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 HPVA® MEMBER NEWS
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Fire Devastates Manthei Plant
Manthei Veneer's 10,000-square-foot rotary veneer mill in Resort Township, MI has been declared a total loss after burning to the ground on August 8. This is the second time this mill has suffered a disastrous fire, as it burned to the ground about 50 years ago. Manthei, a third-generation, family-owned company, has not yet announced any plans to rebuild. Manthei's spliced face plant remains operational.
Source: News-Review, August 9, 2017. Photo © News-Review.
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Columbia Makes Panel World Cover
Columbia Forest Products' hardwood plywood plant in Craigsville, WV is featured on the cover of September's Panel World for a unique upgrade: its continuous improvement program for increased safety and productivity. This innovative program focuses on reducing upset conditions, leading to significant improvements in worker safety. The program also emphasizes strict adherence to maintenance schedules.
Source: Panel World, September 2017.
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Pat Lynch Moves To Darlington Veneer
Pat Lynch has been named the new general manager of Darlington Veneer in Darlington, SC, beginning September 11. Pat was most recently with Roseburg Forest Products and is a former vice-president of sales with Georgia-Pacific. The current general manager, Reggie Hubbard, whose 40-year career at Darlington includes 35 years as general manager/vice-president and a stint as board chairman of HPVA®, will semi-retire to manage the company's timberlands. Reggie will be honored for his many years of service to our industry at the HPVA® 97th Annual Meeting next May in Kiawah Island, SC.
Source: HPVA®. Photo © Darlington Veneer.
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association news
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HPVA Laboratories® Files With EPA
HPVA Laboratories® joined several trade associations and TPCs in filing clarification requests with the EPA to determine whether CARB-certified producers can label products as EPA-compliant. Seeking to reduce the regulatory burden, HPVA Laboratories® is also asking to allow the use of a TPC’s D6007 small chamber for quality control tests without redundant correlations if the TPC testing has proven equivalence to E1333, and to allow flexibility in the correlation R-value required for very low emitting products, such as hardwood plywood using NAF and ULEF resins.
Source: HPVA®. Photo © HPVA Laboratories®.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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U.S. Companies Halt Tainted Flooring
A new report outlines the massive illegal timber trade between Papau New Guinea and China and how that illegally-sourced timber ends up in the U.S. market. Several U.S. companies, including Home Legend, have already stopped selling PNG timber. The supply chain is similar to the Russia-China oak trade with parallels to the Lumber Liquidators investigation. Large volumes of illegally-sourced taun wood and more are shipped from PNG to China to be made into flooring, much of which is then shipped to the U.S. Other illegally-sourced PNG timber, particularly lauan, is commonly used as face veneer for plywood, cabinets, and furniture.
Source: Global Witness, August 1, 2017, scroll down for infographic; HPVA®. Related stories: EIA presentation at HPVA® Annual Meeting, Howlett blog published by China.
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
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NEWS BRIEFS
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Oregon Welcomes New Cabinet Plant
The plant is based near hardwood plywood resources, enabling quick service to customers.
Source: Woodworking Network, August 15, 2017. Photo © Cabinotch.
There’s Money In That Tree Canopy
Some cities have started tracking how much their trees are earning.
Source: Business Insider, August 12, 2017.
Residential Remodeling Index High
The RRI records 21 consecutive periods of quarterly gains and a record high of 108.
Source: Hanley Wood, August 21; Builder, August 15, 2017.
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Challenge Of Sustainable Home Design
To design for the future, expect disruption of traditional practices.
Source: Builder, August 11, 2017.
Wood-Framed Construction Rises
But fires in 3 wood-framed multi-family units under construction cause concerns.
Source: Builder, August 18, 2017.
Actor Brad Pitt Builds Tiny House
The sustainable tiny house is in New Orleans.
Source: Builder, August 17, 2017.
VIDEO: Woodswimmer
See the beauty of hardwood, burls, and branches sequenced in stop motion.
Source: Go Wood, August 14, 2017.
PHOTOS: Crown Shyness
A phenomenon where trees avoid touching.
Source: Bored Panda, August 14, 2017.
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VIDEO: U.S. Uses Russian Lumber
Homebuilders use more Russian lumber due to the spat with Canada.
Source: Bloomberg, August 21, 2017.
USFS Chief Tidwell Retires
Chief Tidwell retires after 40 years of service.
Source: U.S. Forest Service, August 18, 2017.
Eugene Builds 6-Story CLT Structure
The CLT mixed-use building will be downtown.
Source: The Register-Guard, August 19, 2017.
PHOTOS: Timber Vision Awards
See the shortlist for the 2017 awards.
Source: Architecture & Design, August 18, 2017.
PHOTOS: Plywood History
How plywood took off as a design material.
Source: Financial Times, July 13, 2017.
The Salary You Need To Buy A Home
What's needed to buy today in NY, Miami, LA.
Source: The Real Deal, August 20, 2017.
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