Formaldehyde Housing Applications

FORMALDEHYDE HOUSING APPLICATIONS American Chemistry Coundl Plumbing Showerheads and Valve Mechanisms Roofing Novolacs Laminated Beams Household and Kitchen Appliances polyoxymethylene (POM) Phenolic Resins polyoxymethylene (POM) Shingles Plywood Phenolic Resins Amino Glass Mat Paint Resins Acrylic Resins Corrosion Protection Alkyd Resins Oriented Strand Board Phenolic Resins Fingerjoints Resorcinal Resins Laminated Veneer Lumber Phenolic Adhesives Cabinets Amino Resins Medium Density Fiberboard Amino Resins Insulation Phenolic Millwork Resins Amino Resins Particleboard Amino Resins Structural Engineered Flooring Phenolic Resins Plumbing Pipes, Fittings and Pump Impellers and Housings polyoxymethylene (POM), 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) Structural Composite l-Beams Resorcinol Resins Formaldehyde Technologies Contribute to Sustainable Building Materials The wood-based panel Industry reles heavlly on the dependable performance of formaldehyde-based resins for wood products such as plywood, particleboard and flberboard, whlch are used In lamlnated countertops, cablnets, moulding and other applicatlons. Formaldehyde-based resins are also used In the housing Industryto make sheathIng and claddlng, asphalt shlngles, furniture and panellng, Insulation and flooring systems, as well as palnts and varnishes. In additlon, formaldehyde-based resins are used to make household and kltchen appllances, such as washersanddryers-and for plumblng applications, such as: plumblng plpes, fltings and pump Impellers and houslngs; as well as showerheads, vale mechanlsmsfor blendlng hot and cold water and In faucets' on/off operations. Few compounds can replace formaldehyde as a raw materlal without compromisIng quallty and performance or maklng the final products more exxpensive. Whlle formaldehyde Is an essentlal bullding block In a diverse range of products, Its end use s primarlly In a converted fom. That means virtually all the formaldehyde Is consumedIn maklng the final product www.formaldehydefacts.org