Hafele America Co. announces that Jake Van Wyk is its new marketing communications manager.

MEMPHIS, TN -- Gibson Guitar, under federal investigation for alleged violation of the Lacey Act, has initiated a petition drive requesting President Barack Obama to intervene on its behalf.

WoodLINKS USA and The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America have signed an educational agreement that provides free or discounted certification and training.

MADISON, WI -- The Forest Products Society (FPS) is accepting orders for the text book, "Managing Treated Wood in Aquatic Environments."

NEW DEHLI -- India's Supreme Court ruled last week ruled that manufacturers of laminated particleboard should pay a higher excise duty than for raw particleboard.

LEESBURG, VA -- Shipments of thermally fused melamine (TFM) for July were 103 MMSF, unchanged from the same month one year ago, according to the Composite Panel Association.

VANCOUVER, BC-- Conifex Timber Inc.reported a net loss of $3.6 million and negative EBITDA of $0.8 million on sales of $26.9 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.EBITDA improved by $0.5 million compared to the previous quarter and $0.1 million compared to the same quarter last year.

DAYTON, NJ -- Rock Tenn's corrugated shipping container manufacturing facility in Dayton has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing workers to amputation hazards caused by unguarded rotating equipment parts.\

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2011 (SST-11) program to help the agency direct enforcement resources to high-hazard workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur.

 DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX -- Austin-based Buffalo Framing and Truss LP was cited for 13 serious and one repeat safety violation resulting from inspections by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration at two of the company's work sites in Dripping Springs.