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Woodworking Network
Firms exporting wood-based panels or finished goods to the U.S. that contain composite wood products can use the Italian testing laboratory Catas to confirm compliance with the new United States standards for formaldehyde emissions. Catas, based in San Giovanni al Natisone, Italy, is telling non-U.S. firms about its ability to test for compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI, which establishes formaldehyde emission standards identical to the California Air Resources Board — or CARB — limits, which was published in 2009 (Final Regulation Order ATCM §93120).
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FPS
Abstract submissions are still being accepted for the 2017 International Conference on Wood Adhesives, scheduled for Oct. 25-27 at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta.
The conference is designed to bring together industry professionals, academics and consultants with a special interest in adhesives for wood and biomass. This is the 11th in a series organized every four years by the U.S. Forest Service Products Laboratory, the Forest Products Society and the Wood Based Composites Center.
Presenters will participate in plenary, technical and poster presentations, tabletop exhibits and personal interactions with leaders in the field, addressing the following topics:
- Structure and properties of adhesive systems
- Bonding untraditional substrates
- New wood-based bonded products
- Bio-based and novel raw materials and adhesive systems, resin chemistry
- Issues with commercial implementation of new adhesives
- Impact of regulations and consumer preference
- Fundamental understanding of wood bonding and adhesive-substrate interactions
- Composites
- Modeling
- Engineered wood
- Analytical and testing methodology
- Energy concerns and opportunities
- Other applications
The deadline to submit abstracts is Saturday, April 1. To submit an oral or poster abstract, or for the most recent information on the program and sponsorship opportunities, please visit FPS at www.forestprod.org/woodadhesives.
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Charleston Gazette-Mail
With support from his former state Senate colleagues, West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is pushing a bill that would transfer the forestry division from the Commerce Department to the agency he oversees — a move that could restore forester jobs that were cut last year.
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Woodworking Network
Satellite data shows a rise in deforestation in Brazilian and Bolivian rainforests, according to Mighty Earth, and environmental watchdog based in Washington, D.C. The land is converted to soy bean farming, mostly used to feed cattle for the fast food hamburger industry, the group says, with agribusiness firms Cargill and Bunge the largest buyers of the farm products.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry via ScienceDaily
Americans are spending their lives farther from forests than they did at the end of the 20th century and, contrary to popular wisdom, the change is more pronounced in rural areas than in urban settings. A study published in the journal PLOS ONE says that between 1990 and 2000, the average distance from any point in the United States to the nearest forest increased by 14 percent — or about a third of a mile. And while the distance isn't insurmountable for humans in search of a nature fix, it can present challenges for wildlife and have broad effects on ecosystems.
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Albany Democrat-Herald via Corvallis Gazette-Times
A farm just outside of town on Densmore Road in Jefferson, Oregon, has a rather unusual crop for the area. There are 80 acres of poplar hybrids — more than 115,000 trees that can thrive in marginal soils and grow 30 feet in three years. Many of those trees are currently being harvested, and the acreage is part of a federally-funded research project regarding biofuels. The poplar trees can be chipped and then converted into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and ethanol, as well as other chemicals.
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The Globe and Mail
The softwood-lumber fight between the United States and Canada has thrown a wrench in the British Columbia government's forecasting for the forestry sector. Tribunals under the North American free-trade agreement have generally sided with Canada's position, the British Columbia government said in the documents.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Forest managers in South Australia's south-east are hopeful new legislative powers to help the public dob in litterbugs may help combat the problem of illegal dumping in forests. This month, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) launched its Dob in a Litterer campaign as new provisions under the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 came into effect. Now, the public can report cases of littering from vehicles, whether it be just a cigarette butt or a full trailer load of goods, using an app or website to upload evidence, location information and photographs to help the EPA fine offenders.
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Woodworking Network
Increasing output from the capacity you have is the holy grail of wood products manufacturers. To do so requires having your finger on what is happening to every item in production at every stage. While technology has been advancing continuously, it remains a daunting challenge to link individual machines into a plant information system. And since many of the work processes involved in cabinetry and furniture production are manual operations — often involving wood components and specialty items sourced from third parties — capturing production data must happen on two levels.
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