Russia enacted export bans on certain products such as wood and forestry products as a reaction to Western sanctions leveled against them for invading Ukraine.

Gemini Coatings, a 100% employee-owned wood coatings manufacturing company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Lenmar Wood Finishes & Coatings from Benjamin Moore. 

SAN DIEGO – Titus Group will display several new hardware products at the Closets Expo that it introduced at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) last month. 

A North Carolina furniture manufacturer has been sued by the family of a woman who was shot and killed while on the job, the Associated Press reported March 10.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, lumber prices have jumped 14% to $1,452, putting them just below the all-time peak of $1,711 per thousand board feet recorded last May, according to a report in Market Insider and other publications. 

The city council of Cohasset City, Minn., has unanimously approved plans for Huber Engineered Woods to build a new OSB manufacturing plant.

The Manufacturing Institute (MI)—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced it will honor two women of Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) with the 2022 Step Ahead Awards. 

The Forest Products Commission in Australia and the Switzerland-based Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has classified timber from Russia and Belarus as ‘conflict timber’ and therefore cannot be used in PEFC-certified products. 

SAN DIEGO – Western Dovetail, a manufacturer of drawer boxes for nearly 30 years, will feature a sampling of its standard and custom production capabilities at the 2022 Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo California.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has obtained a $75,000 civil judgment against Wisconsin Veneer and Plywood Inc. for alleged violations of the State’s air pollution control laws. The incidents reportedly occurred at the company’s Shawano County manufacturing facility, which is about 40 miles west of Green Bay. “Enforcing our air pollution laws isn’t only important for the environment,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “It also helps protect Wisconsinites’ health and wellbeing.”