Isla Porter, a custom kitchen cabinetry company that said it was "rooted in high-tech and high-design," plans to launch a cabinetry brand this spring 2024.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has signaled its intention to significantly increase its duties on softwood lumber from Canada from 8.05% to an estimated 13.86%.

A retrospective on the past year.

TimberBase, an affiliate of UFP Industries, Inc., launched TimberBase.com, a B2B digital platform for buying and selling lumber and building materials.

High-severity wildfires across the globe are threatening timber production, according to a recently published study.

Infore Group has purchased controlling interest in Kuka Group Co. Ltd., the parent company of Kuka North America.

The tropical wood type ipê is popular for building exclusive wooden decks, and in North America and Europe, the demand for the material has increased sharply. Now, a study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that more than three-quarters of all ipê from the top-producing region in Brazil could have been harvested illegally. "The study reveals where in the chain the greatest risks lie. It can be a tool to counteract illegal logging," said Caroline S.S. Franca, PhD student at Chalmers.

The Decorative Hardwoods Association is reporting that a ban of maple veneer shipped to the European Union has been lifted,

The results are in and the merger of two machinery associations — the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) — have been approved. A new association the WIA, becomes official on Jan. 1, 2024.

A recent ruling from a NAFTA dispute panel found some aspects of the way the U.S. Department of Commerce calculates duties on Canadian softwood lumber is inconsistent with U.S. law.