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Duratex was founded in 1951,
whose shares are controlled by the
Itause Group and Companhia Ligna
de Investimentos. It is the largest
manufacturer of engineered wood
panels in the Southern Hemisphere.
Duratex Forest
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Respect for the environment
is in our roots
Duratexs commitment to the preservation of nature is present in everything the
company does. This commitment is realized through an efficient management of the
companys natural resources, the continuous improvement of its processes, and the
pursuit of a rigid policy aimed at minimizing environmental impacts.
Environmental management also makes a strategic difference for the company.
Duratex has over 230,000 hectares of planted forests, and conducts ongoing
programs aimed at identifying and monitoring the local biodiversity. All that in order
to achieve high productivity levels with the least impact on nature.
iso
14001
iso
9001
The first ISO 14001 ISO 9001 Member of ISE The only building material
Latin American certified EMS certified (Business Sustainability Index) company in Latin America
company to manufacturing selected to Dow Jones
get an FSC facilities Sustainability World Index
certification
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Get to know our product lines
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MDF
Madefibra
madefibra ultra
madefibra bp
madefibra bp ultra
madefibra pD
MADEFIBRA
MADEFIBRA ultra
MADEFIBRA BP
MADEFIBRA BP ultra
MADEFIBRA PD
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Enhanced resistance, MaDeFibra is also available with coating
easier execution, and MaDeFibra BP with melamine laminates
guaranteed origin. on one or both sides. When coated on both
sides MaDeFibra fiberboard becomes an even
MDF Medium Density Fiberboard - more advantageous product, since it does
is produced by Duratex under the not require additional finishing, and its use
brand name MaDeFibra. This type eliminates production steps and saves time.
of fiberboard is made from selected
reforestation of pine and eucalyptus wood MaDeFibra BPs quality is taken so seriously
fibers. These fibers, which are bonded that each fiberboard panel is individually
with a synthetic thermosetting resin, are identified, and bears its product name, the
consolidated by heat and pressure into name of the place where it was made, and
a solid, highly-resistant fiberboard panel the date and time of sanding, thus allowing
with smooth surfaces. for it to be traced and providing total
product reliability.
Uncoated MaDeFibra is an extraordinary
product due to its high machinability, a MaDeFibra PD, in its turn, is MDF for doors,
feature that distinguishes this Duratex partition walls, and furniture, mainly for
product from the other wood panels. It can use for cabinet and drawer dividers,
be undercut and turned on lathe, thus backs and bottoms. When used for these
allowing for different finish possibilities. purposes, it is available in neutral colored
patterns allowing harmonious combinations
In the uncoated fiberboard category, with the other patterns available in the
Duratex also offers MaDeFibra Ultra with Duratex fiberboard product line.
double protection - against humidity
and termites and its exclusive green core Another option in coated fiberboard is
which allows for easy identification of the MaDeFibra BP Ultra. It features protection
product. Easy execution of finishes is a against humidity, termites and bacteria, and
great differentiating feature of MaDeFibra can be identified by its exclusive green core.
fiberboard. Thus its surfaces, without final
finish, behave in a way that is similar to All variants of this Duratex fiberboard are
or better than that of massive wood, thus the result of a careful production process
eliminating prior surface preparation. carried out in technologically advanced
MaDeFibra fiberboard surfaces make an facilities, this allows the company to
excellent substrate for all types of painting provide the market with quality products of
and coating. guaranteed origin and excellence.
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MADEFIBRA BP is MADEFIBRA fiberboard coated
with low-pressure melamine laminate. Owing to
hot-pressing, the laminate fuses to the surface of
the board, thus forming a solid, inseparable panel.
Sizes
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PHYSICO-MECHANICAL AND HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES
kgf/cm2
tensile
to opposite tensile forces 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.1 7.1 8.2 7.6
strength
applied perpendicular to its
(minimum)
surfaces
MADEFIBRA meets the specifications of NRB Standard 15316/2, and the methods for checking values are those
described in NBR Standard 15316/3.
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES
< = 19 mm > 19 mm
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES MADEFIBRA BP AND MADEFIBRA BP ULTRA (NBR 15761:2009)
METHOD STANDARDS
TEST UNITS LIMITS
REFERENCE DURATEX*
Semi-matte - 11 to 30
ASTM D 523-89 ABNT U.B.
Gloss P-10/0001 Gloss - 71 to 90
NBR 14535 (glossmeter 60)
High Gloss - 91 to 100
ASTM D 4.060-90 CS-10 < to 20 mg
Abrasion resistance P-10/0223 mg (250 cycles)
ABNT NBR 14535 CS-17 < to 50 mg
ANSI/AHA A 135.5-88
Bond strength P-10/0093 % Minimum 50
CS 176-67
Staining agents: acetone, ethyl alcohol, mustard, detergent, disinfectant, water, soluble coffee, powdered whole
milk, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, pen ink, marker ink, ammonia solution, red lipstick, sodium hydroxide, sodium
hypochlorite, povidone-iodine, shoe polish, and citric acid.
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MADEFIBRA BP |CARVALHO VORA - PRISMA LINE
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MDP
PARTICLEBOARD WITH MEDIUM DENSITY OUTER LAYERS
AND INNER LAYER OF GREAT UNIFORMITY. ITS SURFACE
CHARACTERISTICS ALLOW FOR EASY APPLICATION OF
A WIDE RANGE OF DECORATIVE COATINGS.
MADEPAN
MADEPLAC FF
MADEPLAC BP
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Easier workability MaDePlac BPs quality is taken so
with quality assurance. seriously that each fiberboard is
individually identified, and bears its
MDP stands for Medium Density product name, the name of the place
Particleboard. It is a new generation of where it was made, and the date and
engineered wood panels manufactured by time of sanding, thus allowing for it to
Duratex with the worlds most advanced be traced and providing total product
technologies, which allow for obtaining reliability.
a homogeneous particleboard of great
stability and with flat, smooth surfaces. MaDePlac FF, in its turn, is coated with
finish foil-like cellulosic film especially
MaDePans excellence begins with the treated with varnish, which allows for
raw-materials, which are made from different gloss levels or prepares for later
eucalyptus trees carefully grown by varnishing.
Duratex. Like all products manufactured
by the company, MDP is made at Each one of these panels is designed
manufacturing plants that excel in for specific uses, and provides benefit
their use of technology, under strict that important due to its feature and
international quality-control standards. excellence.
This ensures the products features: great
tensile and bending strength, low water
absorption and less warping. In addition, it
is a fiberboard of high superficial density,
which allows for excellent finish in
painting and coating.
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Duratex mdP product line
MDP coated on one or two sides with low-pressure Available in smooth or textured finishes
MaDePlac BP
melamine laminate on both sides
MDP coated with finish foil-like cellulosic Available in semi-matte or glossy finishes,
MaDePlac FF
film protected by a varnish layer ready for final use
SIZES
* For other thicknesses and sizes, please contact us. **Please, contact us.
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PHYSICO-MECHANICAL AND HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES - MADEPAN
VALUES, THICKNESS (mm)
VARIABLES DEFINITION UNIT
10 12 15 18 25 28
Density (minimum) The quotient of the specimens mass-volume ratio kg/m3 615 595 575 565 555
MaDePan meets the specifications of NBR Standard 14810-2 2006, and the methods used for checking the values are
those described in NBR Standard 14810-3.
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - MADEPLAC bp
REFERENCE
TEST METHOD UNITS LIMITS
STANDARD
U.B. Based on textures defined
Gloss ASTM D523-89
(Glossmeter 60) by the interested party
Resistance to high
Class 2 (moderate effect)
temperatures
One-color patterns: minimum 300
Abrasion resistance Cycles
Wood and fantasia patterns: minimum 70
Impact Cracking MM Minimum 400
Resistance to staining
Class 3 (light effect)
agents
NBR 15761:2009
Porosity Level 3 (isolated points)
REFERENCE
TEST METHOD UNITS LIMITS
STANDARD
Semi-matte 10 to 40 (1)
U.B.
Gloss ASTM D523-89 Gloss 45 to 70 (1)
(Glossmeter 60)
Super gloss > 70 (1)
Staining agents: acetone, ethyl alcohol, mustard, detergent, disinfectant, water, soluble coffee, powdered whole
milk, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, pen ink, marker ink, ammonia solution, red lipstick, sodium hydroxide, sodium
hypochlorite, povidone-iodine, shoe polish, and citric acid.
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MADEPLAC BP | NOCE MLAGA - ORIGINAL LINE
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HARDBOARD
HIGH-DENSITY FIBERBOARDS MADE
OF REFORESTATION EUCALYPTUS WOOD.
DURATREE
DURAPLAC
duraplac bp
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VERSATILITY, DIVERSITY OF Owing to its finishing, Duraplac
PATTERNS AND INTERNATIONAL targeted to be used for doors, partition
QUALITY CONTROL. walls and furniture, mainly as cabinet and
drawer dividers and bottoms. For such
Hardboard is a high-density fiberboard a purpose, it is available in tens of
manufactured by Duratex from colors allowing harmonious combinations
reforestation eucalyptus wood. This with MaDeFibra BP and MaDePlac
wood, which is previously selected and and FF patterns.
certified, is turned into fibers, which, upon
processing, arrange themselves into a flat Duratex also offers Duraplac BP, the
structure and, under heat and pressure, main face of which is coated in melamine
are consolidated without the addition laminate. It is available in neutral
of synthetic resins. colored patterns allowing harmonious
combinations with the different patterns
Denser and more uniform than available in the other Duratex panel
conventional wood, the product is widely product lines.
used in the furniture, automobile and civil
construction industries, in addition to other Duratree, Duraplac and Duraplac BP
uses, such as packaging manufacture. The are panels made from quality-assured
countless possibilities offered by this type raw-materials with technologies
of panel, which can be printed on, painted, that make them products that meet
coated with lacquer or other coating the strictest international quality
materials, contribute to its versatility. control Standards.
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DURATEX HARDBOARD PRODUCT LINE
Particleboard painted with semi-matte Available in different wood and one-color patterns
Duraplac or glossy finish for use in combinations with MaDeFibra BP and
MaDePlac BP and FF
SIZES
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Duratex hardboard meets the specifications of NRB Standard 10024, and the methods for
checking values are those described in NBR Standard 110024.
The values mentioned in the standards refer to average values obtained in laboratory tests conducted by Duratex, in
accordance with procedures based on the above-mentioned standards and methods. Therefore, these values may vary
slightly for tests conducted in other laboratories and under other conditions.
DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES
DURATREE DURAPLAC
2.5 mm - 2.2 to 2.8 mm
Thickness 3.0 mm - 2.7 to 3.3 mm +/- 0.2 mm
- 0.3 / +0.4 mm
4.5 mm - 4.2 to 4.8 mm
6.0 mm - 5.7 to 6.3 mm
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES DURAPLAC
REFERENCE
TEST METHOD UNITS LIMITS
STANDARD
Semi-matte - 11 to 30
ASTM D 523-89 ABNT U.B.
Gloss Gloss - 71 to 90
NBR 14535 (Glossmeter 60)
High Gloss - 91 to 100
ASTM D 4.060-90 CS-10 < a 20 mg
Abrasion resistance mg (250 cycles)
ABNT NBR 14535 CS-17 < a 50 mg
ANSI/AHA A 135.5-88
Bond strength % Minimum 50
CS 176-67
REFERENCE METHOD
TEST UNITS LIMITS
STANDARD
Staining agents: acetic acid, citric acid (10%), sodium carbonate, ammonia (10%), ethyl alcohol (48V), white wine, beer,
coca-cola, soluble coffee, tea, gooseberry, condensed milk, distilled water, xylol, acetone, butyl+etyl (1:1), butter, olive
oil, mustard, salt (5%), onion, disinfectant, ball pen ink, rubber stamp ink, cleanser, cleaning solution (15%).
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RECOMMENDED USES
duratree, duraplac and duraplac bp
Furniture industry, for cabinet
and drawer backs and bottoms,
in addition to general uses, mainly
for partition walls, displays,
packaging, internal part of vehicles,
among other uses.
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The information and specifications in this catalog are subject to change without notice. July / 2013