Industry Links
There are a number of companies and organizations that are part of the wood treating industry. These include associations that represent specific sectors of the industry, based on product type, region or business function.
Much of the information on preserved wood products is developed by the preservative manufacturers, who provide the formulations to treaters for use in pressure treating. In many cases, there are multiple manufacturers for individual preservative formulations.
Wood is the raw material that is pressure treated and there are a host of organizations that represent interests in forestry, lumber, plywood, building materials distribution, international promotion and engineered use of wood products.
Use the following links for more information on preserved wood products and other industry organizations:
Wood Treating
- AWPA – American Wood Protection Association
- Creosote Council
- FireResistantWood.org
- International Research Group on Wood Protection
- NAWPC – North American Wood Pole Council
- RTA – Railway Tie Association
- SPTA – Southern Pressure Treaters’ Association
- SFPA – Southern Forest Products Association
- TWC – Treated Wood Council
- TPC – Timber Piling Council
- WWPI – Western Wood Preservers Institute
- WPSC – Wood Preservative Science Council
- WPC – Wood Preservation Canada
Treating Inspection and Technical Assistance
Wood Treaters
Review the top wood treating companies operating in the West in the WWPI Members section.
Preservatives
Preservative makers offer information online for their products including trade names, characteristics, performance, safety and environmental factors. Review the WWPI Sources of Supply for the preservatives used by WWPI treating members. Please note the information in these links is maintained by the individual manufacturers and is not evaluated or endorsed by WWPI.
Waterborne Preservatives
ACZA – Ammoniacal Copper Zinc Arsenate
CA – Copper Azole
CCA – Chromated Copper Arsenate
CuN – Copper Naphthenate
IPBC – 3-Iodo-2-Propynyl Butyl-Carbamate
SBX/DOT – Inorganic Borates, Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate or “Borates”
Oil-Type Preservatives
Creosote and Creosote Solutions
CuN – Copper Naphthenate
DCOI
Fire Retardants
Lumber Standards
- ALSC – American Lumber Standard Committee
- ANSI – American National Standards Institute
- WWPA – Western Wood Products Association
- PLIB – Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau
Building Codes
Forestry and Wood Products
- APA – The Engineered Wood Association
- AF&PA – American Forest & Paper Association
- AFRC – American Forest Resource Council
- AWC – American Wood Council
- Evergreen Foundation – Forest Issues Information
- FPS – Forest Products Society
- IRA – Intermountain Roundwood Association
- NAWLA – North American Wholesale Lumber Association
- OFRI – Oregon Forest Resources Institute
- SPC – Southern Pine Council
- WCLBMA – West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association
- WoodWorks
Product Information and Research
- FPL – U.S. Forest Products Laboratory
- National Center for Wood Transportation Structures – Information on design and construction of wood bridges and transportation facilities.
- Canadian Wood Council – Wood Durability
International Marketing