Forest Products Research Laboratory (FPRL) was founded by Dennis Morgan in response to the decision by the CCA suppliers to voluntarily withdraw their CCA Consumer Uses registration. He is a chemical engineer by education and training. For approximately 25 years, Dennis was involved in the development and marketing of fire-retardants and agricultural pesticides. All these past experiences taught him to greatly value the integrity and needs of those in the treating industry while remaining loyal to his customer-first philosophy of "treating you right."

As CCA was voluntarily removed from the treating industry, FPRL did not view ACQ and CA-B as cost effective replacements. It was quite concerned about the issues of cost, mold, corrosion and leaching with these substitute treating solutions. FPRL knew that problems would be created with an amine chemistry and the utilization of copper in the absence of chrome.

After researching and evaluating a number of possible alternative chemistries at the FPRL state-of-the-art research laboratory and testing facility in Springfield, Oregon, it finally identified a chemistry that was a meaningful replacement for CCA. The chemistry is cost effective, environmentally acceptable, has corrosion inhibition, and is time proven, with a history of safety, efficacy, and customer appeal. That chemistry is COPPERSHIELD®