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NEW EPA FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION RULES BEGIN; HUD ALIGNS WITH EPA

NEW EPA FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION RULES BEGIN; HUD ALIGNS WITH EPAHPVA Laboratories • Apr 03, 2019 As of March 22nd, 2019, composite wood products (CWPs) offered for sale in the U.S. must now be labeled TSCA Title VI compliant. Any seller, supplier, manufacturer, or importer of CWPs (or component parts/finished goods made with CWPs, such as flooring or kitchen cabinets) must …

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ITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES AMERICAN OEM WOOD FLOORS’ NEW HDF CORE PRODUCT TO ANSI/HPVA EF 2012

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES AMERICAN OEM WOOD FLOORS’ NEW HDF CORE PRODUCT TO ANSI/HPVA EF 2012Josh Hosen • Oct 26, 2018Capital Testing, an ISO/IEC 17065 accredited product certification agency, has updated American OEM Wood Floors’ ANSI/Capital Testing EF Engineered Wood Flooring certification to include their new engineered wood flooring product made with an HDF core. American OEM demonstrated its commitment to …

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MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANT

MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANTJosh Hosen • Aug 21, 2018HPVA Laboratories®has awarded CARB Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Manthei Veneer (d.b.a Techniply, d.b.a Plankwise) hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Petoskey, MI. Manthei’s hardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the CARB 93120 Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from …

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