The ECC Sustainability Standard
The Eco-Certified Composite (ECC) Standard is a voluntary industry standard developed by CPA for composite wood panels and finished products made with particleboard, MDF, hardboard, and engineered wood siding and trim. MORE
Panel Producers
The Eco-Certified Composite Program has been developed to provide independent certification of wood composite manufacturing plants that are demonstrably environmentally preferable to alternative materials through the assessment of certain criteria...
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Laminators/Fabricators
Laminators and fabricators of finished products must demonstrate that at least 95% of the composite wood used was ECC certified...
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STEWARDSHIP
The North American composite panel industry is predicated on the optimal use of forestry byproducts and residuals — turning this raw material into higher value products so it’s not burned or landfilled. By their very nature, composite wood panels are among the greenest products available for architectural, construction and consumer products.