Changing consumer preferences on particleboard and MDF in furniture - and its effects on demand and use - were discussed by an expert panel at the Spring Composite Panel Association meeting held in May 2013.
Nearly 250 people, including representatives from more than 100 composite panel manufacturers and industry suppliers, are in attendance at the biannual CPA meeting.
SierraPine President Jeff Johnson has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Composite Panel Association (CPA). The At-Large seat was previously held by Jim Skinner, who retired at the end of last year.
North American composite panel shipments are projected to rise about 6 percent in 2013, according to the CPA. Different challenges face the hardwood plywood & veneer industry, HPVA says.
Shipments of thermally fused melamine panels through April are running 7.1% behind the same period in 2011, according to the Composite Panel Association.
North American composite panel shipments in August totaled 461 MMSF, up 7.7% compared to the same month a year ago, according to monthly data compiled by the Composite Panel Association (CPA).
LEESBURG, VA -- Shipments of thermally fused melamine (TFM) for July were 103 MMSF, unchanged from the same month one year ago, according to the Composite Panel Association.
LEESBURG, VA -- North American composite panel shipments in June were 476 MMSF compared to 503 MMSF (3/4” basis) for the same month last year, a decrease of 5.7%, according to the Composite Panel Association (CPA).