JEFFERSONTOWN, KY -- A dust explosion and fire at Universal Products, a supplier of UV/EB-cured wood panel products, injured two company employees at approximately 3:50 p.m. on June 23.

RIMINI, ITALY -- SCM Group issued a statement rebutting a recent claim by Homag Group that SCM has violated the patent of Homag's safeScan technology.

ASHEBORO, NC -- Upholstered furniture producer Klaussner Co. announced it will close its furniture manufacturing plant in Milford, IA, putting more than 100 people out of work.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) opened a state-of-the-art scientific testing facility in Rockville, MD.

Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products has partnered with Tecnequip, Tecnologia Em Equipamentos, a company that imports, manufactures, and distributes solutions for mezzanine floors and industrial platforms located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Palestine, TX-based Comet School Supplies has earned the Sustainable Forest Initiative’s 1,000th chain-of-custody certificate.

German machinery firm Weinig AC has opted to extend Karl Wachter’s appointment as CFO of the company, and of Weinig International AG, until the end of the year.

Holly Springs, NC-based furniture company OFM will push for lower public-sector prices in 2011.

Frankfurt, Germany-based Pfleiderer Industrie has received the 2011 Design Plus Award from Material Vision.