The California Air Resources Board (CARB) granted Roseburg hardwood panels exempt status. California Executive Order N-10-038 exempts Roseburg’s hardwood plywood from third-party certification of formaldehyde emissions because the company uses an ultra-low-emitting formaldehyde (ULEF) resin to bond its panels. 

The exemption includes Roseburg hardwood plywood with veneer and composite cores, which include particleboard, MDF and combination cores such as CFC Veneeer Core.

“ULEF exempt status means Roseburg hardwood panels ‘Surpass the Test’ because they consistently meet the requirements of CARB Phase 2, some of the strictest formaldehyde emission standards in the world,” said Cindy Frost, plywood plant manager. 

Roseburg is North America’s largest manufacturer of green wood building products. The company owns and manages over 600,000 acres of sustainable forestlands throughout Oregon and California. The California forestlands are FSC certified and the company offers FSC and no-added urea formaldehyde (NAUF) options on nearly all products.

More information about these products is available in a newly updated Roseburg Hardwood Panels brochure. The comprehensive 20-page, color publication includes dozens of hardwood veneer and core images as well as technical data and information about potential LEED points.