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Associations welcome UBA clarification on formaldehyde

11 December 2019

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Published in issue 50/2019

In a statement sent to EUWID on 28 November, the German wood-based panel association Verband der Deutschen Holzwerkstoffindustrie (VHI), based in Berlin, and wood industry association Hauptverband der Deutschen Holzindustrie...

Formaldehyde: Storage place may not play a role after all

04 December 2019

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Published in issue 49/2019

Selling off inventories of wood-based panels manufactured by 31 December 2019 in accordance with the current version of the German Chemical Prohibition Ordinance (ChemVerbotsVO) might be allowed regardless of the place of storage...

Suppliers still allowed to sell off their stocks of E1

UBA and BLAC published FAQ document in mid-November

27 November 2019

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Published in issue 48/2019

E1 wood-based panels made by 31 December 2019 in accordance with the current version of the German Chemical Prohibition Ordinance (ChemVerbotsVO) and stored at locations in Germany can be sold off, even after a switchover in...

Egger Group poised to switch to E05 substrate

20 November 2019

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Published in issue 47/2019

The Egger group, based in St. Johann, Austria, now intends to change its use of substrate for melamine lamination to E05 at its Central European mills too in connection with changes to formaldehyde testing methodology in Germany...

UBA incorporating proposals from different German states

06 November 2019

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Published in issue 45/2019

The wood-based panel and furniture industry and related industry associations are still awaiting clarification from the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) and the Joint Federal/State Working Group on Chemical Safety (BLAC)...

EPA and project firm reach a settlement

18 September 2019

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Published in issue 38/2019

The Global Sourcing Solutions of the property project firm Turner Logistics LLC, which is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, will have to pay US$544,064 for infringing Title VI of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which...

ECHA publishes report on formaldehyde exposure

European Commission sets guideline values for workplace exposure

21 August 2019

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Published in issue 34/2019

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) presented an interim report entitled Worker Exposure to Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasers on 12 July 2019. This report is connected to a European Commission initiative. The institution had...

Wood-based panel makers explore full changeover

A few mills already operating consistently in accordance with the new rules

21 August 2019

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Published in issue 34/2019

Wood-based panel manufacturers and converters focusing on serving the German market have now started to convert their manufacturing operations to reflect a new measuring methodology that will be used in Germany to determine...

Germany: New formaldehyde rules to take effect in January 2020 as planned

BLAC committee rejects postponement sought by associations

17 July 2019

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Published in issue 29/2019

Planned changes to the measuring methodology used in Germany to determine formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels will likely enter into force on 1 January 2020 after all. In a letter sent to the German Federal Environment...

EPF calls for E1 to be binding in Europe and plans to introduce voluntary emission class

EN 717-1 to remain the reference method for measuring formaldehyde

15 May 2019

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Published in issue 20/2019

The European Panel Federation (EPF), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, has now also fleshed out its position in the face of growing discussions about lowering formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels over the past few...

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