CLEVELAND, OH -- The Sherwin-Williams Company recently opened its fifth plant in China, a new 215,278-square-foot plant in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, as well as a new blending facility in Langfang in north China to serve the south China furniture industry.

Responsible forest management, trade policies and market developments were among the topics of the Sept. 7-8 international seminar, “Forests, Markets, Policy & Practice – China 2010.”

FANUC FA America and Rockwell Automation have announced a collaborative effort to offer closer integration between CNC and programmable automation controller (PAC) environments.

James L. Taylor Mfg. has named J & G Machinery Inc. as its exclusive distributor for North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

The Craftsman Experience combines live demos, clinics and a retail store. It also will stream special events live and serve as the studio for an internet-based radio station.

HOLLAND, MI -- Herman Miller plans to invest $11 million to construct a new health care furniture factory and a new design center.

Written comments will be submitted this week by the Inter-Industry Wood Dust Coordinating Committee in response to the proposed lowering of the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) for wood dust in California. Cal/OSHA has proposed lowering the state’s wood dust permissible exposure limits from 5 mg/m3 total dust to a PEL of 1 mg/m3 inhalable dust.

Flexsteel to close one of its DMI Office Furniture plants.

Cabinet wood components manufacturer Champion Wood Products will invest more than $1 million to relocate its operations to an existing 56,000 square-foot plant in Sellersburg, IN, creating 55 new jobs.

Woodworking technology firms Adwood Corporation and the GSMotion Group form joint venture under the name of GSM America Inc.