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◆ What is WPC and What's it used for?
WPC stands for Wood Plastic Composite. WPC is made from waste plastic and waste wood
discharged from mills, factories, construction and demolition sites. The raw materials used in
WPC are 100% recycled materials. Accordingly, WPC is an environmentally friendly product
that doesn't require the use of new raw materials - such as forests and trees used in the milling
of lumber. WPC user are as varied as one's imagination. Today it is used around the world in
products such as: outdoor decks and furniture, docks, fences, playgrounds, trellises, boardwalks,
walk ways, bridges, signage, railings and more. Due to WPC's superior beauty and wood-like
look, feel and graining capability, WPC can also be shaped and used for interior floors, table
tops, doors, chairs and windows and door casing.
◆ What is WPC composed of and how is it made?
WPC is composed of 51% waste wood and 45% thermal plastic resin waste plastic. Waste wood is retrieved from demolition sites, lumber mills, factories, wood shops and other sources utilizing wood as a basic raw material in the production of goods. The waste wood is retrieved and ground to hundreds of microns and is then mixed and kneaded with the waste plastic. The resulting WPC mixture is extruded with heat through custom made molds and cooled with water immediately thereafter.
◆ Qualities of WPC?
Due to a protective surfance covering, WPC products are highly water resistant and resist corrosion
by bacteria and insect damage inflicted by termites. WPC can be easily shaped using heat,
molds and special extrusion technology and equipment.The manufacturing process of WPC
brings out the best in the efficient use of waste wood
and waste plastic resulting in an ecologically friendly
and extremely versatile building material.
◆ Advantages of WPC:
WPC…
…can be molded into complex shapes and designs,
…can be extruded without restriction on length,
…is insect, termite and mold resistant,
…resists warping and decay,
…keeps it shape regardless of water or humidity levels,
…can be grained to closely resemble the surfance of natural wood,
…is free from "natural"defects found in natural wood such as splinters, cracks and knot holes
…does not expand and contract like natural wood,
…strength is uniform across and throunghout the board,
…is easily fastened to joists or fence posts using common screws,
…has a unique and secure "hidden"fastening method allowing for construction of a deck or
other wood-like surfaces without identifiable screw holes,
…resists fading - even under prolonged sunny conditions,
…does not need regular maintenance in the form of sealants, stains, etc.,
…does not require painting,
…comes in three basic colors.
◆ Will WPC burn?
WPC will burn,however, it does not emit harmful gases. A match or lit cigarette dropped on the surfance of WPC may cause discoloration of the board.
◆ What's WPC's impact on the environment?
WPC is environmentally friendly because it is made from waste products and 100% recycled
materials. Accordingly, when compared to the felling, stripping and lumbering of natural wood,
the production of WPC is more environmentally friendly. Although energy produces and used
in manufacturing WPC result in a certain amount of CO2 emissions,such emissions are
minimized by exhaust scrubbing thereby minimizing any negative impact on the environment.
Because the extrusion process allows nearly 100% material usage, there is almost no waste
of the recycled input materials used in making WPC.





