Invotek STRAWBOARD
Invotek STRAWBOARD is a sustainable and formaldehyde free alternative to conventional wood-based chipboard. As the name suggests, Invotek STRAWBOARD is made entirely from straw.
....finding a sustainable building material is childs play.....
DESCRIPTION
Invotek STRAWBOARD is a sustainable, high performance, formaldehyde free particleboard. Invotek STRAWBOARD combines high technical performance with excellent environmental credentials. Invotek STRAWBOARD is available in 1.22m X 2.44m sheets or as a tongue and grooved flooring board.
BENEFITS
<> Formaldehyde free
<> Produced from a sustainable waste material
<> Excellent machining characteristics
<> Healthy to work and live with
<> Uses specialist binders to give increased moisture resistance
<> Made from an homogeneous layer and can be nailed, screwed, painted and veneered
<> Same strength charateristics as conventional particleboard, but at 10% less weight
<> Conforms to all relevant safety standards
<> Easily recycled - Environment policy on waste minimisation and reduction of landfill, introduced June/July 2005, states that any skip with more than 20% of contents comprising plasterboard is defined as hazardous and must be land filled under special conditions.
USES
Invotek STRAWBOARD is suitable for many construction and joinery applications. Typical uses include, flooring, partitions, carcassing, shelving and furniture.
TECHNICAL DATA
Board sizes: 1.22m X 2.44m
Thickness: 12mm and 18mm (other sizes available to order)
Density: 650 (kg/m3)
Bending strength: 19 (N/mm2)
Modulus of elasticity: 2850 (N/mm2)
Internal bond strength: 0.70 (N/mm2)
Glue Type: MDI (urethane based resin system)
Invotek STRAWBOARD conforms to the BSEN 312 P4 requirements for load bearing particleboards.
AVAILABILITY
Stock sizes currently available are 12mm and 18mm thick in either 8' X 4' sheets or tongue and grooved for flooring applications. Plant Fibre Technology are in the process of establishing a nationwide network of distributors.
Current Invotek Strawboard distributors are listed below:
Mike Wye and Associates
Beaworthy, Devon
Tel. 01409 281644
Ecomerchant Ltd
Faversham, Kent
Tel. 01795 530130
Please Contact Us for the latest information on availablility
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
To download the Invotek STRAWBOARD brochure, please click here
ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE
To download the Invotek STRAWBOARD environmental profile please click here
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Invotek STRAWBOARD is manufactured using the Compak System. This technology has been supplied by CS Process Engineering Ltd