Wonderful! I just printed it out. Thank you very much, mama!

Thanks so much! This was on my to-do list.

Thanks for putting that together, Karen!

The Kitchen Cabinets Manufacturers Association has a certification program called Environmental Stewardship Program. From their website:

"After meeting certification requirements in areas such as air quality (low-formaldehyde emitting composite wood), resource management and environmental stewardship, companies are awarded the ESP seal to display on their products."

They currently list 133 companies.

Here is a link that might be useful: Green Cabinets

Thanks for compiling the above information. I would like to pass on some information that I have found in my research.

I'm trying to find formaldehyde free cabinets for my kitchen and have been having trouble finding the right information. Most places just flash the KCMA icon and that is as far as their knowledge goes. I'm looking for more in my renovation.

Back to my point. Right now Wood harbor does not have formaldehyde free cabinetry. They do have 2 doors that meet LEEDs certification, but not cabinetry. I recently contacted the company and received the following response regarding their cabinetry.
"Rockglen Cabinetry is not a formaldehyde free product. And, at this time, Woodharbor does not offer a no-added formaldehyde or formaldehyde free option.
Other than the data available through the KCMA ESP certification, there isn't any more information I am able to provide you about VOC levels. We don't have any testing data about our finished product since each order is custom built."

I have been trying to find semi-custom cabinetry that is formaldehyde free. I think I may have to price out a local custom outfit. I am hoping that the new California CARB standards for formaldehyde will move the cabinet business to clean up their act. It looks like I'm going to have to postpone my project in the mean time.

Dina

certainly wasn't trying to misrepresent information. It would be nice if you could take the list above, and add/subtract names from it so that those looking for formaldehyde free cabinetry here on GW would have a better list to go on... I think there are many here on GW that would find that very helpful.

btw, below is a link to the original post I had started in trying to find Formaldehyde free cabinetry. Some of the companies I had researched myself and others were added to the list at the suggestion of other GW'ers without verification by me. If you've got the time, it would be great of you to actually verify the names and provide a list as a service to other GW'ers (which is what I was trying to do, but I guess w/o verification there are some of the list that shouldn't be).

Here is a link that might be useful: link to GW Formaldehyde Thread

Bump for sarah evans. Just wondering how one DOES find out whether cabinets are truly formaldehyde-free.

Ikea should be added to the list. Pretty much most European based cabinet manufacturers are formaldehyde free. Pedini, Bulthaup, Boffi, Siematic, etc are formaldehyde free.

Good luck!

I could give you the name of my boss, who's a very fine cabinetmaker, but it's a small one-man shop (and one woman, when I'm there!) However, as someone mentioned in an earlier post, any cabinetmaker has access to formaldehyde-free plywood. A couple of companies make it now, and the whole industry is moving that way. It's a little more expensive per sheet, but not that much. The impact on the overall project would be negligible. Once it's bought, the work is the same for the cabinetmaker. I just bought some formaldehyde-free plywood through my boss ('tho I could have bought it myself, just as well. ) It's stamped on the edges with something like "soy-based adhesive" or something, so you know it's not the regular stuff. It comes unfinished, as far as I know, so your next decision is what kind of non-toxic finish to use.

A final note: The manufacturers of this plywood sometimes say it's "low formaldehyde", or "no added formaldehyde" because apparently wood has natural formaldehyde in it!

That's good to know, egganddart. Do you mind mentioning in what area you work or at least which state?

As a cabinetmaker myself, I use materials that are good for my health and consequently my customers.
Formaldehyde Free plywood is made by Columbia Forest Products and sells through the name Purebond.
As far as finishes go, ML Campbell make a waterborne pre-cat lacquer called Agualente, which is low-voc and a great product.
Honestly, any cabinetmaker can get their hands on these readily available materials, if they say they cant its because its usually cheaper for them to buy the not so healthy stuff. Use a custom cabinetmaker and not a factory and you will be able to dictate your materials.

Steve

sjerin, the shop I mentioned is in eastern NYS, on the CT border.

Ditto that Sarah on the KCMA ESP certification - it's almost perfect greenwashing. Sad to see as it may be causing more harm than good by giving the illusion of green which makes real more costly certifications that actually have an environmental benefit less likely to succeed.