Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes announced AcromaPro™ as the new name of its industrial wood finishing brand available exclusively through its North American distributor network. The line of coatings for the furniture, kitchen and ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The total export value for Chinese metal office furniture from Jan. to Nov. in 2012 was about 0.4 billion USD, and increased 47.7% year on year. The major importers were USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia. Except Japan, all the ...
EcoPlanet Bamboo Group has hired three seasoned executives from $8.5 billion timber giant Weyerhaeuser in a key step to ensure its continued success and global expansion, and has named Marvin Ray Risco as the Group president. “Ray ...
US manufacturing expanded for the 14th straight month in July in a good sign for the overall economy. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, reported Friday that its manufacturing index rose to 57.1, ...
Stora Enso positions itself as the global rethinker of the biomaterials, packaging, paper and wood products industry. Its goal is to keep innovating solutions based on renewable materials for consumer goods and industrial packaging ...
Tags: Travel Packaging, Packaging, Printing
According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa (SSA), in March this year South Africa's manufacturing output rose by 0.7 percent compared to the same month of 2013. The main reasons for the increase included the 4.6 ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Output
A majority of U.S. manufacturing executives expect their sales will grow a little more than 9 percent for the rest of 2014, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s semi-annual survey of purchasing and supply managers. Of ...
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Mercier Wood Flooring has partnered with Intermountain Wood Flooring for distribution in more than 15 states in the American west. Established in 1931, Intermountain Wood Products has grown to 10 locations and offers a selection of wood ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Flooring
FSC certification ensures that products come from well managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. Forest owners and managers may want to become FSC certified to demonstrate that they are managing their ...
The Authentic Home Furnishings Assn. says it is returning to the High Point Market in April based on the success of its first showing here last spring. The association said that 10 of its manufacturer members will showcase their ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, High Point Market
Green flooring options are becoming more and more popular each year. Flooring manufacturers have, understandably, taken a two-pronged approach to green flooring options, developing new products and more aggressively marketing current ...
Tags: Bamboo, cork, Sustainably Harvested Hardwood, Reclaimed Lumber
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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Green flooring options are becoming more and more popular each year. Flooring manufacturers have, understandably, taken a two-pronged approach to green flooring options, developing new products and more aggressively marketing current ...
Virginia Gov. Bob McConnell's office has announced that a Chinese furniture manufacturer is investing $2.1 million in a new subsidiary here that will create 125 jobs. Lioyang Ningfeng Woodenware Co. Ltd. is establishing a subsidiary ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
As wood products companies continue to come under scrutiny for the sourcing of their lumber, it becomes even more important for companies importing wood into the United States to participate in programs that support the use of legally ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration