WHAT WILL REPLACE RUSSIAN BIRCH PLYWOOD? EVALUATE NEW PLYWOOD SUPPLIERS AT CAPITAL TESTINGJosh Hosen • Mar 17, 2022Russian birch plywood, also known as Baltic birch plywood, is a high-end product commonly used as a substrate in the engineered wood flooring, hardwood plywood, furniture, and kitchen cabinet industries. Due to the sanctions imposed on Russian products, this material is no longer …

FLAME SPREAD TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOORING PRODUCTSChris Palumbo • Mar 15, 2022AS WRITTEN IN SECTION 804 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEASTM E648 Laboratory TestingThe flame spread requirements for flooring products are defined in Section 804, Interior Floor Finish, of the International Building Code (IBC). State and local building codes in the United States use the IBC as a foundation, but …

CANADA PUBLISHES COMPOSITE WOOD FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONJosh Hosen • Aug 26, 2021CANADA TO BEGIN REGULATING FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS ON JANUARY 7TH, 2023.The Canadian Government published its Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II1 on July 7, 2021, meaning these Regulations will take effect 18 months after this date (January 2023). The Regulations’ requirements are very …

CAPITAL TESTING ADDS WOOD FLOORING IMPACT TESTINGChris Palumbo • Apr 14, 2021Ball Drop Impact Flooring Testing Capital Testing knows your flooring makes a big impact wherever it’s installed. But can it take a big impact too? Find out by submitting your wood flooring product to Capital Testing for the ASTM D2394 falling-ball indentation test! Our new magnetically-controlled impact tester drops …

CAPITAL TESTING ADDS TYPE I SHEAR TESTING TO GROWING LIST OF CAPABILITIESJosh Hosen • Jul 22, 2020DOES YOUR EXTERIOR GRADE DECORATIVE PLYWOOD OR ADHESIVE MEET TYPE I SPECIFICATIONS?Capital Testing now offers Type I glue bond evaluation per Section 4.3 and 4.4 of the ANSI/HPVA HP-1 decorative plywood standard. Performed in-house on our 11,000 lb capacity Instron Universal Testing Machine, we …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES GL VENEER TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jun 13, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the GL Veneer, Co. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Huntington Park, CA. GL Veneer’s veneer core (HWPW-VC) and composite core (HWPW-CC) hardwood plywood is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES HOWELL HARDWOOD FLOORING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jan 21, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Howell Hardwood Flooring manufacturing facility in Dothan, AL. Howell’s flooring products are certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI 40 CFR Part 770 Formaldehyde Emission Standards …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES EASTERN PANEL MANUFACTURING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Mar 18, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Eastern Panel Manufacturing, Inc. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Chatham, VA. Eastern Panel’s composite core hardwood plywood (HWPW-CC) is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI …

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 …

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 …