SECTION I - IDENTIFICATION

PRODUCT:

-- GEODECK™ DECKING BOARDS
-- GEODECK™ RAILING COMPONENTS

ORIGIN OF THE MATERIAL:

COMPOUNDED, PELLETIZED AND EXTRUDED PLASTIC/CELLULOSE FIBER/MINERALS COMPOSITE

CHEMICAL FAMILY:

POLYMER-BASED COMPOSITE

DESCRIPTION:

DRY BOARDS AND PROFILES (POSTS, POST SLEEVES, HANDRAILS, PICKETS, ETC.)

PRODUCED FOR:

AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A FLOORING SYSTEM AND RAILING SYSTEM

PRODUCED BY:

EXTRUSION AND/OR INJECTION MOLDING

SECTION II - CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

pH

NA (WATER-INSOLUBLE)

BOILING POINT:

N/A

SOLUBILITY

WATER-INSOLUBLE

FREEZING POINT:

N/A

IGNITION TEMP.
(FLASH POINT)

425-430°C (800-806°F)

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:

1.15 - 1.24 g/cm3

SECTION III - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

PRODUCED BY COMPOUNDING OF

• HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE, WITH
• A COMPOSITE OF CELLULOSE FIBER/CALCIUM CARBONATE/KAOLINE
  
• FREE CELLULOSE FIBER
• LUBRICANT
  
• MINOR ADDITIVES (colorants, antioxidants)

SECTION IV - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

THE PRINCIPAL INGREDIENTS PRESENT LESS THAN MODERATE HAZARD. BEING COMPOUNDED AND SHAPED IN THE ABOVE PROFILES, THE MATERIAL DOES NOT PRESENT ANY REASONABLE HAZARD, UNLESS USED IN AN UNUSUAL AND INAPPROPRIATE WAY.

SECTION V - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

NON-FLAMMABLE BELOW 425-430°C (800-806°F)
NON-EXPLOSIVE.
NO SPECIAL PROCEDURES

SECTION VI - FIRST-AID MEASURES

GENERAL CONTACT:

-- NO DANGER

SKIN PROTECTION:

-- GLOVES FOR ABRASION PROTECTION

RESPIRATORY INFORMATION:

-- NONE

AFTER AN EXTENDED CONTACT WITH SKIN, WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.

SECTION VII - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

NO CHEMICAL DANGER.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH CONTAMINATED SITE AFTER MATERIAL IS WIPED.
WASH HANDS AND FACE BEFORE HANDLING FOOD OR DRINK.

SECTION VIII - HANDLING AND STORAGE

STORAGE CODE:

GREY (FOR GENERAL STORAGE)

WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:

DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION IX - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

STABLE PRODUCT UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
HAZARDOUS TRANSFORMATION WILL NOT OCCUR DURING STORAGE.

SECTION X - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

CARCINOGENICITY:

NO EVIDENCE, NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS

SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS:

NO EVIDENCE

MUTAGENECITY:

NO EVIDENCE

MATERIAL IS PROVIDED TO:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

CONTACT PERSON:

Anatole A. Klyosov
Vice President, Research and Development

GeoDeck
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Green Bay, WI 54304
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