beeldscherm schreef op 6 juni 2014 10:32:
Spoedig nieuws.......,
End of the Road for Perennial Wood?
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Acetylation isn’t a new technology. The process transforms the wood’s cellular structure through a combination of heat, pressure, and acetic anhydride, replacing water-loving (hydrophilic) free hydroxyls within the wood with water-hating (hydrophobic) acetyl groups. Perennial Wood is produced from long, clear lengths of southern yellow pine, while UK-based Accoya (accoya.com)—the other major producer of acetylated wood—uses primarily radiata pine.
Dell emphasized that even though Eastman is stopping production of Perennial Wood, it will still support the brand by selling through current inventory and honoring product warranties. And Snavely Forest Products (snavelyforest.com), one of two major distributors of Perennial Wood (the other is Boston Cedar; bostoncedar.com), says it has enough decking in its supply chain to meet demand well through the first quarter of the year.
More importantly, it doesn’t look like acetylated wood decking will disappear from the marketplace after Snavely sells through its inventory. Clark Spitzer, vice president of marketing at Snavely, said in a press release that his company has opened discussions with a world leader in the development and commercialization of acetylated wood products. Whether that company is Accoya and exactly what that means is still unclear, but Spitzer told me in a recent email to expect a “big announcement” soon. As of press time, I hadn’t heard any more news, but I’m crossing my fingers.
maw, als ze door hun oude voorraad heen zijn.........Accoya contract????
www.deckmagazine.com/business/end-of-...