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Plyboo's Environmental Statement |
Smith & Fong Company was founded in 1989 out of a truly passionate affinity for bamboo and with an overarching philosophy of sustainability. The firm began as a producer of bamboo accessories and was the first U.S. company to produce bamboo flooring for the North American market.
Plyboo flooring, plywood and veneer is derived from Moso bamboo harvested from a forest that requires no irrigation or pesticides. Each year, 20 percent of the plantation’s bamboo—comprised of five-year-old poles only—is cut by hand, ensuring the forest canopy is not compromised to disrupt the ecosystem. The bamboo shoots that emerge in the winter as a food source for wildlife are not harvested or affected.
The company has longstanding, direct relationships with the farmers of its Moso forests and holds tight control over its two manufacturing facilities to ensure quality control and environmentally healthy production processes. In 2007 Plyboo converted its manufacturing operations to produce no added urea-formaldehyde(PlybooPure™). Urea-Formaldehyde free Plyboo and Durapalm flooring and plywood is now readily available throughout North America. Plyboo products are submitted to an independent, third party lab for performance and emissions testing.
All Plyboo products already comply with the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) strictest formaldehyde regulations for composite panels, and many can contribute to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Credits MR 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials; and EQ 4.4: No Added Urea Formaldehyde.
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