KMG-Bernuth, Inc., a subsidiary of KMG Chemicals, Inc. KMG,
announced that the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Stockholm
Convention accepted the recommendation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants
Review Committee that pentachlorophenol (penta) can continue to be produced
and used as an industrial wood preservative for the treatment of utility
poles and cross-arms.
Delegates from several countries supported and defended the use of penta for
industrial wood preservation applications and challenged the validity of the
scientific review process. However, the COP agreed with the proposal of the
Review Committee that penta be listed as a persistent organic pollutant
(POP). The United States has not ratified the Stockholm Convention, and thus
a decision by the Conference has no binding effect on the United States.
Canada and the United States have concluded comprehensive assessments of
penta as an industrial wood preservative, and each country has independently
authorized penta for that use. Both Canada and the United States recognized
that penta has a long-established use in pressure treating utility poles and
cross-arms, and serves a critical role in preserving the uninterrupted
delivery of power through the electric grid.
KMG will remain actively engaged with Canada and the United States, and
intends to vigorously assert that the use of penta on utility poles and
cross-arms should be continued indefinitely, as the current, stringent
regulatory practices in North America are protective of human health and the
environment. KMG is confident that Canada and the United States will
continue to support their previous regulatory decisions that allow the use
of penta as a wood preservative for utility poles and cross-arms.
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