News & Events
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18 Jul
The second quarter TFL shipments report is now available to CPA members. Read More
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18 Jul
Registration continues for the 2019 CPA Fall Meeting/Material, Design & Technology Symposium, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, CO from October 6-8. Read More
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18 Jul
The CPA Board of Directors recently approved the following new Associate Members. Read More
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18 Jul
CPA recently formed a joint task group of the Production-Technical Committee and Decorative Surfaces Council to discuss the possible development of a voluntary ANSI product standard for North American thermally fused laminate. Read More
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18 Jul
CPA’s 2019 North American composite panel industry map is available for purchase as a print-ready high-resolution PDF. Read More
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18 Jul
The June issue of Fastmarkets RISI's Particleboard and MDF Commentary is available to CPA members. Read More
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18 Jul
U.S. housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.25 million, dipping 0.9% below May, but was 6.2% higher than the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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18 Jul
U.S. builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes in July increased 1 point to 65 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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18 Jul
Canadian wood products sales in May were $2.5 billion, up 0.2% from April but 19.2% lower than the comparable month last year. Read More
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11 Jul
Registration is now available for the 2019 CPA Fall Meeting/Material, Design & Technology Symposium, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, CO from October 6-8. Read More
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11 Jul
CPA's June Safety Report is now available. Read More
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11 Jul
CPA Chairman Jim Buffington and President Jackson Morrill participated in the 2019 European Panel Federation meeting from June 26-28 in Dunblane, Scotland. Read More
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11 Jul
CPA will represent the industry at the AWFS Fair next week in Las Vegas from July 17-20. CPA’s booth, #10254, will promote the ECC program, certification and testing services and member products. Read More
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11 Jul
Omnova, Beachwood, OH, announced it has entered into an agreement to be purchased by United Kingdom-based Synthomer plc, a specialty chemical company. Read More
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11 Jul
U.S. construction spending in May was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, down 0.8% from April and 2.3% lower than the comparable month last year. Read More
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11 Jul
Total seasonally adjusted shipments for all U.S. manufacturing industries in May increased 0.1% from April to $504.3 billion. Read More
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11 Jul
Canadian building permits in May totaled $8.2 billion (CAD), 13% lower than April and down 1.9% from the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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11 Jul
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian urban starts in June jumped 26% from May to 245,657 units. Read More
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1 Jul
In the Friday, June 28, 2019 edition of the Canada Gazette, the Canadian government published its proposed Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations for public comment. Read More
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26 Jun
The 2019 North American Capacity Report is available to CPA members. Read More
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26 Jun
The May TFL Shipments report is available. Read More
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26 Jun
Hotel reservations continue to be accepted for the 2019 Fall Meeting held in conjunction with the Material, Technology & Design Symposium, scheduled for October 6-8 at the Grand Hyatt Regency in Denver, CO. Read More
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26 Jun
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Toyko, Japan, announced this week that it will acquire Interprint GmbH from Wrede by the end of 2019. Read More
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26 Jun
Houzz recently released its 2019 U.S. Houzz & Home Study: Annual Renovation Trends report that surveyed over 142,000 U.S. homeowners about renovations completed in 2018 and future investments planned for 2019. Read More
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20 Jun
On June 13, the Green Building Initiative announced the finalization of ANSI-GBI 01-2019: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings, a revision to the organization’s standard that was first published in 2010. Read More
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20 Jun
On June 19, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a final rule that repeals and replaces the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan with the Affordable Clean Energy rule. Read More
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20 Jun
Hotel reservations are being accepted for the 2019 Fall Meeting held in conjunction with the Material, Technology & Design Symposium, scheduled for October 6-8 at the Grand Hyatt Regency in Denver, CO. Read More
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20 Jun
CPA is seeking member samples for its booth at the AWFS Fair from July 17-20 in Las Vegas, NV. Read More
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20 Jun
U.S. builder confidence in the market for new homes in June decreased 2 points to 64 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Read More
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20 Jun
Canadian wood products sales in April were $2.5 billion, up 0.2% from March but 15.9% lower than the comparable month last year. Read More
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13 Jun
Arauco announced this week that Kelly Shotbolt has accepted a new role as the Arauco North America Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective August 1, 2019. Read More
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13 Jun
The May Safety Report is now available to members. Read More
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13 Jun
The world’s largest commercial design show, NeoCon, concluded yesterday in Chicago. Read More
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13 Jun
CPA is seeking member samples for its booth at the AWFS Fair from July 17-20 in Las Vegas, NV. Read More
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13 Jun
Hotel reservations are being accepted for the 2019 Fall Meeting held in conjunction with the Material, Technology & Design Symposium, scheduled for October 6-8 at the Grand Hyatt Regency in Denver, CO. Read More
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13 Jun
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian urban starts in May fell 14.4% from April to 186,946 units. Read More
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6 Jun
CPA will be representing the industry at NeoCon 2019 show, which will be held from June 10-12 in Chicago, IL. Read More
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6 Jun
Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, GA, announced the closing of three particleboard facilities. Read More
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6 Jun
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, announced that Rick Whitmore has been named Director of Supply Chain and Logistics as of June 3. Read More
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6 Jun
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6 Jun
U.S. construction spending in April was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.3 trillion, which was the same as previous month but down 1.2% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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6 Jun
Total shipments for all U.S. manufacturing industries in April declined 0.5% from March to $504.1 billion. Read More
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6 Jun
U.S. residential furniture factory orders in March fell 5% from February and were 3% lower than the comparable month in 2018, according to a recent survey of manufacturers and distributors. Read More
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6 Jun
The IHS Markit Mexico Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index was 50.0 in May, down slightly from 50.1 in April. Read More
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30 May
Hotel reservations are being accepted for the 2019 Fall Meeting held in conjunction with the Material, Technology & Design Symposium, scheduled for October 6-8 at the Grand Hyatt Regency in Denver, CO. Read More
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30 May
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in April 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 673,000, 6.9% below the revised March rate of 723,000, but 7% above the same month in 2018. Read More
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30 May
U.S. consumer confidence in May registered at 134.1, rising 3.7% from April, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. Read More
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30 May
North American lumber production through February decreased 3.5% from the year-ago period to 9.86 billion board feet, according to the Western Wood Products Association's Lumber Track publication. Read More
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22 May
The April Snapshot report is now available to members. Read More
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22 May
CPA prepared and submitted today on behalf of 10 other trade associations a letter to the Governor of New York calling for his veto of a bill (NY SB 501) passed in the state legislature that would ban the sale of children’s products containing formaldehyde and a number of other chemicals. The scope of the bill was broadly written to include not only toys but also furniture and furnishings. Read More
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22 May
CPA led a coalition of wood industry trade associations in filing comments in California on a proposal to provide funding for traditionally underserved schools to replace old desks, chairs, cabinets and other finished goods that contain composite wood products with similar new products containing no added formaldehyde or ultra-low emitting formaldehyde composite wood products. Read More
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22 May
The April 2019 Safety Report is now available. Read More
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22 May
Minutes from the Board and Committee meetings held recently at the CPA Spring Meeting in Naples, FL, are now available on the association website. Read More
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22 May
Save the dates for the CPA’s upcoming meetings. Read More
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22 May
The vast majority of wood component and dimension producers are making products for cabinetry and furniture markets, according to a recent study of over 200 wood component and dimension companies. Read More
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22 May
The world’s two largest home improvement retailers published first quarter results. Read More
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22 May
The U.S. consumer sentiment index for May was 102.4, rising 5.3% from April, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers. Read More
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22 May
Canadian wood products sales in March were $2.9 billion, up 0.6% from February but 12.4% lower than the comparable month last year. Read More
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22 May
Canadian building construction investment in March was $14.2 billion (CAD), decreasing 1.2% from February. Read More
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16 May
The April TFL Shipments report is now available to CPA members. Read More
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16 May
The 2019 CPA Spring Meeting held last week in Naples, FL concluded with strong participation and attendance that equaled the totals for the 2018 meeting, an 11-year high. Read More
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16 May
Wood product manufacturing shipments were $9.1 billion, down 0.3% from the month prior. Read More
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16 May
U.S. housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.24 million, up 5.7% from the revised March estimate, but down 2.5% the comparable month last year. Read More
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16 May
The component gauging expectations in the next six months was 1 point higher at 72, and the metric charting buyer traffic grew 2 points to 49. Read More
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16 May
Spending on residential improvement construction in March was at a seasonally adjusted rate of $173 billion, falling 3.1% from February and off 14.1% from the same month in 2018. Read More
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16 May
Interior design billings from the American Society of Interior Design member-owned firms rose 14.4 points in March, bringing the Interior Design Billings Index score to 60.4, its highest level since May 2017. Read More
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16 May
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian urban starts in April jumped 22.6% from March to 235,460. Read More
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16 May
Canadian building permits in March totaled $8.1 billion (CAD), 2.1% higher than February but down 2.4% from the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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1 May
The 2019 CPA Spring Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, FL begins this weekend with nearly 300 attendees, guests and spouses representing 120 companies. Read More
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1 May
On January 30, 2019, CPA announced the publication of updated North American industry-wide Environmental Product Declarations for particleboard and MDF. Read More
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1 May
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, announced a reorganization of its manufacturing operations oversight structure, transitioning from product line divisions to Western and Eastern teams, effective immediately. Read More
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1 May
The U.S. Commerce Department reported late last week that the gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a stronger-than-expected 3.2% for the first quarter of 2019. Read More
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1 May
U.S. consumer confidence in April registered at 129.2, rising 5% from March, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. Read More
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1 May
U.S. construction spending in March was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.28 trillion, down 0.9% from the revised February estimate and 0.8% from the comparable month last year. Read More
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1 May
Canada’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.1% in February compared to January, following predictions of a flat month. Read More
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24 Apr
The March Industry Snapshot report is now available. Read More
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24 Apr
The CPA Board recently approved the following new manufacturing companies as Non-Producing General Members. Read More
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24 Apr
CPA is grateful for the generous support received from the following Platinum and Gold level sponsors in support of the 2019 Spring Meeting in Naples, Fl. Read More
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24 Apr
Roseburg, Springfield, OR, announced a restructuring of its commercial organization under Senior Vice President-Chief Commercial Officer Ashlee Cribb. Read More
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24 Apr
On April 19, the U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously that “there is a reasonable indication” that Chinese cabinet imports have hurt the U.S. cabinet industry, based on the March 6 petition from the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance that was previously reported in @the edge. Read More
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24 Apr
U.S. sales of new single-family homes in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 692,000, up 4.5% from the revised February rate, and 3% higher than the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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24 Apr
U.S. housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million, 0.3% lower than the revised February estimate and down 14.2% from the comparable month in 2018. Read More
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24 Apr
U.S. remodeling and repair activity is predicted to continue to decline into the first quarter of 2020, 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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24 Apr
U.S. remodeling activity in the first quarter fell 3 points to 54 from the previous three months this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index. Read More
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24 Apr
North American lumber production through January decreased 1.2% from the year-ago period to 5.26 billion board feet, according to the Western Wood Products Association's Lumber Track publication. 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