Jack Shannon Jr. of J. T. Shannon Lumber Co. of Memphis, TN, was elected president of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association at its National Conference and Expo in New Orleans, LA.

he IKEA Foundation, working with Save the Children, said it would expand efforts to fight child labor in the cotton industry in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajastan.

Indiana Furniture says it has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification for wood materials and lumber, by GFA Consulting Group.

Shipments of thermally fused melamine panels through April are running 7.1% behind the same period in 2011, according to the Composite Panel Association.

Wood fiber will be used by auto parts maker Magna Exteriors and Interiors in partnership with Ontario's Centre for Research and Innovation in Bio-Economy and the Alberta government.

Recovery triggers lumber demand, leading Hardwood Review's forecasts of hard and soft maple and poplar pricing to the top of the wood industry news this week.

U.S. homeowners are investing in their homes far more to improve aesthetics than to increase home value, according to the new Houzz & Home Survey.

The National Retail Federation said it has joined with groups asking Congress to review and revise Lacey Act rules regarding the importation of wood products and plant material.

Existing-home sales rose in April and remain above a year ago, while home prices continued to rise, says the National Association of Realtors, good news for wood manufacturing businesses. Video of economist Lawrence Yun explains the trend.

Boundary Sawmill, retrieved from the bankruptcy of Pope & Talbot lumber operations, received an award from The Economic Development Association of British Columbia last week.