News & Events
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18 Jan
The fourth quarter TFL Shipments report is available now. Read More
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18 Jan
The December Safety Report is now available. Read More
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18 Jan
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, announced that Jake Elston will join the company as Senior Vice President of Operations on February 18. Read More
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18 Jan
North American lumber production through October 2018 rose 1.6% from the comparable period in 2017 to 53.2 billion board feet, according to Western Wood Products Association's Lumber Track publication. Read More
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18 Jan
U.S. builder confidence in the market for new homes in January rose 2 points to 58 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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18 Jan
The National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Index for the fourth quarter of 2018 was down 1 point to 57 compared to the previous three months. Read More
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18 Jan
U.S. remodeling and repair activity is predicted to slow considerably by the end of 2019, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity published by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Read More
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18 Jan
Canadian building permits in November totaled $8.3 billion, rising 2.6% from October and up 6.6% from the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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9 Jan
Hotel reservations are being accepted for the 2019 Spring Meeting, scheduled for May 5-7 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples. Read More
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9 Jan
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, has named Mike Reardon as Director of Industrial Products Manufacturing, effective January 1. Read More
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9 Jan
The Schattdecor Group has finalized the purchase of U.S. Coating Company of Lexington, SC. Read More
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9 Jan
U.S. kitchen and bath cabinet sales in November 2018 were 0.3% higher than the same month in 2017, according to Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business member survey. Read More
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9 Jan
Canadian housing starts in December 2018 totaled 206,981 units, down 2.6% from November. Read More
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3 Jan
CPA’s 2019 leadership team takes office this week in an important year that will see, among other things, the development of a new five-year strategic plan. Read More
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3 Jan
CPA’s 2019 Spring Meeting will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida from May 5-7. Read More
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3 Jan
CPA has launched a new sustainability section on the website in support of the association’s strategic plan to promote the industry’s environmental stewardship story. Read More
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3 Jan
CPA will be exhibiting at the following trade shows in 2019. Read More
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3 Jan
U.S. residential furniture factory orders in October rose 7% over 2017, according to a recent survey of manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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21 Dec
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Del-Tin Fiber LLC, including the MDF plant in El Dorado, AR, from PotlatchDeltic Corp. Read More
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20 Dec
The November Industry Snapshot report is now available. Read More
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20 Dec
The November TFL Report is now available to members. Read More
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20 Dec
The November Safety Report is now available to members. Read More
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20 Dec
Masonite International Corporation, Tampa, FL, parent company to Marshfield DoorSystems, announced that its President and CEO of 12 years, Fred Lynch, plans to retire by June 2019. Read More
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20 Dec
Formica Group, Cincinnati, OH, will be sold by its parent-company Fletcher Building to Netherlands-based Broadview Industries. Read More
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20 Dec
U.S. housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.3 million, up 3.2% above the revised October estimate, but down 3.6% from the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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20 Dec
U.S. builder confidence in the market for new homes in December dropped 4 points to 56 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Read More
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20 Dec
Canadian wood product sales in October were $2.6 billion, falling 7.5% from September and off 10.9% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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20 Dec
Mexico’s new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, announced a 16% nationwide increase in minimum wage and a doubling of the wage along the Northern border where living costs are higher. Read More
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20 Dec
Real Simple magazine interviewed design experts at Houzz and Trulia to identify kitchen trends for 2019. Read More
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20 Dec
The December/January 2019 issue of Wood Markets is now available to members through the association’s website. Read More
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12 Dec
On November 30, the American National Standards Institute formally added EPA’s TSCA Title VI Third Party Certification program to CPA’s ISO/IEC 17065 scope of accreditation. Read More
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12 Dec
In early December, CPA’s Senior Director of Product Acceptance Eamon Monahan attended the Canada - U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council Stakeholder Forum in Washington, DC. Read More
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12 Dec
Hotel reservations are now being accepted for the 2019 Spring Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples. Read More
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12 Dec
CPA has launched a new Instagram page to add to its social media presence. Read More
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5 Dec
Dr. Kimberly White, Senior Director and lead staff member for the American Chemistry Council’s Formaldehyde Panel, gave an excellent presentation for CPA Board and EPAC members this week on the status of U.S. EPA risk assessment of formaldehyde. Read More
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5 Dec
On November 30, the U.S., Mexico and Canada took a major step toward easing commercial tensions in the region, as leaders of the three countries signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement pact overhauling and updating the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Read More
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5 Dec
U.S. residential furniture factory orders in September rose 9% over 2017, according to a recent survey of manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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5 Dec
U.S. construction spending in October was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, down 0.1% from September but up 4.9% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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5 Dec
The forestry products industry lost an estimated $500 million so far in 2018 due to railroad service issues, including lack of capacity and delays, according to Derek Nighbour, CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada. Read More
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5 Dec
While the world is still waiting for color-expert Pantone to announce their 2019 color of the year, leading paint manufacturers have already announced top picks for the new year. Read More
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29 Nov
CPA submitted comments this week on the proposed technical amendments to TSCA Title VI. Read More
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29 Nov
Egger announced this week that construction began on its first U.S. particleboard plant in Lexington, N.C. Read More
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29 Nov
Mark your calendar for CPA’s 2019 Fall Meeting and the Material, Technology & Design Symposium which will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, CO from October 6-8. Read More
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29 Nov
CPA is pleased to announce the hiring of two part-time employees to support the diverse and growing needs of marketing and meeting planning for the association. Read More
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29 Nov
Columbia Forest Products, Greensboro, NC has appointed Greg Pray as President & Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019. Read More
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29 Nov
UCS Forest Group, Mississauga, ON, recently announced the promotion of Mark Warne to the newly created position of Vice President–Sales. Read More
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29 Nov
U.S. sales of new single‐family homes in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 544,000, down 8.9% below the revised September rate and down 12% from the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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21 Nov
The October Industry Snapshot report has been published and is available to members only. Read More
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21 Nov
The world’s two largest home improvement retailers reported third quarter results. Read More
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21 Nov
U.S. housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.2 million, up 1.5% above the revised September estimate, but 2.9% below the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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21 Nov
U.S. builder confidence in the market for new homes in November dropped 8 points to 60 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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16 Nov
As announced last week, the Marketing Committee has adopted an expanded @the edge editorial policy that allows approved member-submitted content to be published in the newsletter. Read More
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16 Nov
The October TFL Report is now available to members. Read More
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16 Nov
The October Safety Report is now available to members. Read More
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16 Nov
On November 13, Woodworking Network published an article online titled “Final Clarity for the EPA Formaldehyde Regulation.” Read More
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16 Nov
Between 2018 and 2028 there will be an estimated 4.6 million manufacturing jobs available due to retirements and job creation with 2.4 million of those positions expected to remain vacant due to a skills gap shortage, according to the 2018 Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute skills gap and future of work study. Read More
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16 Nov
Canadian housing starts in October were 206,171 units, down 7.9% from September. The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate was 205,925 rising from 189,730 in September. Read More
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16 Nov
Canada’s housing starts and sales in 2019-2020 are expected to slow, according to the 2018 Housing Market Outlook. Read More
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16 Nov
Canadian wood product sales in September were $2.9 billion, falling 2.9% from August but up 2.1% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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6 Jun
As of Friday, June 1, manufacturers around the world are now required to import and sell in the U.S. only CARB or TSCA Title VI third-party certified composite wood panels or finished products made with certified panels. Read More
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9 Nov
Earlier this month, the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy sent a joint letter updating the House and Senate appropriations committees on efforts to implement the carbon neutrality legislation in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. Read More
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9 Nov
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, has named Dawn Garcia as Director of Marketing, effective November 1. Read More
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9 Nov
Canadian building permits in September totaled $8.1 billion, rising 0.4% from August and down 0.6% from the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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1 Nov
EPA published today in the Federal Register the official proposed technical amendments to TSCA Title VI, setting the due date for comments at December 3, 2018. Read More
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1 Nov
CPA submitted comments this week on the Trump Administration’s proposed replacement to the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. Read More
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1 Nov
U.S. kitchen and bath cabinet sales in September were 2.3% higher than the same month in 2017, according to Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business member survey. Read More
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1 Nov
U.S. construction spending in September was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, even with August but up 7.2% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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1 Nov
U.S. consumer confidence in October reached a record high at 137.9, rising 1.9% from the previous month, according to The Conference Board survey conducted by Nielsen. Read More
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1 Nov
U.S. furniture factory orders in August rose 9% from the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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25 Oct
ANAFATA, the Mexican composite wood industry association, held their 53rd annual meeting last week in Cancun, Mexico. Read More
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25 Oct
The National Association of Manufacturing, through its Manufacturing Institute, recently published a detailed “Employer’s Playbook for Building an Apprenticeship Program” that can serve as a helpful resource for CPA members. Read More
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25 Oct
U.S. sales of new single‐family homes in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 553,000, down 5.5% below the revised August rate and 13.2% lower than the comparable month in 2017. Read More
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25 Oct
The October issue of the Particleboard and MDF Commentary has been published and includes detailed economic analysis of the North American markets. Read More
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18 Oct
The September Industry Snapshot Report is now available. Read More
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18 Oct
The third quarter 2018 TFL Shipments Report is now available. Read More
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18 Oct
The September 2018 Safety Report is now available. Read More
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3 Oct
The CPA Fall Meeting and Material, Technology & Design Symposium concluded last week with a record high number of attendees. Read More