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Flax-filled foam PVC decking.


Pro-Cell LLC, Foley, Ala., has developed a unique foamed PVC deck board that is 30% to 40% lighter than competitive decking and is designed to span 16 in. between joists. The patent-pending process uses both endothermic en·do·ther·mal (-ml)
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1. Of or relating to a chemical reaction during which heat is released.
2. Of or relating to the external warmth of the body.
 foaming agents to extrude approximately 20% flax flax, common name for members of the Linaceae, a family of annual herbs, especially members of the genus Linum, and for the fiber obtained from such plants. The flax of commerce (several varieties of L. usitatissimum) has been cultivated since prehistoric times (see linen). It was the major source of cloth fiber until the growth of the cotton industry (c.1800) and the competitive use of other fibers, such as jute.-filled PVC boards with embossed EMBOSS - European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite (bioinformatics software for analysis of protein and DNA sequences) wood grain. Flax fibers minimize thermal expansion and contraction. Procell deckboards come in five colors. Procell began production in 2002 with one extruder in a 75,000-sq-ft plant that now has nine. It has a patent pending patent pending n. often abbreviated to "pat. pend." or "pat. pending," the term is printed on a product to inform others that an application for a patent has been filed with the United States Patent Office, but the patent has not yet been granted. (See: patent) on this application of Fibertech flax, a specially pretreated fiber from Americhem Inc., Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, city (1990 pop. 48,950), Summit co., NE Ohio, on the Cuyahoga River; inc. 1836. On its course through the city the river drops 220 ft (67 m) through a series of falls and rapids. A suburb of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls is both residential and industrial, with factories that manufacture metals, rubber, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and machinery. The city greatly expanded its area by annexing Northampton township in the 1980s., Ohio. Procell: (251) 943-2916/www.procelldecking.com * Americhem: (800) 228-3476/PTDirect: 731HP

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH: Extrusion
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Mar 1, 2006
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