Koskisen is launching a new thin plywood product, Zero ThinPly. The plywood is made entirely from bio-based materials, containing no added formaldehyde, phenolic compounds, or urea. Koskisen’s sustainability program commits to reducing emissions from its own operations and value chain. The increased use of bio-based binders in panel products advances the achievement of the goal.

In reaching an agreement, the United States and China will each lower tariffs by 115% while retaining an additional 10% tariff. Other U.S. measures will remain in place. Both countries will take these actions by May 14, 2025.

Over time, we’ve become a disposable society — even in woodworking production. Instead of maintaining and servicing tools, we’re often quicker to toss them out and buy new ones.

Two years ago, a family-owned furniture manufacturer lost one of its factories to a fire. The company is celebrating its new facility's grand opening this month.

Research that could have been beneficial to the health and safety of workers in the engineered stone countertop industry was abruptly halted due to a gutting of the agency conducting the research.The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, is expected to lose upwards of 900 employees, the vast majority of its staff, by early July as a result of the mass firings carried out by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

At full capacity, the facility will divert tens of thousands of tons of wood waste from landfills each year—converting it into renewable biomass to power local industries, support utility decarbonization, and reduce methane emissions from decomposing wood.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association has partnered with Federated Insurance as its recommended insurance and risk management provider.

A collaborative initiative between Combilift and the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB), the OEM Engineering Traineeship, marked its 10th anniversary. The event, which welcomed past graduates, current trainees and local educators, underscored the program’s evolution from a local skills initiative to a cornerstone of regional industrial development.

Kaeser Compressors Inc., the U.S. headquarters of global manufacturer Kaeser Kompressoren SE, broke ground on its newest facility expansion in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on April 29, 2025.

Doorland Group, a manufacturer of custom-engineered stile and rail wood doors and MDF goods, has acquired the DoorWorks Company, a U.S.-based manufacturer of architectural MDF doors based in Stanley, North Carolina.