EPA-Recognized Third-Party Certifiers (TPCs) to provide services under the Formaldehyde Emission Standards

for Composite Wood Products Rule

Updated on 2/1 /2019
Regulated composite wood products include hardwood plywood (HWPW), particleboard (PB), medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and thin MDF.

Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

Hardwood Plywood and HWPW, PB, MDF, 42777 Trade West Drive Phone: (703) 435-2900 CARB TPC 8 Yes HPVA offers
Veneer Association and thin MDF Sterling, VA 20166 Website: www.hpvalaboratories.com certification services
(HPVA) in North America.

Entwicklungs- und HWPW, PB, MDF, Zellescher Weg 24 Phone: +49 3514-6620 CARB TPC 10 Yes EPH offers
Prüflabor Holztechnologie and thin MDF 01217 Dresden Website: www.eph-dresden.de certification services
GmbH (EPH) Germany internationally.

Composite Panel HWPW, PB, MDF, 19465 Deerfield Ave. Phone: (703) 724-1128 CARB TPC 1 Yes CPA offers
Association (CPA) and thin MDF Leesburg, VA 20176 Website: certification services
www.compositepanel.org/cpa- in North America,
green/testing-certification.html Chile, Brazil, and
Argentina.

Fraunhofer Institute for HWPW, PB, MDF, Bienroder Weg 54E Phone: +49 (531) 215-5370 CARB TPC 4 Yes Fraunhofer Institute
Wood Research WKI and thin MDF 38108 Braunschweig Website: www.wki.fraunhofer.de for Wood Research
Germany WKI offers
certification services
internationally.

International Certification HWPW, PB, MDF, Gangtian High Rise Building, B-22- Phone: +86 23-6353-0958 CARB TPC 43 Yes ICTT Corp offers
Testing Technology and thin MDF 3 Website: www.icttglobal.com certification services
Corporation (ICTT Corp) #192 Zhongshan 2nd Road internationally.
Chongqing 400000
China

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 Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

Benchmark Holdings, LLC HWPW, PB, MDF, 2710 West 5th Ave. Phone: (541) 484-9212 CARB TPC 2 Yes Benchmark Holdings,
and thin MDF Eugene, OR 97402 Website: www.benchmark-intl.com LLC offers
certification services
internationally.

SGS Hong Kong Ltd HWPW, PB, MDF, 4th and 5th Floor, On Wui Centre Phone: +86 2774-7451 CARB TPC 14 Yes SGS Hong Kong Ltd
and thin MDF 25 Lok Yip Road Website: www.sgsgroup.com.hk offers certification
Fanling, N.T. services
Hong Kong internationally.

UL Verification Services HWPW, PB, MDF, 2211 Newmarket Parkway, Suite Phone: (678) 444-4074 CARB TPC 42 Yes UL Verification
Inc. dba UL Environment and thin MDF 106 Website: www.ul.com Services Inc. offers
Marietta, GA 30067 certification services
internationally.

MPA Eberswalde HWPW, PB, MDF, Alfred-Mueller Strasse 1 Phone: +49 (333) 465-7449 CARB TPC 18 Yes MPA Eberswalde
and thin MDF 16225 Eberswalde Website: www.mpaew.de offers certification
Germany services
internationally.

SGS Guangzhou HWPW, PB, MDF, 198 Kezhu Road, Scientech Park Phone: +86 (20) 8215-5516 CARB TPC 20 Yes SGS Guangzhou
and thin MDF Guangzhou Website: offers certification
Guangdong Province, 510663 www.sgsgroup.com.cn/en/Consumer- services
China Goods-Retail.aspx internationally.

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 Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

PFS Corporation dba PFS HWPW, PB, MDF, 1507 Matt Pass Phone: (608) 839-1013 CARB TPC 3 Yes PFS Corporation dba
TECO and thin MDF Cottage Grove, WI 53527 Website: www.PFSTECO.com PFS TECO offers
certification services
internationally.

SCS Global Services HWPW, PB, MDF, 2000 Powell St., Suite 600 Phone: (510) 452-8000 CARB TPC 9 Yes SCS Global Services
and thin MDF Emerville, CA 94608 Website: www.scsglobalservices.com offers certification
services
internationally.

PT Mutuagung Lestari HWPW, PB, MDF, Jalan Raya Bogor KM 33.5, No. 19, Phone: +62 (21) 874 0202 CARB TPC 6 Yes PT Mutuagung Lestari
and thin MDF Cimanggis Website: www.mutucertification.com offers certification
Depok - Jawa Barat services
Indonesia internationally.

Certification Services HWPW, PB, MDF, 34523 Ranch Drive Brownsville, Phone: 541-995-0020 CARB TPC 37 Yes Certification Services
International, LLC and thin MDF Oregon 97327 Website: International, LLC
www.certificationservices.co offers certification
services
internationally.

AIDIMME HWPW, PB, MDF, Calle Benjamin Franklin 13 Phone: +34 (96) 136-6070 CARB TPC 15 Yes AIDIMME offers
and thin MDF Paterna, Valencia, 46980 Website: www.aidimme.es certification services
Spain internationally.

FCBA Technological HWPW, PB, MDF, 10 Rue Galilee Phone: +33 (17) 284-9650 CARB TPC 17 Yes FCBA offers
Institute and thin MDF Champs-sur-Marne 77420 Website: www.fcba.fr certification services
France internationally.

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 Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

ICC Evaluation Service LLC HWPW, PB, MDF, 3060 Saturn Street, Suite 100 Phone: (562) 699-0543 CARB TPC 44 Yes ICC Evaluation
and thin MDF Brea, CA 92821 Website: www.icc-es.org Service LLC offers
certification services
internationally.

Centro Ricerca - Sviluppo HWPW, PB, MDF, Via Antica 24/3 Phone: +39 (43) 274-7235 CARB TPC 16 Yes CATAS spa offers
Laboratorio Prove Settore and thin MDF San Giovanni al Natisone 33048 Website: www.catas.com certification services
Legno Arredo (CATAS spa) Italy internationally.

RISE Research Institutes of HWPW, PB, MDF, P.O. Box 857 Phone: +46 (10) 516-5322 CARB TPC 13 Yes RISE Research
Sweden and thin MDF Boras SE50115 Website: www.ri.se Institutes of Sweden
Sweden offers certification
services
internationally.

Intertek-ATI HWPW, PB, MDF, 130 Derry Court Phone: 717-764-7700 CARB TPC 41 Yes Intertek-ATI offers
and thin MDF York, PA, 17406 Website: www.intertek.com certification services
internationally.

SGS-CSTC Standards HWPW, PB, MDF, 9/F, 3rd Building, No. 889, Yishuan Phone: +86 (021) 6107-2731 CARB TPC 27 Yes SGS Shanghai offers
Techincal Services and thin MDF Road Website: www.sgsgroup.com.cn certification services
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd Xuhui District internationally.
Shanghai
China
TUV Rheinland (Shenzhen) HWPW, PB, MDF, 1F East & 2-4F, Cybio Technology Phone: +86 (202) 839-1999 CARB TPC 28 Yes TUV Rheinland
Co. Ltd and thin MDF Building 1, 16 Kejibei 2nd Road Website: www.tuv.com (Shenzhen) offers
Shenzhen certification services
China internationally.
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 Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

Wood Technology HWPW, PB, MDF, Winiarska 1 Phone: +48 (61) 849-2480 Website: CARB TPC 19 Yes Wood Technology
Institute and thin MDF 60-654 Poznan www.itd.poznan.pl Institute offers
Poland certification services
internationally.

SGS-Taiwan HWPW, PB, MDF, No. 136-1 Wu Kung Road Phone: +886 (22) 299-3297 CARB TPC 26 Yes SGS Taiwan offers
and thin MDF Wuku District Website: sgs.com.tw certification services
New Taipei City 24890, internationally.
Taiwan
VVUD Praha HWPW, PB, MDF, Na Florenci 7-9 Phone: +420 (22) 177-3718 CARB TPC 23 Yes VVUD Praha offers
and thin MDF 111 71 Praha 1 Website: www.vvud.cz certification services
Czech Republic internationally.

Intertek Testing Service HWPW, PB, MDF, West side of 1/F and 3,4,5/F of Phone: +86 (755) 2602-0071 CARB TPC 33 Yes Intertek Testing
Ltd., Shenzhen and thin MDF Bldg. 1, 1-5/F of Bldg. 3 Website: www.intertek.com Service Ltd.,
Yuanzheng Science and Shenzhen offers
Technology Industrial Park, No. certification services
4012 Wuhe Ave. North, Bantian internationally.
Street
Longgang District, Shenzhen
China

Intertek Testing Service HWPW, PB, MDF, 3/F, Block B, Jinling Business Phone: +86 (021) 6120-6565 ext. CARB TPC 31 Yes Intertek Testing
Ltd., Shanghai and thin MDF Square, 6279 or 8103 Service Ltd., Shanghai
No. 801 Yi Shan Road Website: www.intertek.com.cn offers certification
Shanghai, 200233 services
China internationally.

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 Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

Forestwood Industries, HWPW, PB, MDF, P.O Box 922 Phone: (631) 929-3197 CARB TPC 30 Yes Forestwood
Inc. and thin MDF Wading River, New York 11792 Website: www.forestwoodinc.com Industries, Inc. offers
certification services
in Thailand and Brazil.

Research & Development HWPW, PB, MDF, ul. Adama Micklewicza 10 Phone: +48 (58) 587-8216 CARB TPC 39 Yes Research &
Centre for Wood-Based and thin MDF 83 262 Czarna Woda Website: www.obrppd.com.pl Development Centre
Panels Poland for Wood-Based
Panels offers
certification services
internationally.

Intertek Testing Service HWPW, PB, MDF, 2/F Garment Centre, 576 Castle Phone: +852 2173-8562 CARB TPC 32 Yes Intertek Testing
Ltd., Hong Kong and thin MDF Peak Road, Kowloon Website: www.intertek.com.hk Service Ltd., Hong
Hong Kong Kong offers
certification services
internationally.

Wood.be HWPW, PB, MDF, Allee Hof Ter Vleest, 3 Phone: +32 (47) 968-4829 CARB TPC 29 Yes Wood.be offers
and thin MDF 1070 Brussels Website: www.wood.be certification services
Belgium internationally.

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 Locations Where
CARB- and EPA-
Company Name Products Certified Address Contact Information TPC # Services Are
recognized
Provided

NTA, Inc. HWPW, PB, MDF, 305 N. Oakland Avenue Phone: (574) 773-7975 CARB TPC 25 Yes NTA offers
and thin MDF Nappanee, IN 46550 Webiste: www.ntainc.com certification services
internationally.

TUV Rheinland (Hong HWPW, PB, MDF, 3-4, 11/F., Fou Wah Phone: +852 2192-1000 CARB TPC 34 Yes TUV Rheinland (Hong
Kong), LTD. and thin MDF Industrial Building, 10-16 Website: www.tuv.com Kong), LTD. offers
Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New certification services
Territories, internationally.
Hong Kong

Laboratorio Tecnologico HWPW, PB, MDF, Via della Produzione, 61 Phone: +39 0721 481269 CARB TPC 36 Yes Laboratorio
per la Qualita (Cosmob) and thin MDF Montelabbate, 61025 Website: www.cosmob.it Tecnologico per la
Italy Qualita (Cosmob)
offers certification
services
internationally.
Laboratorio Prevenzione HWPW, PB, MDF, Via della Quercia, 11 Phone: +39 (0574) 575320 Website: CARB TPC 24 Yes Laboratorio
Incendi SpA (LAPI) and thin MDF Prato, 59100 www.lapi-spa.it Prevenzione Incendi
Italy SpA (LAPI) offers
certification services
internationally.

Engineered Wood Product HWPW, PB, and MDF Unit 3/106 Fison Avenue West Phone: +61 (7) 3250 3700 CARB TPC 12 Yes Engineered Wood
Association Pty, Ltd. Eagle Farm, 4009 Website: www.ewp.asn.au Product Association
(EWPA) Queensland Pty, Ltd. (EWPA)
Australia offers certification
services
internationally.