Three More Timber Products Facilities Gain FSC Certification

Yreka, Spectrum and White City mills granted Chain of Custody

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Adding to its lineup of third-party authorized mills, Timber Products Company announced today that three more of its manufacturing facilities have been Chain of Custody certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

The mills – Yreka, Calif. (softwood veneer), White City, Ore. (softwood plywood) and the Spectrum Division in White City (decorative laminate) – earned FSC Mixed Sources Chain of Custody certification and brings Timber Products’ total number of FSC qualified sites to five. The company’s Grants Pass, Ore., and Corinth, Miss., hardwood plywood mills joined the FSC roster in 2007. Overall, Timber Products has nine manufacturing facilities across the U.S.

“Last year Timber Products made a commitment to seek certification for several of our manufacturing mills under the FSC program as well as SFI, and we are moving quickly in that direction,” said Timber Products Vice President Roger Rutan. “The market for environmentally-friendly products is only going to grow and we feel dual affiliations separates us from the competition and truly shows our dedication to providing a wide variety of wood products that come from sustainably managed forests.”

Currently, the company’s hardwood lumber facility in Munising, Mich., is in the process of undergoing FSC Chain of Custody certification.

FSC Mixed Sources Chain of Custody certification means Timber Products can manufacture its plywood panels using FSC-sourced wood, and then sell those panels under the organization’s authorization stamp. The Timber Products facilities are among just a handful of sites in the United States that are authorized to manufacture products recognized by both FSC Mixed Source and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

Environmental Leadership
The FSC achievement is the latest third-party designation earned by Timber Products. Last year, the company’s Medford, Ore., particleboard plant achieved Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) status from the Composite Panel Association as well as recognition by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s (KCMA) Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP). The company announced in late September 2008 that its hardwood plywood and particleboard mills in Medford have been certified to meet the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requirements.

Timber Products Company is the proud steward of 118,000 acres of forestland managed under the strict standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program and was the first hardwood plywood manufacturer in the world to carry the SFI label. All materials sourced from the company’s land are audited and certified as environmentally sustainable, ensuring healthy forests for future generations.

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

Timber Products Company Certified Mills

FSC
Grants Pass, Ore. – Nov. 2007
Corinth, Miss. – Nov. 2007
Yreka, Calif. – Oct. 2008
White City, Ore. – Oct. 2008
Spectrum Division – Oct. 2008

SFI
White City, Ore. – Softwood Plywood
Medford, Ore. – Hardwood Plywood
Yreka, Calif. – Softwood veneer
Grants Pass, Ore. – Hardwood Plywood/Softwood Plywood
Medford, Ore. -- Particleboard

About Timber Products Company
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.

 
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