customers will be hearing a lot about it

In architectural, construction and building code publications, your customerswill be seeing exciting information on a welcome product: Dricon@tire retardant treated wood. lt's remarkable not only because it carries an FR-S rating f rom U nderwriters Laboratories, Inc.. but also because...

. lt eliminates virtually all interior moisture-pickup problems. lt stays dry even when humidity reaches as high as 95%.

o Tests show that contacting metal (truss plates, fastening devices, piping and conduit) experiences no greater corrosion than with untreated wood.

c Dricon products offer the design and construction advantages of woodthe same ease of construction and remodeling, and workability with commonly available tools and skills.

o lt's economical - generally lower in' place costs and faster installation than with other construction materials that are classified as noncombustible.

. ltcan be used in studs, trusses,ioists, purlins, beams, shelving, bins, work benches, pallets.

We are the West's exclusive pro ducer of Dricon fire retardant treated wood, and we havef ree literatureavaiF able for distribution. Our representatives can help you sell yourcustomers.l We'll answer technical questions, make presentations, conduct seminars.

Contact us for more information. Call us f or Drl co n tire retardant treatedl wood, for exterior-type fire retardant treated wood and for rot- and termite-l resistant wood.

Western Wood Products Division Koppers Company, Inc.

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