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Kebony, a wood modification technology company considered to be environmentally friendly, announced that CEO Norman Willemsen has left the company after four years and the Board of Directors has named Jean-Baptiste Clavel as the new CEO.

BETHESDA, Md. — In a memorandum issued March 22, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff announced that it has completed its review of the ASTM International voluntary standard for clothing storage furniture, F2057-23, as required by the STURDY Act, and on advised the commissioners it could be adopted as a mandatory product safety standard.

The General Counsel of the Consumer Product Safety Commission sent a briefing memorandum and a ballot sheet to its Commissioners stating that “staff advises that the Commission could determine that ASTM F2057-23 satisfies STURDY’s requirements.”