PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has raised prices an average of 2% to 10% on all its liquid, powder and electrocoat (E-coat) products in the Asia/Pacific region.

Vecoplan has ramped up manufacturing capabilities at its High Point, NC, facility and added Eduard Dirksen, senior manufacturing engineer.

Masco Corp. has launched a new website showcasing the company's brands.

IKEA is replacing Asian suppliers with Italian manufacturers for its Italy stores, reportedly because they can produce better quality goods less expensively.

Hooker Furniture posted net sales of $222.5 million and a net income of $5.1 million, for the fiscal year ending Jan. 29, 2012. Impacting the fourth quarter was a switch in vendors, from China to Vietnam and Indonesia.

Joseph Rotella, owner of Spencer Organ Company, is carrying a high profile in a tax reform effort, appearing tomorrow on Capitol Hill to call for elimination of tax havens for large corporations.

Biesse has named Gerri Yarbrough its North American marketing manager.

Pakistani furniture designers will take part in the first-ever Lifestyle Pakistan exhibition to be held April 12-15 in New Delhi, India.

Furniture designers Renee and Allan Switzer launch a new furniture company, SwitzerCultCreative, featuring modern and contemporary products.