centro promozionale Acimall, the Italian woodworking association. The appointment was made Nov. 6 at a meeting of the board of directors.

Demolition of the Peninsula Plywood mill is being recorded via webcam for public viewing by the Port of Port Angeles.

School furniture maker KI won a new contract from The National Joint Powers Alliance covering furniture, movable wall systems and textiles.

PPG's $1.05 billion acquisition Friday of AkzoNobel's North American architectural coatings business is the latest large-scale corporate transaction affecting the wood products manufacturing industry.

Jeld-Wen, a global window and door manufacturer, plans to invests approximately $2 million to move its new North American headquarters to Charlotte, NC.

PPG Industries will acquire AkzoNobel's North American architectural coatings business for $1.05 billion.

Cabinet manufacturers report steady demand, with hard maple and soft maple leading orders. Ash lumber shipments to Asia slipped a bit, though exporters still have solid orders for post-holiday periods.