You don’t have to look too far back to capture the history of coloring pressure treated lumber. It’s a market innovation that Eco Chemical played a critical role in getting started a little more than two decades ago. The trend originated in the West where harder species of wood,…
Case Studies
Customer interest and demand for pre-stained pressure treated lumber and fence boards seems to be growing across the country. We in the industry know that staining treated wood with a high-quality stain, either before or after treatment, gives it added surface protection. We suspect the recent growth in popularity…
For over 25 years, Eco Chemical™ has been serving the wood products and industrial coating industries with customized paint and stain solutions. There had been a persistent lack in the market for a durable fence stain that could be produced to accommodate a variety of color preferences. The color…
Roughly 20 years ago, pressure treated lumber companies in Western North America began experimenting with wood stains to provide a more visually appealing product for their customers. Their first efforts targeted the use of solvent-based stains, which proved to be unworkable with water-based preservative chemicals. Eco Chemical™ entered the…
