High Marks for Straw-based Particleboard

Last fall, EBN had an opportunity to try out the new straw-based particleboard made by PrimeBoard, Inc. in Wahpeton, North Dakota. We hired a local cabinetry firm to shop-fabricate and install a wall of modular shelving from several 5’ x 10’ (1.5 x 3 m) sheets of ³⁄₄”-thick (19 mm) WheatBoard™. We wanted to find out from professional cabinetmakers how this material compared with standard particleboard, medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and Medite Corporation’s formaldehyde-free MDF, all of which this firm regularly uses.
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