Formaldehyde Facts

Formaldehyde Facts is FCI's small space on the Web to talk about formaldehyde. We'll do our best to separate fact from fiction, and cut through all the clutter you get from the mainstream media when it comes to the industrial uses of the molecule, one of the most versatile industrial chemicals known to man.

Worldwide Market for Formaldehyde to Contract?

October 30, 2008

Yesterday, we linked to a press release for a new research report that concluded that the worldwide market for formaldehyde will increase to 32.5 metric tons by 2012. But today we tripped over this report from Chemical News and Intelligence that an analyst from Georgia Pacific has come to a dramatically different conclusion:

World demand for
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AHFA Concerned About CARB Rule Implementation

October 30, 2008

Furniture Today talked to Bill Perdue about the implementation of the CARB Rule, and he's not terribly optimistic:

The new regulations, which will limit formaldehyde emissions from composite wood panels - hardwood plywood, particleboard and medium density fiberboard (MDF), materials that are commonly used in furniture - have proven taxing for the
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World Formaldehyde Market to Reach 32.5 MM Metric Tons by 2012

October 29, 2008

From Global Industry Analysts:

Chemical, construction and housing industries are the major end use markets of formaldehyde. Construction industry accounts for over 65% of the global consumption of formaldehyde. A major challenge confronted by manufacturers of formaldehyde is the need to extend conformance with the federal government's stringent
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Letter to KGAN-TV on FEMA Trailers and Formaldehyde

October 28, 2008

Following up on the story on FEMA trailers in Iowa last week, the agency has agreed to help relocate any family that would like to move. This is in addition to FEMA's announcement that they will re-test the trailers.

To repeat, FCI maintains the following about KGAN-TV's report:

  • The tests are unreliable;
  • Even if the tests were reliable, there
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Don’t Worry, Your Kitchen Cabinets are Already Safe

October 27, 2008

Saturday's edition of the Ottawa Citizen featured a story on "eco-friendly" kitchen construction. And, as if you needed to ask, formaldehyde is identified as one of the boogeymen:

Don't blithely accept green claims, he warns. Ask for detailed lists of product materials: bamboo, a rapidly renewing resource, makes great green cabinets, but not if
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Another Response on FEMA Trailers and Formaldehyde

October 24, 2008

On Wednesday, I published a long post about the testing that Iowa's KGAN-TV did in a number of FEMA trailers for airborne formaldehyde. At the end of that post, I excerpted a note I got from Bob Golden. You may recall that Bob authored a guest post recently about the level of formaldehyde that's detectable in human breath. Thanks to some...

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The Truth About FEMA Trailers in Iowa and Formaldehyde

October 22, 2008

In Iowa, a local television station is jumping on the junk science bandwagon by conducting its own tests for airborne levels of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers. Here's the scare paragraph posted over at the Web site of KGAN-TV in Iowa:

Megan Terlecky has been working on this story for awhile; talking with the people who live inside these homes and
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More on Formaldehyde and Vaccines

October 22, 2008

For those of you looking for more detail on formaldehyde and its role in vaccines, click here for a fact sheet from FormaCare. For a related overall FAQ on the molecule, click here....

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The Truth About Formaldehyde and Vaccines

October 21, 2008

After working with the folks at FCI for a couple of weeks, it's become pretty clear to me that one of the points of pride for people who work in this industry is the role it plays in public health and medical care. To read about some of those everyday medical applications — like the use of formaldehyde in pill coating — click here:

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What Does Formaldehyde-Free Really Mean?

October 16, 2008

As I've been settling in while working for FCI, I continually come across blog posts that make all sorts of claims about formaldehyde. I tripped over this one the other day. See if you can find a mistake right off the bat:

Ciara Cabinet Designs, Inc. joined by Cuisines Laurier cabinets of Quebec, Canada offer a formaldehyde-free Hardwood Plywood
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