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January 22, 2010
Comparing BioSurf to p-lam is like comparing an old high school chum to a new-found friend on Facebook: one you’ve known and accepted for years – warts and all; the other holds great possibilities but you’re more cautious.
BioSurf is a biolaminate made from a 100% blend of soybean and corn biopolymers. The digitally produced surface patterns, mimicking wood, cork and bamboo, among others, are printed on a clear wear layer and adhered to environmental wood or agrifiber composite substrates. The manufacturer claims “performance, sustainability, and competitive benefits to meet the demands of today’s market.”
BioSurf has partnered with Baltix, a commercial furniture maker chosen as a top-ten product of 2009 by BuildingGreen. Currently the product is only available for tabletops but eventual uses will include worksurfaces, decorative cladding, displays and vertical screens.
The environmental claims include no VOCs or formaldehyde, non-PVC/ABS edgebanding, and independent third party testing – more information on this would be helpful as we get to know this new resource. BioSurf compares itself (favorably as you would imagine) with high-pressure laminates for scratch and stain resistance, and abrasion. As an organic material it can be recycled or compostet and claims to use less energy to produce.
Will the marketplace take to BioSurf? That remains to be seen but kudos to Baltix for the introduction.
BioSurf: a bio-innovation
January 22, 2010
Comparing BioSurf to p-lam is like comparing an old high school chum to a new-found friend on Facebook: one you’ve known and accepted for years – warts and all; the other holds great possibilities but you’re more cautious.
BioSurf is a biolaminate made from a 100% blend of soybean and corn biopolymers. The digitally produced surface patterns, mimicking wood, cork and bamboo, among others, are printed on a clear wear layer and adhered to environmental wood or agrifiber composite substrates. The manufacturer claims “performance, sustainability, and competitive benefits to meet the demands of today’s market.”
BioSurf has partnered with Baltix, a commercial furniture maker chosen as a top-ten product of 2009 by BuildingGreen. Currently the product is only available for tabletops but eventual uses will include worksurfaces, decorative cladding, displays and vertical screens.
The environmental claims include no VOCs or formaldehyde, non-PVC/ABS edgebanding, and independent third party testing – more information on this would be helpful as we get to know this new resource. BioSurf compares itself (favorably as you would imagine) with high-pressure laminates for scratch and stain resistance, and abrasion. As an organic material it can be recycled or compostet and claims to use less energy to produce.
Will the marketplace take to BioSurf? That remains to be seen but kudos to Baltix for the introduction.
Posted by Penny Bonda on January 22, 2010 | Comments (8)
Reader Comments
at 1/23/2010 12:12:10 PM, Eugene Lisa commented:
Why would,nt the market take to it? The impact resistance is far better than petroleum based laminates, and it is affordable. and NO POISON. Custom graphics and logos are also available.
at 1/25/2010 2:19:32 PM, Jules commented:
Thanks. I'm always looking to incorporate eco-friendly products in my school projects. And when I'm finished with school, I'll have tons of resources to reference. This is a pretty good one!
at 1/25/2010 2:50:16 PM, David Bergman commented:
Is it going to be distributed as a laminate for woodworkers to apply? Or only as finished products from Baltix?
And I'm curious what the clear wear layer is made of.
at 1/25/2010 7:07:30 PM, exxtremitie commented:
A highly processed composite using agricultural products grown in unsustainable monocultures, printed to look like bamboo and cork, which actually are sustainable? I'd laugh, if it weren't so sad...
at 1/25/2010 9:43:44 PM, Rick commented:
I love the 3d edge look! and the unique patterns that are available.
at 2/4/2010 6:52:28 PM, Westlake Design Studio commented:
Great looking product! I will definitely be investigating into it further.
at 2/5/2010 10:51:44 AM, Dan commented:
This is just one of many excellent products offered by Baltix. We are Baltix customers, and furnished our board room and executive office with sustainable furniture from Baltix. We have been very satisfied with our decision.
at 2/5/2010 12:26:31 PM, Darla commented:
Baltix is an outstanding company and I am glad to see that Penny brought it to her readers attention. The owners are very passionate about what they do and made sure my order was correct, which it was. I love it even more than I thought I would. Thanks Penny for shedding some light on such a deserving product.
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