Life Cycle Assessment Research Into American Hardwoods Receives Approval

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, has announced the completion of its groundbreaking Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) research into American hardwoods by PE International. Following the first meeting earlier this year, the critical review panel met once again to assess and comment on the LCA project and have now given their approval to the report that covers 19 different U.S. hardwood lumber species. The panel acknowledged that the quality of the life cycle inventory data had been significantly improved with the additional input of around 40 companies since the first review meeting.

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