Dawson, former senior vice president of sales, marketing and logistics for Norbord, spent his 30-plus-year career in the wood products industry.

APA-The Engineered Wood Association, updated its PerformancePanels.com website to include information about the recently enacted EPA formaldehyde regulations, and industrial applications for plywood and OSB (oriented strand board), including furniture, cabinets, and construction-related panels.

Woodworking manufacturers that use or produce composite panels have until May 8 to submit comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products rule, originally issued June 2013.