A New Wood Based Panel Project In Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile has the most deposit of copper mine in the world, and rich in forest and fishery resources. Today Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, with a high-income economy and high living standards. It leads Latin American nations in rankings of human development, competitiveness, income per capita, globalization, state of peace, economic freedom, and low perception of corruption.

Chile is one of the first Latin American countries which began trade and economic exchanges with China, and a Free Trade Agreement was signed in 2006. China becomes the biggest trading partner of Chile since 2015.

In the same year, CMT got in touch with the project owner and have a technical communication for 2 years. Compared with internationally known project contractor, CMT is selected and invited to Chile for project investigation and contract negotiation. With the years of professional experiences, CMT won the contract and received the advance payment on Jan, 2018.

CMT values every opportunity to cooperate with his clients, and will construct a high-quality project in Chile.

Oriented strand board (OSB), also known as flakeboard, is a type of engineered lumber similar to particle board, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations. It was invented in California in 1963. OSB may have a rough and variegated surface with the individual strips of around 2.5 cm × 15 cm (1.0 by 5.9 inches), lying unevenly across each other and comes in a variety of types and thicknesses.

OSB is a material with favorable mechanical properties that make it particularly suitable for load-bearing applications in construction. It is now more popular than plywood, commanding 66% of the structural panel market. The most common uses are as sheathing in walls, flooring, and roof decking. For exterior wall applications, panels are available with a radiant-barrier layer pre-laminated to one side; this eases installation and increases energy performance of the building envelope. OSB also sees some use in furniture production.