News & Events
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16 Aug
July shipments of particleboard and MDF in the U.S. and Canada were up 5.02% to 461 MMSF (3/4” basis) compared to 439 MMSF in the same month in 2016. Read More
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16 Aug
Registration is soaring for CPA’s 2017 Fall Meeting, being held in conjunction with the inaugural Material, Technology & Design Symposium, October 1-3, at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia. Read More
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16 Aug
North American composite panel mills reported 11 incidents in July compared to 12 in June. Read More
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16 Aug
The National Association of Manufacturing’s Manufacturing Institute is seeking nominations for its prestigious 2018 Science, Technology, Engineering and Production Ahead award. Read More
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16 Aug
SASCO Chemical, Albany, GA, announced their recent acquisition of Michelman’s Wood Release Agent Product Line. Read More
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16 Aug
U.S. housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.16 million, down 4.8% from the revised June estimate and 5.6% lower than the comparable month last year. Read More
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16 Aug
The August issue of Wood Markets is now available to members through the association’s website. Read More
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16 Aug
Virginia Tech’s Department of Sustainable Biomaterials is offering a short course focused on statistical methods to improve maintenance programs on November 14-15. Read More
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9 Aug
The EPA announced on its TSCA Title VI website yesterday that the proposed amendment to allow for truthful, voluntary labeling prior to the compliance date will become effective on August 25th. Read More
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9 Aug
CPA has developed a policy position that outlines several main objectives that members would like to see addressed in the NAFTA negotiations projected to start later this month. Read More
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9 Aug
Registration continues for CPA’s 2017 Fall Meeting, being held in conjunction with the inaugural Material, Technology & Design Symposium, October 1-3, at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia. Read More
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9 Aug
CPA will exhibit at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston, MA, on November 8-10 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Read More
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9 Aug
CalAg LLC recently announced plans to break ground in September 2017 on a new MDF manufacturing facility in Willows, California. Read More
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9 Aug
Canadian building permits in June were valued at $8.1 billion, up 2.5% from May. Read More
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9 Aug
Canadian housing starts in July totaled 217,550 units, up 1.1% from June. Read More
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2 Aug
CPA’s 2017 Fall Meeting will be held in conjunction with the inaugural Material, Technology & Design Symposium, October 1-3, at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia. Read More
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2 Aug
The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association recently released their monthly Trend of Business Survey reporting that cabinet sales in June rose 1.8% compared to the same month in 2016. Read More
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2 Aug
U.S. construction spending during June was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.205 trillion, 1.3% below the revised May estimate, and 1.6% above the comparable month in 2016. Read More
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2 Aug
U.S. furniture factory orders in May rose 8% over the comparable period in 2016, according to a monthly report of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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2 Aug
The U.S. consumer sentiment index for July fell to 93.4 points from June’s reading of 95.1, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers. Read More
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26 Jul
Meeting and hotel registration is now available for CPA’s 2017 Fall Meeting to be held in conjunction with the inaugural Material, Technology & Design Symposium, October 1-3, at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia. Read More
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26 Jul
CPA submitted comments this week in support of EPA’s proposed amendment to remove the prohibition on truthful, voluntary labeling prior to the compliance date. Read More
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26 Jul
Last year, the American Wood Council built a coalition of interested trade associations, including CPA, to engage with California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health on a proposed 80% reduction of the wood dust permissible exposure limit from 5 to 1 mg/m3. Read More
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26 Jul
Earlier this month, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee finalized a fiscal year 2018 spending bill that includes a provision on biomass for FY18 and “each fiscal year thereafter.” Read More
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26 Jul
CPA exhibited and presented at the 2017 AWFS show last week in Las Vegas, NV. Read More
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26 Jul
Egger, St. Johann, Austria, announced plans to build a particleboard plant in Lexington, NC within six years. Read More
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26 Jul
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000, rising 0.8% above May and up 9.1% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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19 Jul
June shipments of particleboard and MDF in the U.S. and Canada were unchanged at 490 MMSF (3/4” basis) compared to the same month in 2016. Read More
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19 Jul
TFL shipments in June increased 2.1% to 119 MMSF, compared to 116 MMSF a year ago. Read More
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19 Jul
The 2017 CPA Buyers Guide, appearing in the inaugural edition of Surface & Panel’s Master, is now available online. Read More
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19 Jul
CPA will be showcasing the industry at AWFS from July 19-22 in Las Vegas, NV. Read More
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19 Jul
Hardwoods Distribution Inc., Langley, B.C., announced this week the purchase of Downes & Reader Hardwood Company Inc. Read More
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19 Jul
U.S. housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 million, up 8.3% above the revised May estimate and 2.1% higher than the comparable month last year. Read More
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19 Jul
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in July fell 2 points from June to 64 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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19 Jul
Canadian housing starts in June totaled 215,459 units, up 0.4% from May. Read More
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19 Jul
The June issue of the Particleboard and MDF Commentary has been published and includes trends and forecasts on shipments, imports, and prices. Read More
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12 Jul
As CPA reported earlier this week, EPA published in the Federal Register on Tuesday a proposed Direct Final Rule removing in its entirety from TSCA Title VI the prohibition on labeling prior to the compliance date. Read More
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12 Jul
CPA will be showcasing the industry at AWFS from July 19-22 in Las Vegas, NV. Read More
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12 Jul
North American composite panel mills in June reported 12 incidents, the same number as May. Read More
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12 Jul
CPA Chairman Emilio Ayub and President Jackson Morrill participated in the 2017 European Panel Federation meeting, held June 28-30 in Porto, Portugal. Read More
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12 Jul
U.S. furniture factory orders in April rose 7% over the comparable period in 2016, according to a monthly report of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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12 Jul
U.S. construction spending during May was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.230 trillion, nearly the same as the revised April estimate, and 4.5% above the comparable month in 2016. Read More
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12 Jul
Canadian building permits in May were valued at $7.7 billion, up 8.9% from April. Read More
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10 Jul
The EPA will publish tomorrow in the Federal Register a proposed Direct Final Rule removing the labeling prohibition, Section 770.45(f), in its entirety from TSCA Title VI. Read More
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6 Jul
The July 6 edition of the Federal Register announced the withdrawal of EPA's proposed “Direct Final Rule" of the Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products after receiving adverse comment. Read More
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28 Jun
CPA posted this week on its webpage an update of the brochure entitled “What the EPA Formaldehyde Rule Means to You.” Read More
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28 Jun
The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to review a case involving EPA’s policies around how to regulate malfunctions under the Clean Air Act. Read More
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28 Jun
Palliser Furniture Holdings Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced last week its agreement to purchase Casana Furniture Company Ltd. Read More
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28 Jun
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000, rising 2.9% above April and up 8.9% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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28 Jun
The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association, recently released their monthly Trend of Business Survey reporting that cabinet sales in May rose 5.4% compared to the same month in 2016. Read More
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28 Jun
Nearly 90% of Canada’s corporate executives were worried about “the current implications of politics on trade and trade agreements,” according to a second quarter C-Suite survey conducted by the Gandalf Group. Read More
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7 Jun
EPA issued today new guidance on non-complying lots under TSCA Title VI. Read More
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7 Jun
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the first three Third-Party Certifiers and two accrediting bodies to be recognized under TSCA Title VI. Read More
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2 Jun
MJB Wood Group, Inc., headquartered in Irving, TX, announced today the acquisition of the assets of Pacific MDF Products, Inc. of Arkansas and Pacific MDF Products, Inc. of South Carolina. Read More
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23 May