Updated Guide to Treated Southern PineHighlights Four New Preservatives

    September 19, 2007 - (Kenner, LA) - Southern Pine Council has just released an updated version of its specification guide, Pressure-Treated Southern Pine. The guide now includes specs on four preservatives new to the U.S. market. The 16-page, full-color booklet gives design/build professionals a concise, up-to-date digest of preservative and treatment standards for all Southern Pine commodities.

    "This marks another year of innovation for the science of wood preservation," said Richard Kleiner, director of treated markets, Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA). "A new non-metallic, carbon-based preservative has been introduced to the market, along with three new copper-based formulations. We expect more new products to be introduced within the coming year."

    Treated Southern Pine

    Wolmanized® L3 Outdoor® (Tebuconazole-Propiconazole-Imidacloprid - PTI) is a new carbon-based preservative from Arch Wood Protection, Inc. New copper-based preservatives are Smart Sense™ Micropro™ (Micronized Copper) from Osmose, Inc., Protectol CX™ (Copper HDO - CX-A) from BASF Corporation, and CuNap 5-W (Waterborne Copper Naphthenate - CuN-W) from Merichem Company.

    The guide lists all 12 preservatives approved for use with Southern Pine, either by the American Wood Protection Association (formerly the American Wood Preservers' Association) or the International Code Council Evaluation Service. Specifiers will find detailed preservative specification tables for sawn products, posts, crossties, poles, piling, composites, and marine applications. Listed are 50 end-use products, their typical exposure conditions, and recommended preservatives and retention levels.

    Glulam timbers have been added to the list of marine (salt water) end-use products in conformance with the American Institute of Timber Construction preservative treatment standard (AITC 109-2007). Guidance on when to specify Southern Pine "dried" after treatment and a discussion of the appropriate uses of surface barrier treatments are also included.

    The unique cellular structure of Southern Pine permits deep, uniform penetration of preservatives without incising, making it a preferred species for pressure treatment. Some 85% of all pressure-treated wood produced in the U.S. is Southern Pine.

    To obtain a free hard copy or download of Pressure-Treated Southern Pine, visit the Publications store at SouthernPine.com; e-mail info@southernpine.com; or call 504/443-4464 (ext. 207) and request publication #300.

    The Southern Pine Council (SPC) is a joint promotional body supported by members of the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA). Both associations represent manufacturers of Southern Pine lumber. Design-build professionals and consumers rely on SPC for accurate, unbiased information on Southern Pine products.

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    Editor's Note: For a PDF of the Pressure-Treated Southern Pine brochure cover or an interview with our in-house treated wood expert, please call or e-mail Kim Drew.

    Kimberly Lamkin Drew, APR
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