Shipments of particleboard and MDF in 2018 totaled 5.640 Billion Square Feet for the year, an increase of 1.4 percent over 2017.

A general outline of the TSCA Title VI requirements applicable to manufacturers of finished products containing composite wood panels, as well as the key dates for compliance, which have only just been finalized through recent litigation.

Additional comments by Tom Julia, president of the Composite Panel Assn., in response to questions posed regarding the state of the composite panel industry.

Industry groups such as the Composite Panel Assn. are taking exception to proposed changes in the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that implies membership in an association “taints” that group’s ability to provide a non-biased environmental claim.

The Composite Panel Assn. is among several industry groups lauding U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for recognizing the value of existing markets for wood fiber and making clarifications in the USDA Farm Service Agency’s final rule for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.