Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Advantages of Palm-Based Green PU

Advantages Of Palm-Based Decorative PU

  • The palm-based decorative PU product could be moulded and painted to give a wood-like finishing.
  • It provides no nutritional value to insects,impervious to moisture, dimensionally stable and virtually maintenance free.
  • Lightweight palm-based decorative PU - applicable for applications, where heavyweight materials are unsuitable e.g. ceiling and wall decoratives.
  • Palm-based decorative PU is more cost effective - faster demoulding time.
  • The PU casting process allows one to achieve patterns and shapes at a price considerably less expensive than wood or wood-composite alternatives.
  • Palm-based decorative PU offers comparable price as commercially available decorative products (GFRC and GFRG).
  • Has sound absorption or acoustic property.
  • The net effect leads to lower in installation, caulking and painting costs.
Advantages Of Palm-Based Decorative PU Over Petroleum-Based Decorative PU
  • Palm-based decorative PU product is made from renewable resource - help to reduce the dependence on fossil resource.
  • Palm-based decorative PU has lower thermal conductivity value than petroleum-based products - better insulation property.
  • Increase consumption of local materials - possibility to reduce foreign exchange.
  • Increase country's earning - export of palm-based products for non-food applications.
  • Value addition to basic oleochemicals.