News & Events
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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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19 Sep
Combined shipments of particleboard and MDF rose 2% in August to 508 MMSF (3/4” basis), compared to 498 MMSF in 2017. Read More
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19 Sep
Last month, the Trump Administration unveiled a proposed rule, called the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, which is intended to replace the Clean Power Plan (CPP). Read More
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19 Sep
On August 29, an EPA Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) released a draft review of a 2014 agency report evaluating a “Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources.” Read More
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19 Sep
The CPA Board of Directors recently voted to approve the following new Associate Member. Read More
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19 Sep
The 2018 CPA Fall Meeting & Material, Technology & Design Symposium begins this weekend with attendance nearly 20% above last year, totaling almost 310 from 127 companies. Read More
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19 Sep
U.S. housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.3 million, up 9.2% from the revised July estimate and 9.4% higher the comparable month last year. Read More
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19 Sep
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19 Sep
Canadian wood product manufacturing sales in July were $3.1 billion, down 0.3% compared to June, but 14.4% above the same month in 2017. Read More
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12 Sep
The 2018 CPA Fall Meeting / Material, Technology & Design Symposium begins next week at the JW Marriott in Nashville from September 23-25. Read More
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12 Sep
North American composite panel mills in August reported 11 incidents. Read More
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12 Sep
Boise Cascade Company, Boise, ID, has agreed to sell its La Grande particleboard mill to Woodgrain Millwork. Read More
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12 Sep
Total shipments for all U.S. manufacturing industries in July were $501.7 billion, remaining virtually unchanged from June. Read More
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12 Sep
North American lumber production through June totaled 32.07 billion board feet (bbf), rising 2% from the same period in 2017, according to the Western Wood Products Association. Read More
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12 Sep
Houzz, a social media platform for home remodeling and design, released their 2018 Canada Houzz & Home Renovation Trends study that surveyed over 14,288 Canadian home owners about their renovation plans. Read More
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12 Sep
Canadian building permits in July fell 0.1% to $8.2 billion over June but rose 0.4% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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12 Sep
Canadian housing starts in August totaled 214,598 units, down 2.3% from July. Read More
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5 Sep
CPA submitted comments today to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regarding the definition of “composite plant materials” under the Lacey Act and potential reporting requirements for products containing composite plant materials. Read More
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5 Sep
The CPA Fall Meeting / Material, Technology & Design Symposium in Nashville will feature a strong slate of speakers who will discuss topics ranging from emerging design trends to the business opportunities created by industry disruption. Read More
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5 Sep
CPA and Surface & Panel are very grateful to the following Platinum and Gold sponsors for their very generous support of the 2018 Material, Technology & Design Symposium at the CPA Fall Meeting in Nashville, TN. Read More
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5 Sep
CPA’s room block at the JW Marriott in Nashville for the 2018 CPA Fall Meeting / Material, Technology & Design Symposium has been expanded with a small number of additional rooms. Read More
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5 Sep
CPA will exhibit at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo on November 14-16 at McCormack Place in Chicago. Read More
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5 Sep
U.S. construction spending during July was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, inching 0.1% above June and 5.8% higher than the year ago period. Read More
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5 Sep
The U.S. consumer sentiment index for August was 96.2, falling 1.7% from July, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers. Read More
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5 Sep
U.S. furniture factory orders in June were up 5% from one year prior, according to a monthly report of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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5 Sep
New residential construction investment in the second quarter of 2018 totaled $36 billion, up 7.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Read More
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29 Aug
This Friday, August 31 is the deadline to receive the CPA-negotiated rate at the JW Marriott in Nashville for the 2018 CPA Fall Meeting / Material, Technology & Design Symposium. Read More
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29 Aug
The 2018 CPA Buyers Guide, appearing in the second edition of Surface & Panel’s The Master, is now available online. Read More
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29 Aug
CPA exhibited at the 2018 IWF show last week in Atlanta, GA. Read More
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29 Aug
Weyerhaeuser, Seattle, WA, has announced the retirement of its CEO Doyle Simons and the appointment of Devin Stockfish as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2019. Read More
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29 Aug
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000, falling 1.7% below June but 12.8% higher than the same month in 2017. Read More
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29 Aug
U.S. kitchen and bath cabinetry sales in July rose 3.8% from the comparable month in 2017, according to Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business member survey. Read More
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29 Aug
Canadian new housing construction in June totaled $5 billion, 6.3% higher than the same period in 2017. Read More
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22 Aug
Combined shipments of particleboard and MDF rose 4.5% in July to 482 MMSF (3/4” basis), compared to 461 MMSF in 2017. Read More
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22 Aug
July TFL shipments increased 7.6% to 110 MMSF compared to 103 MMSF in the same month last year. Read More
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22 Aug
The deadline to reserve a room at the JW Marriott in Nashville to receive the CPA-negotiated rate for the 2018 CPA Fall Meeting/Material, Technology & Design Symposium is August 31. Read More
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22 Aug
U.S. housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million, up 0.9% from the revised June estimate but 1.4% below the comparable month last year. Read More
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22 Aug
The square footage of new single-family homes in the U.S. has declined in the second quarter. Read More
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22 Aug
Canadian wood product manufacturing sales in June were $3.17 billion, up 1.1% from May and 18% higher than the same month in 2017. Read More
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22 Aug
The August edition of Wood Markets is now available to members through the association’s website. Read More
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15 Aug
Registration continues for the 2018 CPA Fall Meeting/Material, Technology & Design Symposium, with total attendance 37% higher than the 2017 meeting at this time. Read More
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15 Aug
CPA will exhibit at the International Woodworking Fair from August 22-25, where attendance is anticipated to be over 30,000, the highest in a decade. Read More
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15 Aug
Stay up-to-date on CPA and the North American composite panel industry by following the association on social media. Read More
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15 Aug
Columbia Forest Products, Greensboro, NC, has announced new appointments in support of its partnership with CalPlant 1, the rice straw MDF facility currently under construction. Read More
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15 Aug
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in August fell 1 point from the month prior to 67 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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15 Aug
North American lumber production through May increased 2.5% from the year ago period to 26.77 billion board feet (bbf), according to the Western Wood Products Association's Lumber Track publication. Read More
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15 Aug
Canadian housing starts in July totaled 219,988 units, down 0.8% from June. Read More
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8 Aug
CPA submitted comments late last month on EPA’s proposed TSCA Title VI technical amendments related to third-party certification and testing. Read More
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8 Aug
North American composite panel mills in July reported eight incidents. Read More
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8 Aug
Registration continues for the 2018 CPA Fall Meeting/Material, Technology & Design Symposium. Read More
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8 Aug
The new CPA Surface & Panel Buyers Guide will debut at CPA’s booth at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, GA from August 22-25. Read More
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8 Aug
RISI, Inc., Boston, MA, announced last week that its parent company, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, purchased Random Lengths for $18.2 million. Read More
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8 Aug
Total shipments for all U.S. manufacturing industries in June rose 1% from May to $501.4 billion. Read More
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8 Aug
Canadian building permits in June totaled $8.1 billion, falling 2.3% from May and down 5.6% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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1 Aug
On July 31, President Trump signed into law the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act. Read More
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1 Aug
Registration for the 2018 CPA Fall Meeting/Material, Technology & Design Symposium is tracking nearly 20% higher than last year at this time. Read More
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1 Aug
The following staff changes have been announced at the International Testing & Certification Center (ITCC). Read More
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1 Aug
CPA will exhibit at the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, GA from August 22-25. Read More
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1 Aug
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Paper, Inc., Helsinki, Finland, recently announced its intent to purchase Expera Specialty Solutions for $615 million. Read More
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1 Aug
U.S. construction spending during June was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.32 trillion, falling 1.1% from May but 6.1% higher than the year ago period. Read More
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1 Aug
The U.S. consumer sentiment index for July was 97.9, falling 0.3% from June, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers. Read More
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1 Aug
U.S. kitchen and bath cabinetry sales in June rose 0.9% from the comparable month in 2017, according to Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business member survey. Read More
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1 Aug
U.S. furniture factory orders in May grew 5% from the comparable period in 2017, according to a monthly report of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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30 Jul
Uniboard, Laval, QC, has announced plans to invest $38.5 million in its Val-d'Or particleboard and thermally fused laminate plant. Read More
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25 Jul
TFL shipments for the second quarter were even at 335 MMSF compared to the same quarter in 2017. Year-to-date shipments through June were 649 MMSF, dipping 0.2% compared to the first six months of last year. Read More
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25 Jul
CPA submitted comments this week on California Air Resources Board’s draft Community Air Protection Blueprint, which provides a proposed policy and regulatory framework for a new program to “reduce air pollution and improve public health in communities that experience disproportionate burdens from exposure to air pollutants.” Read More
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25 Jul
Arauco, Atlanta, GA, announced its purchase of Panolam’s Albany, Oregon TFL facility. Read More
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25 Jul
This August marks the retirement of two longstanding industry executives, and CPA recognized the following individuals for their numerous contributions to the association and the industry at the recent Spring Meeting in Victoria. Read More
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25 Jul
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 631,000, falling 5.3% below May but 2.4% above the same period in 2017. Read More
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25 Jul
U.S. remodeling activity in the second quarter rose 1 point to 58 from the previous three months this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index. Read More
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25 Jul
Canadian non-residential building construction in the second quarter totaled $14.3 billion, rising 1.4% from the first quarter and 7.8% higher than the year ago period. Read More
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25 Jul
In continuation of our monthly updates on workforce solutions, we provide a federal policy update of importance to the industry. Read More