The environmental and public health
concerns that arise from the chemical
treatment of wood have brought
about the development of greener
alternatives.
PCI Industries Inc. has created
a heat treatment technology for wood
(the PerdureTM technology) that does
not require any added chemical agents
and which sterilizes and protects
the wood against microorganisms and
insects (except termites), and improves
its dimensional stability.
This technology, an ecological
substitute for chemically treated
wood, extends the service life of the
wood and can be used on all species.
Also, the heating process alters
the colour of the bulk wood, leading
to the production of exotic wood
substitutes.
