Timber Products mill meets California formaldehyde standard

Mississippi facility complies with Phase 2 emission limits

Heath E. Combs -- Furniture Today, November 11, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Timber Products Co.'s hardwood plywood mill in Corinth, Miss., has been certified to meet the final compliance level of the California Air Resources Board requirements to limit formaldehyde emissions, called Phase 2.

The Corinth facility produces veneer core and composite core hardwood plywood.

Timber Products' Medford and Grants Pass, Ore., mills had earned Phase 2 certifications earlier this year.

Phase 2 standards for panel suppliers will start to be implemented on Jan. 1. Some Phase 1 categories of composite panel inventory manufactured before that date must be sold by April.