Mar 4, 2025 | News, Regulation, Wood Treatment Processes
By David Webb and Larry Ebner Key Changes for Worker Safety and Treatment Processes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the continued use of creosote as a pressure-treatment wood preservative, granting approval under its rigorous...
Sep 1, 2022 | Benefits & Use, History, Wood Treatment Processes
Creosote-treated wood has played a major role in infrastructure thanks to “empty-cell processes.” What are these? During the 19th century, wood could be preserved with creosote using a “full-cell” process, developed in 1838 by John Bethell. But this...
Jun 13, 2022 | History, Regulation, Wood Treatment Processes
Following a century of experimentation in treating and preserving wood for industrial and transportation purposes in the U.S., at the turn of the 20th century Max Rüping and Cuthbert Lowry developed wood pressure-treatment methods that revolutionized the industry. The...
Mar 6, 2022 | Benefits & Use, History, Wood Treatment Processes
How did the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and Britain’s Industrial Revolution bring about the need for creosote-treated wood for modern infrastructure? Industrial-era wood treatment began with numerous innovations in Great Britain and took on its modern form...
