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Protecting wood construction with borates

:: Thursday, September 12, 2024 :: Posted By Emmanuel Laval
Protecting wood construction with borates
Housing is one of the fundamental needs for people everywhere. As the world’s population grows, we need more housing with a greater variety of options. This demand presents challenges not only for the pace of building but also for building materials.

Borates for wood protection: Forest-to-market

:: Thursday, March 18, 2021 :: Posted By Frank Wawrzos
Borates for wood protection: Forest-to-market
The wood and timber industries rely on borates for environmentally safe options for wood protection. Learn how borates protect, preserve, and extend the life of wood in a wide range of applications.

Borate wood protection in high humidity

:: Thursday, May 2, 2019 :: Posted By Frank Wawrzos
Borate wood protection in high humidity
You can help to protect homes and other wooden structures in humid regions from fungi, algae, and other threats. The key? Borates and continuous, innovative research.

U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, is a global leader in the supply and science of borates—naturally-occurring minerals containing boron and other elements. We are 1,000 people serving our customers with more than 1,200 delivery locations globally. We supply around 30% of the world’s need for refined borates from our world-class mine in Boron, California, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

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