Timber Products Introduces New Poplar Core Hardwood Plywood

Panels meet KCMA environmental stewardship requirements

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Broadening its offerings of certified hardwood plywood, Timber Products Company has introduced a new panel featuring domestically sourced poplar core material.

The poplar core plywood is being produced at the company’s Corinth, Miss., facility using new state-of-the-art equipment that was recently installed specifically for this product line.

“Poplar core hardwood plywood has been increasingly accepted in the Eastern and Southeastern regions and our customers have been requesting this material,” said Timber Products Vice President Roger Rutan. “We have secured reliable domestic sources for poplar veneer and invested in new equipment to make the panels available right away.”

Poplar offers a good laminating surface and machines particularly well, said Rutan, and is ideal for manufacturing components for cabinetry, furniture and millwork.

Like all Timber Products hardwood plywood manufactured in Corinth, poplar core panels are certified to meet the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s (KCMA) Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP). To be recognized under ESP, particleboard, MDF and hardwood plywood manufacturers must have third party certification that verifies air quality (low-formaldehyde emitting composite wood), resource management and environmental stewardship standards.

More information can be found at www.timberproducts.com.

Founded in 1918, Timber Products Company offers a wide range of diversified wood products and specializes in hardwood plywood. The company is one of the largest material suppliers to the U.S. kitchen cabinet industry. Timber Products owns nine state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across the United States, a major international division, and 118,000 acres of forestland in Northern California managed under the strict standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) program. Timber Products was the world’s first hardwood plywood manufacturer authorized to carry the SFI label and began offering products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council in 2007. The company also operates TP Trucking, a nationwide transportation division.