Jan. 1 marks the implementation date for Phase 2 of the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) formaldehyde rule. For composite panel manufacturers, fabricators and distributors, this means your particleboard products must now meet the lower emission standards of 0.09 ppm, while products made of MDF must not exceed emissions levels of 0.11 ppm — about half of what was previously allowable for both types of composite panels.

ARLINGTON, VA -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced formation of a self-funded product group to support the formaldehyde industry.

WASHINGTON -- Speaking at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, a chemist for the USDA Forest Service described the development of new soy-based glues that use a substance in soy milk and tofu and could mean a new generation of more eco-friendly furniture, cabinets, flooring and other wood products.

Wood treatment and other uses will be examined in the new product group.

Uniboard announced that its Mont-Laurier, QUE, facility has been certified by the Composite Panel Assn. to meet California Air Resources Board (CARB) Phase 2 emissions standards for the production of MDF panels.

Caught up in all the LeBron James hype, we missed something actually relevant to our lives. On July 7, President Barack Obama signed into law the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, thereby leveling the playing field between domestic and imported products made from composite panels.

It’s a victory for the U.S. woodworking industry as The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act goes before President Barack Obama’s for signature into law.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, a bipartisan bill that incorporates aspects of the California formaldehyde standard. The bill cleared the Senate earlier this month and will now be sent to the President for his signature.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act on June 25.

Are we more at risk from formaldehyde exposure than originally thought? That’s the question being raised by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System’s (IRIS) draft toxicological profile released June 2.