Cleantech Building Materials plc (CBM) is taking up the challenge to provide advanced technological solutions that will enable new urban areas to be built sustainably. The 2016 acquisition of Diamond Wood and its license for the patented Accoya® Wood manufacturing process in the Chinese market and its commercial arrangements in the ASEAN markets perfectly fits this strategy.
Accoya® Wood is a modified softwood with performance characteristics that equal or exceed those of many tropical hardwood species. It is used in a number of applications, including decking, outdoor furniture, flooring and general construction.
Accoya® Wood is non-toxic and is produced using a patented green process technology in which a sustainable species of softwood is impregnated with Acetic Anhydride. This process reduces the moisture content of the wood and makes it less attractive to organisms such as insects and moulds. The treated wood has enhanced performance characteristics in respect of durability, dimensional stability, hardness, and a number of other key performance factors.
