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Project No.: 0207.04.005.208 DISTRIBUTION 

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Project Name: Formaldehyde Occupational Exposure 

Assessment 

TELEPHONE CALL RECORD 

 Outgoing Call 

Date: 06/11/2009 Time: 3:00 PM ET 

Company Name: Hardwood Plywood Veneer Association 

Contact Name: Kip Howlett 

Phone No.: (703)-435-2900 x103 

Name: Jason Sese Eastern Research Group 

GENERAL SUBJECT: 

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN 

J. Sese called Kip Howlett at 3 PM on Thursday June 11, 2009 as scheduled via email. 

See attached response sheet. 
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1. HPVA represents 75-90% of production capacity in North America 

a. Percentage of representation of U.S. production b. Representation of secondary manufacturers (e.g., furniture 

mfrs) and downstream users (wholesalers, retailers) 

c. Market Profile? 

- HPVA represents over 90% of U.S Producdepression and imports – a lot of cappermanently shutdown; e.g. Chesapeake. - HPVA has some associate members, such they are not the core of memberships (venee-North American capacity of HWPW (US is 2007: capacity = 1.999 billion ft2; production 

2008: capacity = 1.827 billion ft2; produc

million ft2 was unfinished) - Of 739 million ft2 used domestically in Nsold to distributers with 1 facility; 361 milwith multiple facilities (regional). Distribfurniture manufacturers and millworking probably the same as these breakdowns:  * 27 million ft2 sold to furniture MFG (big  * 22 million ft2 to cabinets (kitchen cabinet * 16.7 million ft2 to fixture industry.  * 53.6 million ft2 directly into retail (Home Information about the amount used for floor

2. HWPW manufacturing 

a. Inventories on-site and off-site b. Use rates for downstream manufacturing or use c. Imports and contribution to overall throughput d. Customer-specific processing of HWPW 

see response to Q1. - use rates not available. - 80% of market is imported HWPW - unfinished HWPW is finished by OEM; cut and ripped (tongue and groove) for floor

3. Product flow 

a. Where does the product go after it is manufactured? b. What portion of the production is stored in warehouses prior 

to being sold to customers? Sold directly to secondary manufacturers? Sold directly to downstream users? 

c. What portion of the production from secondary manufacturers 

see response to Q1. - HWPW is stored in warehouses at distbecause of market slowdown, wood may months to 1 year. 
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is sold to Retailers? Wholesalers? Directly to consumers? 

4. Resin systems that meet CARB ATCM emission standards – Are 

there current formaldehyde-based systems that meet Phase II standards. 

Yes, scavenged UF resins can be made to m

5. CARB Phase I compliance of domestically manufactured HWPW 

a. Are all producers CARB Phase I compliant? b. Has compliance been focused on implementing changes to the 

process operations or to the resin? 

Approximately 1/3 of manufacturers mescavenged UF. 

6. CARB Phase II compliance 

a. Are there current members that are CARB Phase II 

compliant? 

b. Has compliance focused on implementing changes to the 

process operations in addition to modifications to the resin systems? 

Approximately 1/3 of the companies mapproximately 1/3 of the companies reach ex * Scavenged UF  * PVA  * Soy PF is not used - operational problems; hitimes. Depending on the core, the formaldehyde hardwood 

7. Are you aware of emissions or exposure studies at secondary 

manufacturing facilities? 

No, but OSHA has a limit of 1 ppm. Lexposures studies. 

8. The new CARB limits for HWPW represent an additional 70% 

reduction to the 95% that has already occurred under the HUD rule. In our HUD certification program over the last 25 years, we tested products which averaged 0.1 ppm which is about half the regulatory emission limit. Are these results available for HWPW and products containing HWPW? 

Results are available for domestic productswall paneling 0.1 ppm or lower; industriacompanies operate at half of the emission le

9. ANSI/HPVA HP-1 and ANSI/HPVA EF national consensus 

standards are being revised now to incorporate the ARB emission limits. Resins are 4.5-8% of HWPW by weight compared to PB 

- HWPW limits will be same as CARB - Three categories will be established:  1) Exempt: No-added formaldehyde (NAF
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and MDF which will be 9-12% by weight. Do these revised resin compositions result in CARB Phase I and Phase II compliant products? 

 2) No added urea formaldehyde (NAUF – L 3) Ultra low emitting formaldehyde (ULEF- Engineering wood flooring is tested as use