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30 Mar
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency published on March 28 revised guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers. Read More
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26 Mar
At this time, CPA is continuing to negotiate with the Laguna Cliffs Marriott regarding the 2020 Spring Meeting and postponement until 2021. Read More
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26 Mar
The February Panel Shipments Report is now available to members. Read More
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26 Mar
The February TFL Shipments Report is now available to members. Read More
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26 Mar
CPA members in both the U.S. and Canada have been faced with stay-in-place orders in multiple states and provinces over the past week due to the COVID-19 crisis. Read More
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26 Mar
The EPA announced yesterday that it intends to clarify the list of stakeholders responsible for covering the $1.35 million fees for each of the 20 recently initiated risk analyses, including formaldehyde. Read More
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26 Mar
This week, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that kitchen and vanity cabinet producers had been materially injured by imports from China that were priced unfairly. Read More
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26 Mar
Three of British Columbia’s largest forest products companies announced changes in production for at least the next week due to market volatility resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
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26 Mar
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 765,000, decreasing 4.4% from January, but 14.3% higher than the comparable month last year. Read More
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26 Mar
Total investment in Canadian building construction in January was $15.6 billion, increasing 0.5% from December 2019. Read More
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26 Mar
The Architecture Billings Index in February rose 1.2 points to 53.4 over January, the highest level over the past six months, according to The American Institute of Architects Economics & Market Research Group. Read More
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20 Mar
In this time of tremendous uncertainty, CPA remains committed to supporting members in every way we can. Read More
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20 Mar
The February Safety Report is now available. Read More
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20 Mar
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced March 16, 2020 that workers that support the manufacture and distribution of forest products, including, but not limited to timber and other wood products, are deemed essential critical infrastructure workers. Read More
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20 Mar
UCS Forest Group, Mississauga, ON, recently announced the hire of Ricardo Barrios as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Read More
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20 Mar
Hardwoods Specialty Products, a subsidiary of Hardwoods Distribution Inc., has purchased Diamond Hardwoods. Read More
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20 Mar
NeoCon 2020, originally scheduled for June 8-10 in Chicago, has cancelled the show and will not postpone. Read More
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20 Mar
U.S. housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.6 million, down 1.5% from the revised January estimate but 39.2% higher than the comparable month last year. Read More
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20 Mar
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in March fell 2 points from February to 72 points on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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20 Mar
Seasonally adjusted Canadian wood product sales in January were $2.4 billion, falling 1.2% from December and off 9.9% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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12 Mar
Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the deadline for the self-identification process for the Toxic Substances Control Act formaldehyde risk evaluation responsible parties to May 27, 2020. Read More
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12 Mar
Canadian building permits in January rose 4.0% from December 2019 to $9.2 billion (CAD) and were up 11.2% from the year-ago period. Read More
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12 Mar
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian housing starts in February was 1.9% lower than the prior month at 210,069 units. Read More
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5 Mar
Registration continues for CPA’s 2020 Spring Meeting, April 26-28 (departure on the 29th), at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, CA. Read More
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5 Mar
ACProducts, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, announced the completion of its acquisition of Masco Cabinetry. Read More
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5 Mar
U.S. construction spending in January was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.4 trillion, rising 1.8% from December 2019 and 6.8% higher than the year-ago period. Read More
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5 Mar
Total seasonally adjusted shipments for all U.S. manufacturing industries in January decreased 0.5% from December 2019 to $501.8 billion. Read More
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5 Mar
The IHS Markit Mexico Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index was 50.0 in February, up 1.0 point from January, following three months of decline. Read More
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5 Mar
The hotel construction pipeline for the Mexico/Caribbean region in January increased 26.9% to 152 projects and 31,787 rooms compared to the year-ago period, according to STR. Read More
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5 Mar
Houzz released its 2020 State of the Industry study that surveyed 3,094 U.S. residential and design businesses. Read More
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28 Feb
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28 Feb
CPA Members will have the opportunity to showcase products and services through a tabletop exhibit session with newly added benefits at the upcoming CPA Spring Meeting. Read More
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28 Feb
On February 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce made its final duties determination in the trade case brought by the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance against Chinese imports of wood cabinets and vanities. Read More
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28 Feb
LP Building Solutions, Nashville, TN, announced yesterday plans to sell its East River, Nova Scotia facility to Maibec. Read More
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28 Feb
Stevens Industries Inc., Teutopolis, IL, has promoted Bill Lane to Director of Sales, Panels and Components Division. Read More
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28 Feb
U.S. residential furniture factory orders in December 2019 rose 4% over the comparable month in 2018, according to a recent survey of manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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28 Feb
U.S. kitchen and bath cabinet sales in December 2019 were 1.9% lower than the same month in 2018, according to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business member survey. Read More
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28 Feb
The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA, reported fourth quarter fiscal 2019 net sales of $25.8 billion, down 2.7% from 2018. Read More
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28 Feb
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 764,000, increasing 7.9% from December 2019 and 18.6% higher than the comparable month last year. Read More
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28 Feb
U.S. consumer confidence in February registered at 130.7, rising 0.3 points from January, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. Read More
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28 Feb
Total investment in Canadian building construction in December 2019 was $15.6 billion (CAD), Read More
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21 Feb
The January Industry Snapshot Report is now available to members. Read More
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21 Feb
January TFL Shipments Report is now available to members. Read More
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21 Feb
The January Safety Report is now available. Read More
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21 Feb
Registration continues for CPA’s 2020 Spring Meeting, April 26-28 (departure on the 29th), at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, CA. Read More
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21 Feb
Stevens Industries, Teutopolis, IL, has named Shawn Finney as the new Chief Financial Officer. Read More
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21 Feb
The European Panel Federation will host its Annual General Meeting in Berlin, Germany from June 17-19, 2020. Read More
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21 Feb
U.S. housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million, down 3.6% from the revised December estimate but 21.4% higher than the comparable month last year. Read More
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21 Feb
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in February fell 1 point from January to 74 points on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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21 Feb
Canadian wood product sales in December 2019 were $2.5 billion, rising 4.6% from November 2019 but down 4.8% from the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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21 Feb
The Architecture Billings Index in January rose 0.1 point to 52.2 over December 2019, while design contracts increased 2.7 points to 56.0, indicating modest growth according to The American Institute of Architects Economics & Market Research Group. Read More
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13 Feb
EPA will host a webinar on February 24 from 12:30-1:00 pm EDT to explain the requirements for self-identification and fee payment for the TSCA formaldehyde risk analysis. Read More
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13 Feb
Registration continues for CPA’s 2020 Spring Meeting, April 26-28 (departure on the 29th), at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, CA. Read More
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13 Feb
Arauco, Atlanta, GA, announced this week the closing of its Eugene, Oregon MDF facility effective May 1. Read More
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13 Feb
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last week the preliminary decision to reduce duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports from an average of 20.23% to 8.21%. Read More
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13 Feb
U.S. commercial and multifamily construction starts for the 20 largest metro areas in 2019 rose 11% totaling $139.6 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, a construction industry analytics and software firm. Read More
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13 Feb
Canadian building permits in December 2019 increased 7.4% from November to $8.67 billion but were still down 1.8% from the year-ago period. Read More
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13 Feb
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian housing starts in January was 8.8% higher than December 2019 at 213,224 units. Read More
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6 Feb
The Robert E. Dougherty Educational Foundation has announced its call for 2020 scholarship applications. Read More
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6 Feb
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last week that it is initiating an antidumping investigation of imports of Brazilian and Chinese wood moulding and millwork and conducting a separate countervailing duty investigation on imported Chinese wood moulding and millwork. Read More
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6 Feb
U.S. construction spending in December 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.328 trillion, falling 0.2% from November but 5.0% higher than the year-ago period. Read More
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6 Feb
U.S. furniture factory orders in November 2019 were 5% lower than the same month in 2018, according to Smith Leonard’s survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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6 Feb
The IHS Markit Mexico Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index was 49.0 in January, up 1.9 points from December 2019, which was the lowest recording in the nearly nine-year history of the survey. Read More
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31 Jan
The December / 2019 year-end Industry Snapshot Report is now available to members. Read More
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31 Jan
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published today in the Federal Register a final rule implementing TSCA Title VI and removing certain requirements in the current manufactured housing formaldehyde standards that are not addressed by TSCA Title VI. Read More
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31 Jan
Registration for CPA’s 2020 Spring Meeting, April 26-28 (departure on the 29th) at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, CA continues. Read More
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31 Jan
The CPA Board of Directors recently voted to approve the following new Associate Member. Read More
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31 Jan
Arauco announced yesterday that its particleboard operation in Moncure, NC will close in April 2020. Read More
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31 Jan
On January 29, President Trump signed legislation ratifying the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement, the replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement. Read More
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31 Jan
The U.S. consumer sentiment index for January was 99.8, rising 0.5% from December 2019, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers. Read More
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31 Jan
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in December 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 694,000, decreasing 0.4% from November but 23.0% higher than the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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31 Jan
U.S. builder confidence in the 55+ housing market was mixed in Q4 2019, with single-family confidence dropping 4 points from Q3 to 68, while the multi-family condo market rose 5 points to 58 on the National Association of Home Builders 55+ HMI. Read More
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31 Jan
The Architecture Billings Index in December 2019 rose 0.6 points to 52.5 over November, indicating modest growth according to The American Institute of Architects Economics & Market Research Group. Read More
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24 Jan
Registration for CPA’s 2020 Spring Meeting, April 26-28 (departure on the 29th), at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, CA is now available. Read More
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24 Jan
Novacap, Montreal, QC, announced that Bestar, one of their portfolio companies, acquired Bush Industries earlier this month. Read More
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24 Jan
Formica Group, Cincinnati, OH, announced the promotion of Melissa Herman to Vice President of Sales, overseeing North American sales operations. Read More
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24 Jan
U.S. housing starts reached a 13-year high in December 2019. Read More
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24 Jan
U.S. builder confidence for new single-family homes in January fell 1 point from December to 75 points on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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24 Jan
U.S. remodeling activity in the fourth quarter of 2019 rose 3 points to 58 from the previous three months, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index. Read More
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24 Jan
The Q1 2020 Houzz Renovation Barometer tracking residential renovation market expectations and recent business activity in the construction and architectural design services industries was recently released. Read More
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24 Jan
Canadian wood product sales in November 2019 were $2.3 billion, unchanged from October 2019 and down 11.3% from the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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24 Jan
Total investment in Canadian building construction in November 2019 was $15.5 billion, increasing 0.1% from October. Read More
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16 Jan
The fourth quarter TFL Shipments Report is now available to members. Read More
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16 Jan
The Safety Report is now available to members. Read More
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16 Jan
Hotel reservations are being accepted for the 2020 Spring Meeting, which takes place April 26-28 at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott in Dana Point, CA. Read More
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16 Jan
Arclin, Atlanta, GA, announced that David P. Smith has been named Vice President of Growth & Innovation. Read More
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16 Jan
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian urban starts in December 2019 fell 3% from November to 197,329 units. Read More
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16 Jan
Canadian building permits in November 2019 dropped 2.4% from October to $8.1 billion and decreased 2.7% from the year-ago period. Read More
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16 Jan
U.S. consumer confidence in December 2019 registered at 126.5, dipping 0.3% from November, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. Read More
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16 Jan
Houzz recently released its 2020 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study which surveyed 2,598 U.S. homeowners about recent or planned kitchen renovation projects. Read More
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16 Jan
The number of bedrooms in new single-family homes has been declining since 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. Read More
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16 Jan
The IHS Markit Mexico Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell 0.9 points to 47.1 in December, the second straight month of rapid decline. Read More
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9 Jan
CPA’s 2020 Board of Directors leadership team takes office this week in an important year that will see, among other things, the adoption of a new five-year strategic plan. Read More
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9 Jan
The CPA Board of Directors recently voted to approve the following new Associate Member. Read More
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9 Jan
CPA is pleased to announce the promotions of senior staff members Jeannie Ervin and Allyson O’Sullivan in recognition of their outstanding contributions to CPA and reflecting their important roles each plays within the Association. Read More
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9 Jan
U.S. construction spending in November 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.32 trillion, rising 0.6% from October and 4.1% higher than the year-ago period. Read More
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9 Jan
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in November 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 719,000, growing 1.3% from October, and 16.9% higher than the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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9 Jan
Total shipments for all U.S. manufacturing industries in November 2019 increased 0.3% from October to $502.17 billion. Read More
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9 Jan
U.S. furniture factory orders in October dropped 8% from the same month in 2018, according to Smith Leonard’s survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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9 Jan
Canadian wood product sales in 2018 were $35.8 billion, an increase of 7.4% over 2017. Read More
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9 Jan
Interior design experts recently gave input on design trends for kitchens and bathrooms expected for 2020. 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