AKCA Praises International Trade Commission Decision on Wooden Cabinets and Vanities from China
WASHINGTON, DC – March 24, 2020 – Today, the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) is commending the final affirmative vote by the U.S.
AKCA Statement on Testifying before ITC
February 21, 2020 --Yesterday the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance issued a statement regarding their testimony before the International Trade Commission:
CA CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT IN EFFECT JANUARY 1
12/20/2019 -- California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 will become effective on January 1, 2020, which creates significant new consumer protections and privacy requirements for how businesses hand
EPA Signs Final Technical Corrections for Formaldehyde Rule
08/08/2019 -- Earlier this week EPA signed the final technical corrections for the Formaldehyde Rule. This is good news for the cabinet industry and a great victory for KCMA.
US Customs Initiates Major Hardwood Plywood Circumvention Action
US Customs & Border Protection has initiated a major hardwood plywood circumvention action.
10% Tariffs Proposed on Wood Products
Tuesday night U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer released a proposed list of $200 billion in Chinese goods that will be subject to a 10% tariff. This tariff is in retaliation to the tariffs China recently leveraged on U.S. goods in response to previous tariff impositions.
KCMA Statement on PCB Cabinet Study
Emissions of Tetrachlorobiphenyls (PCBs 47, 51, and 68) from Polymer Resin on Kitchen Cabinets as a Non-Aroclor Source to Residential Air - Nicholas J. Herkert, Jacob C. Jahnke, and Keri C. Hornbuckle
Agreement Reached in Sierra Club Litigation
Earlier this week a Northern California federal district judge approved Sierra Club and EPA's joint proposed order on a new compliance date for the Formaldehyde Rule. The approved order did not show any changes from the submitted proposed order.
Judge Vacates December 2018 Compliance Deadline for Formaldehyde Rule
On February 16 a California federal trial judge recently declared unlawful and vacated the December 2018 compliance deadline for the Formaldehyde Rule governing composite wood products.
Final Correlation Rule
Earlier this week EPA published a prepublication notice on the proposed “correlation” rule allowing TPC the use of small chambers to test formaldehyde emission levels.