I found it so interesting that you said that valchromat is just the evolution of MDF. My husband is a sculptor and he is in charge of a new exhibit at our local museum. He said that valchromat might be the perfect material to use for his project.
Launched in 1998, the Valchromat is a high-end panel made of coloured wood fibers that benefits from numerous technological improvements over the traditional MDF particle pa
nel. It is used in the manufacture of many custom armchairs My Seat to Me.
Compared to medium-density particle panels (MDFs), it offers the following advantages:
- It is waterproof for use in a wet environment (bathroom, outdoor under cover)
- A palette of about ten colors is available and the dyes used are 100% organic
- Dyed in the mass it can be repaired simply, without being repainted. Its longer lifespan justifies a higher price than the conventional particle panel
- Its mechanical strength is on average 30% higher than that of a conventional MDF
- It can be recycled, the production unit being itself licensed for this purpose
- Its various variants have been the subject of numerous certifications (fire resistance, toy safety, FSC, PEFC, CARB2, etc.).
- More dense it allows a nice finish of the songs
- For professional applications the fireproof version is classified as B-s2,d0 fire
It is manufactured in Europe, near Lisbon in Portugal, in a factory certified ISO 9001 quality.
It complies with the European standard E1 (limitation of formaldehyde emissions).
The
remnants of wood chips generated by the production of the panels are
used to power the plant’s boiler: upgrading
energy production produces all the energy needed
operation of the production unit, without burning fuel
Fossil
The plant that produces Valchromat also undertakes not to obtain wood from:- fo
rest areas where civil or traditional rights are violated;-
forest areas with high levels of conservation, threatened by forest management activities;- ge
netically modified trees (GMOs);
– illegally exploited forest areas; –
forest areas resulting from the conversion of natural forests to plantations or for other non-forest uses in
accordance with FSC® -STD-40-004, FSC® -STD-40-005 and
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