Organic wood products we expect in Romania

These are Vermont Natural Coatings wood finishing products. Products that have the durability of oil-based finishes and the advantages of water-based finishes without any of their disadvantages. Their patented formula - PolyWhey - uses whey protein to replace toxic ingredients in wood finishes. The result is a durable, safe and easy-to-use natural finish that has set the highest environmental and performance standards.

From a product that polluted the waters of local lakes, whey has become the raw material for eco-friendly lakes

Their products are the result of a successful eco-friendly project in which the leftover whey from cheese making is turned into wood finishing products. Products with very good coating properties and good strengths for use in both floor and exterior finishing.

The starting point was first and foremost a concern for turning local resources - theirs, from Vermont USA - into value-added products. It may seem implausible, but whey can pollute the waters of lakes and rivers if discharged into them, due to its high BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) index, whereby oxygen in the water would be consumed by bacteria to break down the waste.

Researchers at the University of Vermont have discovered whey's ability to film and modified its chemical structure to make a tough, almost odorless film-like product. How they arrived at this result sounds disarmingly simple, but it took years of work: they took protein molecules from whey and put them one after the other to create one large molecule, a polymer. This polymer has the ability to form a hard, tough film with very good transparency and smoothness.
The result of the University of Vermont research was taken by a local entrepreneur, also involved in the research process, who turned it into a premium eco-friendly wood finishing product. They have achieved a professional product free of toxic chemical compounds that performs as well as any on the market.

Options for finishing your kitchen furniture, flooring or wood used outdoors

Product name created by Vermont Natural Coatings (also appears in the Global Paints and Varnishes Market Study) PolyWhey is PolyWhey and is available in versions for finishing floors, finishing kitchen furniture and impregnating exterior wood.

The natural toughness of whey protein makes Vermont Natural Coatings products an environmentally friendly, protective finish for all wood surfaces. It is non-toxic and contains no biocides, fungicides or antimicrobial agents. The pigments act as a natural UV barrier. By utilizing recycled whey protein, Vermont Natural Coatings eliminates the need for heavy metals and solvents found in some wood products. 

Buttermilk floor varnish is odorless, easy to apply and dries quickly. In practically one day, a room's floor can be completely varnished with all 3 coats and sanding between coats. Due to the lack of odor, the home can be used immediately, without the need for weeks to get rid of the strong and persistent odor in the house.

The version for kitchens is also odorless, with a satin finish, hardness, transparency and a pleasantly pleasant shine. Extraordinary is that the product is totally environmentally friendly and risk-free, and food can be placed directly on the freshly varnished table, immediately after the varnish has dried.

They started on the shelves of a single store in Vermont and have grown to have their products sold in stores across the US and Canada. To date, Vermont Natural Coatings has developed three categories of wood finishing products and they have interior wood finishing and flooring products, exterior wood products, and professional flooring and sports floor and gym products. What is remarkable about this project is that in addition to turning a waste product into a natural wood finishing product with very good qualities, it makes products totally dependent on petroleum and its processing industry from a renewable source. It would be good to see them in Romania soon.

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