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Companies are ranked by produclion o{ lumber, timbers and specialty products. Firms exclusively treating poles, pilings, raikoad ties, etc., are nol included. Abbreviations include NfP (Not for Publication), NA (Not Available), FRT (Fire Retardant Treatment), and WR (Water Repellent).

All information was provided by lhe companies themselves. While every effort was made lo ensure full accuracy and completeness, a handful of treaters elected not to oarticiDate in this survev.

- The Editors

1 t Uniurrsal Forest Products

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21 olants: Windsor, Co.;Auburndale, Fl.; Moultrie, Union City, Ga.; Granger, Westville, In.; Beichertown, Ma.; Hanisonville, Mo.; Elizabeth City, Salisbury, N.C.; Blanchester, Hamilton, Lodi, Oh.;Gordon, Stockertown, Pa.; New Waverly, Saginaw, Schertz, Silsbee, Tx.;Janesville, Wi.; Ranson, W.V.

Treatmenls: CCA, ACQ, Borates, FBT, WR, Colorant

Products: Lumber, Plywood, Timbers, Specialties, Posts al 4, 2 Great Southern Wood Preserving NfP NfP +||oh Abbeville, Al.

7 olants: Abbeville, Mobile, Muscle Shoals, Al.; Sumter Counly, Fl.; Conyers, Slatesboro, Ga.; Columbus, Tx.

Treatments: CCA, WR

Products: Lumber, Plywood, Timbers, Specialties, Pilings, Posts at .t 3 Georgia-Pacific Corp, 905 NfP +6% Atlanta, Ga.

12 plants: Athens, Nauvoo, Louisville (2), Al.; Rockledge, Fl.; Sterling, Ga.; Rochelle, ll.; Richmond, In.; Pleasant Hill, Mo.; Henserson, N.C.; Rock Hill, S.C.; Mineola, Tx.

Treatments: CCA, ACQ, WR

Products: Lumber, Plywood, Timbers, Specialties, Posts

"We have made significant changes to our plant recently to accomodate the demand for the new copper-based systems," says Mike Reimer, president, Western Wood Preserving Co., Sumner, Wa. "However, we still see spotty demand for the new products, but anticipate this to change rapidly over the next nine months. We will be converting one of our cylinders over to Naturewood ACQ this summer and the other toward the end of the year. Next year for us looks great, with all of our production geared towards Naturewood and FirePro pressure treated wood."

Conrad Forest Products, North Bend and Rainier, Or., has been using Chemonite (ACZA) since 1990. It added TimBor (borates) in 1990, and ACQ Preserve in 1993. Later the company changed from ACQ to CBA (Natural Select).

Next month, Conrad will start up a new facility in Arbuckle, Ca., designed for the next generation of preservatives, and in June the North Bend facility will begin production of Dricon interior fire retardant.

After the December 31 deadline, Conrad will continue to offer CCA for allowed applications. "CCA, while still available, is being gradually phased out for some uses," Maryann Rohrer says. "CCA has been an exceptional, reliable preservative for many years and has succumbed to what is politically expedient, rather than based on sound science."

Coos Head Forest Products, Coos Bay, Or., is currently treating with ACQ Preserve, CCA and TimberSaver PT (borates), which is being marketed as DuraBor in Hawaii and DuraSill in the mainland U.S. Ronald McCormick, v.p.-sales, says, "We are in the process of converting a second larger facility on our 2J-acre site to ACQ Preserve. Our third plant will, in the short term, continue to treat with CCA. However, it is being plumbed to include ACQ Preserve to allow us the ability to respond to any potential increase in demand for ACQ Preserve that may arise as we evolve through this year's transition and into the future."

"The addition of our third plant," he adds, "has dramatically increased our overall capacity allowing us the ability to very promptly process our customers' orders of ACQ Preserve, TimberSaver PT, DuraBor for Hawaii, TimberSaver PT DuraSill for the mainland, and CCA regardless of whether our customers choose to make their treated inventory transition anytime during this year or at the end of the year. We are well positioned to respond to the changes as they occur during the transition."

Thunderbolt Wood Treating, Riverbank, Ca., recently added ACC to its mix and hopes to introduce ACQ in about 60 days.

J.H. Baxter, San Mateo, Ca., has been using a variety of alternative chemicals that are not affected by the phase out. According to v.p.-sales & marketing Dick Keeley, its industrial products facility in Eugene, Or., treats utility poles, marine and foundation piling, highway materials, and railroad ties. The plant uses creosote, 50/50, Penta, ACZA and ACQ.

Its Arlington, Wa., produces and treats Douglas fir and western red cedar utility poles, which represent 707o of Baxter's total business. In addition, to the traditional pentachlorophenol preservative commonly specified by utilities, Arlington has developed the technology to butt-treat western red cedar poles with copper naphthenate.

Chemonite ACZA, marketed to the professional

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