The Adhesive and Sealant Council says woodworking accounts for 11 percent of global demand for adhesives and sealants.

Madison College reports that Blum is the latest woodworking industry supplier to join its Partnership for Educational Progress (PEP) Program.

Underwriters Laboratories says its is UL Environment unit is among the first organizations to verify building products qualify for the recently released Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Pilot Credit 43cently released Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Pilot Credit 43.

SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is delaying the enforcement of two sell-through dates that affect distributors, importers, fabricators and retailers of finished goods made with Phase 1 hardwood plywood - veneer core (HWPW-VC), and distributors of Phase 1 particleboard (PB) and medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels.

Cherry will be plentiful as remodeling slackens, says editors at Hardwood Review, while a downtick in China's demand for oak will make that species more plentiful by the season's end. Poplar demand will hold up better, as demand from Viet Nam, Italy and China slows.

Most viewed this week: OSHA cited 12 employee Burch Wood Products, Summit Point, WV, and 42-employee custom cabinetry firm Integrated Laminate Systems, Cinnaminson, NJ, in part under a national enforcement program targeting accident-prone industries.

The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America in partnership with Vance Publishing announced the release of a study of North American woodworking machinery users.

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON -- Canada is set to bet up to $200 million that the idea of converting wood into an alternative jet fuel for commercial aviation will fly.

As wood plant auctions are announced at a steady clip, including Hudson Solid Surfaces and McConnell Cabinets, the face of the U.S. wood manufacturing industry is being transformed. New equipment makers such as Stiles Machinery and Biesse have jumped in to manage the realignment of woodworking machinery.

MADE: In America, a not-for-profit educational organization based in Washington, DC, will honor Century Furniture and Duralee Fine Furniture, two iconic names in furniture manufacturing, for their work in supporting American manufacturing.