Product: Durum is made from a pressed wheat straw board material that has been infused with a polymer using a proprietary infusion process. The process essentially transforms this green "core" and decorative based BioFiber material, into a highly durable surface product that can be used in a variety of high wear project applications.
Sustainability: The resulting highly durable Durum product line is made up of over 70% wheat straw, and is considered a rapidly renwable resource material. The remaining 30% consists of an acrylic polymer. Due to the fact that the Durum surface line is formaldahyde free and has such a high % of "rapidly renewable" material, it can contribute to LEED certification when used in green building projects. Please download our LEED Document Sheet located at our Download web page.
Like all the TorZo Surface products, Durum is very fabrication friendly. Machining is easy using standard carbide based tooling and gluing can be done using a Titebond II adhesive, or a 2-part solid surface epoxy. Fabricated projects can be coated using any one of several sustainable coatings, such as water based acrylics or urethanes.
