Masco Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.075 per common share, payable on November 9, 2009, to shareholders of record on October 9, 2009.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—-Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced today that Chief Executive Officer Rick Frost will make a presentation at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at approximately 9 a.m. in New York City.

Decking and fencing company Trex Co. said Wednesday a federal appeals court affirmed an earlier ruling that the company has not infringed on patents owned by a man who first sued the company eight years ago.

WINCHESTER, Va.—-Trex Company, Inc. , the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wood alternative decking, railing, fencing and trim, announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a Federal District Court ruling that the Company does not infringe patents owned by Ron Nystrom.

Home improvement products manufacturer Masco Corp. is benefiting from an improving market and could boost business as a key distributor increases market share, an analyst said Tuesday.