A leading group of trade associations and organizations announced today that the second annual "Imports Work Week" will take place during the week of May 6-10, 2013. Imports Work Week is an effort to draw attention to the essential role ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Industry
In countries like India, waste material is dumped into seas or burnt loosely. But, as environmental awareness is increasing, more and more people are concentrating on protecting the Mother Nature. One thing to understand is that you can't ...
PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, in a deal valued at $1.05 billion. “We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, ...
Tags: Sikkens architectural, wood products, PPG
While some of its key metrics saw sequential declines, manufacturing growth continues to head in the right direction, according to monthly Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index ...
The White House Easter Eggs themselves, and the boxes they come in, are made from the wood products certified to have come from sustainably managed forests. For the fifth straight year, the National Park Foundation has packaged the ...
Tags: egg packaging, packaging
For the fourth time, Adam Smith Conferences is holding the Russian Wood & Timber conference in Moscow from 19 to 21 March 2013. On the first day, the prevailing situation and perspectives on Russian and international timber-sales markets ...
Gov. Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi ...
Starting Out Right From the time we start preparing a room for a new baby, we are making choices about the child's environment. Many people get ready for a new child by painting, papering, and carpeting a baby's room with conventional ...
"I have sawdust in my veins." That's the way Brent McClendon, the new president and CEO of the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association, introduced himself on the phone a few weeks ago. McClendon has limited experience with the ...
Tags: 3M, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the third consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 45th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On ...
Tags: Manufacturing, packaging industry, packaging
This year, 11 companies and their partners will receive an awards at JEC Europe - Composites Show and Conferences (March 12-14, 2013) for their composites innovations. The jury has selected the best composite breakthroughs, based on their ...
Tags: JEC Europe, atypical nature, textile
Metsä is expecting to see an improvement in business development its wood activities this year. Owing to decreasing stocks amongst manufacturers and buyers, Metsä is working from the assumption that the softwood lumber markets are ...
Tags: Metsä, business development, wood activities
On the back of a strategic alliance struck with the Muar Furniture Association (MFA) in December of 2012, event organiser UBM is in the midst of preparing for the roll-out of one of Southeast Asia’s leading annual furniture trade ...
Tags: Muar Furniture Association, UBM, furniture trade shows
The Brazilian Ministry for Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) is considering imposing a series of measures to promote the country’s plywood and sawmilling industry, according to the International Tropical Timber ...
Tags: plywood, sawmilling industry, wood products
The U.S. Department of Commerce has assigned preliminary retroactive duties of 41.75% to three Chinese bedroom furniture producers for shipments they made to the U.S. market during the 2011 calendar year. The companies that have received ...
Tags: bedroom furniture, China, U.S.market