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The second draft of the revised HP-1 standard is available for your comments until Monday, August 12.

BSR/HPVA HP-1-202x, the latest revision of the American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood (ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2020), establishes marketing classifications, quality criteria, and much more. The draft includes revisions to veneer grading tables and other content. 

Which hardwoods are most commonly used to give smoked meat more flavor in Texas barbeque?

Answer: Hickory, oak, pecan, and mesquite.

A Washington cabinet importer pled guilty to making false declarations about the species and harvest location of timber used in five shipping containers' worth of wooden cabinets and vanities. The products, fraudulently declared as a false species of wood harvested in Malaysia, were made of wood harvested in China and were produced in China. In addition to paying $850,000 in outstanding duties, the company was fined $350,000 and is now on probation.

China's increasing reliance on Russian timber is a major risk to the world's supply chain for plywood products. Russia is ramping up plywood production; exports to China have surged by more than 344%.

We regret to inform you that Bill Groah, respected hardwoods industry expert, has passed. In 1958, Bill went to work for DHA's predecessor organization. Bill worked for DHA for 38 years as a wood technologist and oversaw all laboratory and technical activities until his retirement in 1996. His work and expertise in the effects of formaldehyde led to multiple consultations and the crafting of regulations.