Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the creation of four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) project areas in six states to expand the availability of non-food crops to be used in the manufacturing of liquid biofuels.

There is growing speculation that additional government money will not be appropriated to fund new biomass crop projects in 2011.

The Composite Panel Assn. (CPA) says it has submitted comments in response to the proposed Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.

Is the Obama Administration’s renewable energy policy secretly aimed at destroying the U.S. particleboard and MDF industry, with the added collateral damage to manufacturers of cabinets, furniture and other panel users?

The Composite Panel Assn. has made reform of the Biomas Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) a priority.

WASHINGTON – The composite wood panel industry continues to be concerned about how the Biomass Crop Assistance Program might impact the supply of raw materials used to make particleboard, MDF and other products.