frequently read articles
Owning Accoya
Working with Accoya
- Is Accoya Hardwood or Softwood?
- What lengths can I buy Accoya in?
- What paint to use on Accoya?
- How is Accoya wood sold?
- What makes Accoya so special?
- I would like to promote my Accoya products. Do I need permission?
- I am a manufacturer do I need to be trained?
- Do I need to coat Accoya wood?
- What fasteners should I use with Accoya wood?
- Can you sand Accoya wood?
- Can you drill Accoya wood?
- How should I store Accoya wood?
- How can I tell it is Accoya wood?
- Is Accoya slip resistant?
- Is Accoya structural graded?
- What benefits does Accoya have over Wood Plastic Composite products (WPC)?
- Does Accoya have different paintability?
- Can acetylated wood be glue laminated or finger-jointed?
- Does Accoya have different gluability?
- What applications can Accoya be used for?
- What benefits does Accoya acetylated wood have over unmodified wood?
Manufacturing Process
- What is Accoya wood made from?
- Where is Accoya wood grown?
- How does Accsys ensure the quality of Accoya wood?
- Does the process affect the colour of the wood?
- Does wood need to be kiln dried before acetylation?
- Why has no-one commercialised this process before?
- Does the process penetrate into the middle of the board?
- How is Accoya wood made?
Sustainability
- Is there any faster-growing timber that would be suitable for acetylation?
- What is the co-product of acetylation and what happens to this co-product?
- Can you burn Accoya and is this sustainable?
- How to check if timber is sustainable?
- Does Accoya use sustainable timber, and how can timber be sourced sustainably?
- What is Cradle to Cradle Certified®?
- Why do we use acetic anhydride?
- Why is the wood sourced from New Zealand?
- What is PEFC®?
- What is FSC®?
- How can Accoya be considered sustainable if it uses wood from New Zealand?
- How is Accoya disposed of at the end of its life?
- How environmentally friendly is Accoya wood?
Technical Guides
What is Accoya?
3.89MB
Accoya Essential Coatings Guide
2.92MB
Accoya Lumber Grading Guide
3.06MB
Accoya Finger Jointed Guide
1.57MB
Performance Testing Summary
3.96MB
Accoya non-Toxic Statement by SHR Timber Research
46.20kB
Accoya suitable for Joinery by BRE
135.21kB
Accoya 60 year service life by Trada
162.36kB
Accoya Consumer Maintenance – Windows & Doors
1.07MB
Accoya warranty (Excluding US & Canada)
503.13kB
Accoya Wood Safety Data Sheet
282.86kB
Still need help?
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