CHICAGO — A fire tore through a Chicago-based restaurant furniture manufacturing company on Thursday, March 21. No injuries were
March 21, 2024
Design Portfolio: Panels for the planet
For more than 60 years, North American-made composite panel products have made a significant environmental impact by sequestering carbon and
March 05, 2024
Wood industry groups sign carbon agreement with Forest Service
WASHINGTON – Representatives of seven wood industry and forestry groups signed a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Forest
February 29, 2024
Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association updates environmental stewardship program
RESTON, Va. — The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association has updated its Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP) to include the
February 19, 2024
Japan set to launch first wood satellite
JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that the world's first wooden satellite,
February 16, 2024
Weyerhaeuser supports skills training through Be Pro Be Proud partnership
SEATTLE -- Weyerhaeuser Company entered into a national partnership with Be Pro Be Proud an initiative led by the Arkansas State
February 12, 2024
Local wood manufacturing supported in British Columbia
The Province will help British Columbia manufactured wood products access new market opportunities with $250,000 to promote B.C.’s competitive and
February 06, 2024
Weston Wood's stewardship program pledges to protect 25,000 trees
TORONTO — Weston Wood Solutions, a millwork company, is making strides toward sustainability and environmental responsibility
December 05, 2023
JPI acquisition completed by Sumitomo Forestry America
IRVING, Texas – JPI, a leader in the development of Class A and attainable multifamily communities, and Sumitomo Forestry America,
January 19, 2024
Canada offers $8.6 million to aid wood industry
A cabinet and millwork manufacturer specializing in using local, second-growth material is one of six companies to receive funding that will help
January 18, 2024
Canada challenges U.S. tariffs decision
OTTAWA — Canada is challenging the U.S. decision late last year to maintain duties on exports of Canadian softwood lumber, Trade
January 15, 2024
Understanding CNC tooling coatings
Manufacturers of tooling for CNC routers offer a bewildering array of choices. Once you get past basic issues like choosing upcut (maximum chip
January 09, 2024
American Hardwood Export Council hires Dovetail Partners to address EU’s deforestation regulation
STERLING, Va. – The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) commissioned Dovetail Partners to complete independent jurisdictional
September 20, 2023
Battling powderpost beetles plus more FAQs
Q We found some powderpost beetles (PPB) in some paneling we installed when doing a kitchen. They were identified as lyctid PPB, which
October 03, 2023
Sumitomo Forestry America to acquire developer of multifamily assets
IRVING, Texas — JPI, a leader in the development of Class A and attainable multifamily communities, and Sumitomo Forestry America,
August 03, 2023
Battle at the border over lumber tariffs
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Commerce released its final determination of a combined anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate
September 05, 2023
Border battle over lumber heads to court of international trade
Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. fourth
September 08, 2023
Woodworking employees win two-year legal battle to oust union officials
PASSAIC, N.J. — Following the third attempt by employees of Passaic-based woodworking firm Patella to obtain a vote to remove them,
December 13, 2023
Kitchener cabinet company gets $1 million from province
KITCHENER – The Ontario government is investing over $1 million in Distinctive Wood Products, a manufacturer of kitchen cabinets and
December 11, 2023
Researchers explore emerging market for mass timber in Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Researchers from the Michigan State University Agbio department created models forecasting the supply and