CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Viance LLC, a
leading manufacturer of advanced wood treatment technologies, has
announced that D-Blaze Fire Retardant Treated Wood (FRTW) is the
first pressure-impregnated FRTW to earn the GREENGUARD Gold
Certification.
"With the GREENGUARD Gold Certification, architects and
specifiers can be confident in recommending D-Blaze framing lumber
and plywood for projects like schools and hospitals," said
Bill Fields, President of Viance.
"In addition to its effectiveness in controlling the spread of
flames and smoke development caused by fire, D-Blaze now qualifies
for The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) and the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Building
Rating System."
The GREENGUARD Certification program, part of UL Environment,
demonstrates that products have met some of the world's most
comprehensive standards for low emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) into indoor air. The GREENGUARD Gold Certification
requires meeting additional criteria and lower VOCs to demonstrate
that products are acceptable for use in environments such as
schools and healthcare facilities. Both CHPS and the LEED Building
Rating System reference the certification. GREENGUARD Certified
products are recognized, referenced or preferred by more than 450
federal purchasers, retailers, green building rating tools and
building codes around the world.
D-Blaze is a fire retardant wood treatment that is impregnated
into framing lumber and plywood products by pressure process to
reduce combustibility and smoke development, and offers a 50-year
limited warranty. D-Blaze FRTW is UL® Classified with an FR-S
Rating for a low smoke development and low flame spread index, and
is manufactured using a water-based formulation that does not
produce harmful off-gassing.
"We strongly believe in the process of comprehensive,
third-party certifications as a way to reaffirm our products'
safety and reliability in the market," said Fields. "Being the
first pressure-impregnated fire retardant product to earn the
GREENGUARD Gold Certification is an honor that we hold in high
esteem."
For more information and extended product specifications, visit
treatedwood.com.
About Viance LLC:
Providing an extensive range of advanced wood treatment
technologies and services to the global wood treatment industry,
with an expertise in wood biocides and wood protection chemicals,
Viance LLC is an industry leader in the development of advanced
building material solutions that improve the performance and
durability of wood and wood products for sustainable building.
Viance is a joint venture between the Huntsman Corporation and the
Dow Chemical Company.
Preserving and enhancing the performance of wood products
creates one of the world's most sustainable building products by
extending the Life-Cycle of the worlds timber resources, reducing
energy requirements, landfill waste, and fewer greenhouse gas
emissions than its non-renewable counterparts. For more information
about Viance wood treatment solutions, visit
www.Treatedwood.com or call 1-800-421-8661. Viance, LLC.,
8001 IBM Drive, Charlotte, NC
28262
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and
marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2014 revenues of
approximately $13 billion including
the acquisition of Rockwood's performance additives and titanium
dioxide businesses. Our chemical products number in the thousands
and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse
range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than
100 manufacturing and R&D facilities in more than 30 countries
and employ approximately 16,000 associates within our 5 distinct
business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please
visit the company's website
at www.huntsman.com.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power
of science and technology to passionately innovate what is
essential to human progress. The Company is driving innovations
that extract value from the intersection of chemical, physical and
biological sciences to help address many of the world's most
challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy
generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural
productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven, industry-leading
portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences
and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based
products and solutions to customers in approximately 180 countries
and in high-growth sectors such as packaging, electronics, water,
coatings and agriculture. In 2014, Dow had annual sales of more
than $58 billion and employed
approximately 53,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than
6,000 product families are manufactured at 201 sites in 35
countries across the globe. References to "Dow" mean The Dow
Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise
expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at
www.dow.com.
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