Daily Archives: March 10, 2019

APA PS 1-19 HEAT PERFORMANCE TEST FOR STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD

APA PS 1-19 HEAT PERFORMANCE TEST FOR STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD NEW TEST METHOD NOW AVAILABLE – APA HEAT PERFORMACE TEST PS 1-19 SECTION 6.1.3.4APA PS-1 Heat Performance Testing Capital Testing is now offering heat performance testing for structural plywood in accordance with the Engineered Wood Association (APA) standard PS 1-19, Section 6.1.3.4. The PS 1-19 standard is a voluntary product standard …

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TSCA TITLE VI LAMINATED PRODUCER EXEMPTION AND CANFER: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT BIG SHIFT IN COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCT FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS?

AND CANFER: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT BIG SHIFT IN COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCT FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS?Josh Hosen • Jul 08, 2022The scope of composite wood product manufacturers requiring formaldehyde emissions certification is about to drastically change. U.S. EPA TSCA TITLE VI In 2019, the U.S. EPA TSCA Title VI Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products regulation went into …

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WHAT WILL REPLACE RUSSIAN BIRCH PLYWOOD? EVALUATE NEW PLYWOOD SUPPLIERS AT CAPITAL TESTING

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 …

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FLAME SPREAD TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOORING PRODUCTS

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 …

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CANADA PUBLISHES COMPOSITE WOOD FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATION

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 …

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