Can I get PureBond® Hardwood Plywood with an NAUF MDF or Particleboard core?
Yes. Most major composite panel manufactures now offer no added urea-formaldehyde (NAUF) options. When Columbia laminates hardwood veneers to these NAUF substrates with proprietary, soy-based PureBond® assembly technology the result is a panel that emits at or below de minimis” levels of formaldehyde and consequently carries the PureBond® label. The panels described are compliant with LEED EQ 4.4. It should be noted that NAUF panels are a small, but growing, subset of the total production of a given MDF or particleboard mill. Particleboard and MDF bonded with urea formaldehyde resins remain as the standard commodity offering in the marketplace even as emissions have been reduced and standards tightened with composite panel industry response to CARB. We have found, however, that using most UF MDF or particleboard core with decorative face and back veneers applied using our soy adhesive, that the resulting formaldehyde emissions are significantly suppressed. Just remember if the project
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