Blogs on Heritage Home Group's decision to close facilities, the Forest Stewardship Council's handling of bamboo and the industry's renanimg of melamine panels from December 2012 got readers commenting this past week.

North American shipments of particleboard and MDF for November rose 1.4% to 401 MMSF (3/4” basis) compared to 396 MMSF the same month a year ago, according to data collected by the Composite Panel Association (CPA).