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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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HARD WORK RESULTS IN CLARIFICATION OF EPA FORMALDEHYDE RULE

Josh Hosen • Nov 08, 2018 The EPA has issued a draft proposed rule with technical amendments to TSCA Title VI to make it easier for companies to demonstrate that they meet the EPA standard. HPVA Laboratories® (soon to become Capital Testing®) has been a driving force for the proposed changes. These changes include:Removing annual correlations between a third-party certifier’s …

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PLY-TECH CORPORATION OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, EPA TSCA TITLE VI COMPLIANCE

PLY-TECH CORPORATION OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, EPA TSCA TITLE VI COMPLIANCEJosh Hosen • Oct 31, 2018HPVA Laboratories®has awarded CARB Phase 2 Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Ply-Tech Corporation hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Glasgow, KY. Ply-Tech’shardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the CARB 93120 Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood …

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