What is a CARB certification?

This rule was created with the assistance of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to ensure it was consistent or close to the CARB Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) method, but it also provides a greater compliance requirement for the United States.

To receive this certification, a wood manufacturer must undergo a series of examinations that verifies that the manufacturing facility for subject composite wood products is capable of complying with the CARB ATCM emission standards and TSCA Title VI.

Wood manufacturers must also undergo quarterly inspections and testing by the TPC and routine quality control testing at manufacturing locations.

Wood manufacturers that earn certification demonstrate that their panels comply with the emission standards by labeling them CARB Phase 2 compliant or TSCA compliant.

This certification is essential to nearly every wood panel manufacturer around the globe. Earning this certification opens a wood manufacturer up to new markets and helps them develop the knowledge and tools to control formaldehyde emissions from their wood products by creating on-site quality control testing procedures.