Wood polymer composite materials - characteristics, production and application

WPC is a new type of wood-based material for Europe, consisting of thermoplastic plastics and wood chips and/or wood fibres. The combination of a thermoplastic plastic with wood particles is offering new processing methods and new utilization opportunities of material on the basis of wood. The plastic characteristics of a heated wood polymer mass enables the production of formed semi-finished material, of structural part rods and flat pressed structural parts. Depending upon particle portion the characteristics are adjustable in wide ranges. Of special importance is the high dampness stability of these materials.