Indiana-based EcoVantage LLC recently earned the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Bio-based product label for its EcoPrem line of products. This certification verifies that the firm’s EcoPrem products are composed of 100 percent renewable, bio-based ingredients, an amount that exceeds the prescribed USDA standard. Bio-based products are goods composed in whole or in significant part of agricultural, forestry or marine materials, making them better for the environment.<\/b>|<\/p>\n
“The EcoPrem line of thermally-modified, domestically-sourced wood products is a superior solution to pressure-treated lumber or composite materials, which are either toxic to the environment and its people, or lack the beauty of real wood and end up as plastic waste in a landfill,” said EcoVantage President Allen Holman.<\/p>\n
EcoVantage’s thermally-modified wood is created using the firm’s patented EcoPrem process. This is an advanced, proprietary method of combining heat and steam to turn wood into a greatly-improved outdoor construction material. EcoPrem wood is resistant to rot because of its lower moisture content and lack of sugars and resins and comes with a 30-year warranty, although accelerated testing in Finland which stopped at 53 years still showed not rotting present. The thermally-modified wood is also dimensionally stable, resisting cupping, twisting, warping and insects.<\/p>\n
The EcoPrem line of thermally-modified lumber products includes:<\/p>\n
EcoVantage USDA Certification<\/b>
All Bio-based amount claims are verified by independent labs and monitored by the USDA. Consumers can confirm that a product is Bio-based by looking for USDA Certified Bio-based Product labels which in the case of EcoVantage products are labeled 100 percent bio-based.<\/p>\n
About EcoVantage LLC<\/i><\/b>
EcoVantage LLC is located near St. Joe, Indiana, where it uses an advanced, method of combining heat and steam to turn wood into a new and improved outdoor construction material called EcoPrem. The firm starts with No. 1-grade southern yellow pine that is modified through EcoVantage?s patented process to become a dimensionally stable product ? one that resists warping, cupping and twisting. Thermally-modified wood is guaranteed against rotting for 30 years. For more information on EcoVantage’s product specifications visit www.sweets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n