New Composite Panel Association Board takes office

8 January 2021

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The Composite Panel Association’s (CPA) 2021 Board of Directors is now taking office.
David Smith of Timber Products will serve as the 2021 CPA Board chairman with Steve Carroll of Arauco North America as vice chairman and Dan Beaty of Langboard as secretary/treasurer.

Pat Aldred of GP Wood Products completed his term as CPA Chairman at the end of 2020 and now serves as immediate past chairman.

Additionally, Ashlee Cribb of Roseburg and Erik Christensen of Swiss Krono were voted in as members of CPA’s Executive Committee. Ashlee replaced Jim Buffington who retired from Roseburg at the end of 2020.

The CPA founded in 1960, represents the North American composite panel industry on technical, regulatory, quality assurance and product acceptance issues.

CPA general members include 30 of the leading manufacturers of particleboard, medium density fibreboard and hardboard. Together they represent more than 92% of the total manufacturing capacity in US, Canada and Mexico.