As of March 22, the EPA is implementing its proposed technical amendments to the TSCA Title VI Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products rule.

LEESBURG, Va. -- Combined shipments of particleboard and MDF were 455 MMSF (3/4-inch basis) in September, nearly even with the same month in 2017, according to the Composite Panel Association. Year-to-date shipments rose 2.2 percent to 4.337 BSF compared to same period last year at 4.242 BSF, due mainly to the strong MDF market. Particleboard shipments totaled 263 MMSF, down 1.4 percent from the September 2017 total of 267 MMSF. Year-to-date shipments were even with 2017 through three quarters at 2.531 BSF.

Mainstream media coverage on composite panels has failed to recognize the CARB compliance of products manufactured in North America, and the efforts made by the industry in addressing formaldehyde emissions, says CPA President Jackson Morrill. Regulatory enforcement is also needed to ensure a level playing field that keeps non-compliant products out of the marketplace.

Composite Panel Association opened the search for a new executive director. The post has been vacant since former president Tom Julia resigned his position unexpectedly in September 2014 after more than than 20 years in the post.

Roseburg's Grady Mulbery will take over the reigns as chairman of the Composite Panel Association in 2015. Additional 2015 officers and board members were also elected.

Composite Panel Association President Tom Julia has resigned his position with the group effective immediately. Julia had been with the CPA for more than 20 years.

June shipments of thermally fused laminate (TFL) were 118 MMSF, up 7.3% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Composite Panel Association (CPA).

Total North American production capacity of particleboard, MDF, hardboard and engineered wood siding decreased 4.4 percent from January 2013 to January 2014, according to the Composite Panel Association (CPA).

The North American capacity of particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), hardboard and engineered wood siding and trim decreased 4.4% between since between January 2013 and January 2014, according to the Composite Panel Association (CPA).