Manufacturing Industry
Will consumers pay more for wood? New, more expensive preservatives to treat pine may give a boost to sales of composite and even vinyl decks. (Decks).
Remodeling, July, 2002 by Cory, Jim
Dan Betts of Deck America, Woodbridge, Va., was a little surprised by the consumer response to the EPA's announcement on February 12 of this year that wood treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) would be off the market by the end of next year.
"We had customers calling in cancelling contracts, cancelling appointments," Betts says. "It was pretty much a mess."
WHY THE PHASE OUT?
Though it's been used for 70 years, CCA became popular as a preservative for boards and beams used in decks, fences, retaining walls, playgrounds, and picnic tables in the early '70s. Treatment involves placing wood in a cylinder and filling the cylinder with preservatives, which soak through the grain. Treatment prevents rot, molds, insect damage, and other...
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