WWP November 2011

By almost a 2:1 margin, a bipartisan group of senators last month passed the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011, legislation which should crack down on China’s artificial under-valuation of its currency and level the playing field for U.S. importers and exporters. As of this writing, the measure must still go before the House, where support is mixed.

The just-concluded Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS) provides the freshest evidence of how much better the Canadian economy is compared to that of its southern neighbor.

Moving Business Ahead: This launches an online series exploring the business tactics of wood industry suppliers as they prepare for the next wave of corporate expansion.

Industry experts share their views about what’s ahead for these production workhorses.

The 2011 Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo featured 125 exhibitors along with an extensive conference program.

Hard hit by beetle infestation, lodgepole pines “feel the stain.”

Wood component manufacturers get a firsthand look at solid wood processing technology at six Indiana and Kentucky facilities.

DIRTT Environmental Solutions has earned recognition for its sustainable modular MDF wall panels.

Based in Holstein, IA, VT Industries is one of the largest North American manufacturers of architectural wood doors.

Websites and phone numbers for advertisers in the November 2011 issue of Wood & Wood Products.