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| Consumer Demand Drives Alternative Wood Preservatives |
Changing market perceptions and public interest in alternative preservatives has led to changes in the treated wood products offered to consumers at retail. Today, the consumer has more choices when it comes to wood preservatives.
In consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, manufacturers
have made a transition to alternative wood preservatives for
the residential and outdoor market. Leading preservative manufacturers,
Arch Wood Protection, Inc., Chemical Specialties, Inc. and Osmose,
Inc. have amended their respective EPA registrations for Chromated
Copper Arsenate (CCA), limiting the use of CCA to approved
industrial and commercial applications.
Regardless of the preservative used, builders and homeowners will find Southern Pine is the species of choice when pressure treated lumber is specified. Southern Pine is preferred because its unique cellular structure permits deep, uniform penetration of preservatives. Follow the links below to learn more about these alternative wood preservatives.
More on the Change to Alternative Preservatives
Links to Preservative Manufacturers
NOTE: Links to third party sites are provided only as a convenience. The Southern Pine Council™ and its member manufacturers represented in the Southern Forest Products Association and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association do not review or control the linked sites and hypertext links do not constitute any endorsement or assumption of responsibility for the contents of other sites.
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