RE: LEC's HP-LTM Boards Exceed Standard...Interesting that today's announcement says that results to date are meeting expectations and that LEC won't publish results until all results are in.
As well they are getting new orders from other development partners that will begin new trials.
What I like is the fact that FP Innovations, one of the partners developing HP-LTM with Lignol, has already concluded that they're initial performance testing found that HP-LTM used to make OSB, oriented strand board, is cheaper and greener and its performance "exceeded" the standards required by Canadian and American regulators.
https://infocastinc.blogspot.com/2011/05/lignol-develops-adhesive-resins-for-osb.html
Canada-based Lignol have been developing cellulose to ethanol technologies for fuel production and several offshooting technologies for producing chemicals from intermediate sugars or ethanol. The new adhesive is derived from one of the company’s products, HP-LTM; a resin containing renewable lignin blended with a polymer known as pMDI. This high performance lignol based resin is to be used as a core component of OSB, which is a wood composite material commonly used in construction. OSB is comprised of wood and a resin, the substitution of the existing resin for the Lignol resin would make these panels more renewable. Production of OSB in the US in 2005 was in the region of 25bn square feet, indicating a large market for potential product expansion.
Previous attempts to make lignin resins for use in these boards failed to meet industry standards; however this product is tougher and makes the grade, being cheaper and greener. Lignol has partnered with FPinnovations to develop the product; FPinnovations had done the initial performance testing of the HP-LTM boards to find their performance exceeded the standards required by Canadian and American regulators. The finished boards are expected to be cost-competitive with existing products, making boards containing the resin an attractive option for construction operations seeking ways to green their business.