Columbia Forest Products Partners with Teragren - Introduces Formaldehyde-Free Bamboo Hardwood Plywood

Greensboro, NC - Columbia Forest Products has partnered with Teragren to offer the best of both leaders' worlds: Teragren bamboo face veneers and PureBond® formaldehyde-free hardwood plywood technology.
Together, the offering will include popular styles of vertical and flat grain bamboo veneers in natural and caramelized colorations that complement any decor. And because they are harvested from rapidly renewable bamboo and manufactured with PureBond®, these materials will satisfy the most discriminating environmental considerations.

The growing number of consumers, design professionals and builders seeking ways to incorporate "green" products into their homes and projects will find Teragren and Columbia experienced partners and valuable resources.

Our bamboo hardwood plywood:
• Reduces dependence on timber resources
• Promotes green building
• Relies on renewable-resource materials
• Features soy-based PureBond® Formaldehyde-Free Technology
• Contributes to LEED® EQ Credit 4.4: Low Emitting Materials
• Contributes to LEED® MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials
• Meets CARB Phase 2 formaldehyde emission limits

Furniture-Grade Quality
Columbia Forest Products/Teragren Bamboo veneer is ideal for custom cabinetry, furniture construction and interior paneling. Custom woodworkers will discover bamboo is another fine material to be used in many interior applications where hardwood might traditionally be considered. It is safe to use in your work or home environment because it's made with PureBond technology and meets CARB Phase 2 formaldehyde emissions limits.

Safety and Sustainability
The Columbia Forest Products/Teragren offering uses only sustainably grown Optimum 5.5™ Moso bamboo which is harvested between 5.5 and 6 years at maturity. Using the best available bamboo and following the most stringent quality standards allows Teragren factories to be ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified for quality assurance.

About Columbia Forest Products
Founded in 1957, Columbia Forest Products is North America's largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer, a leader in sustainable forestry, and innovator of formaldehyde-free PureBond technology.

Columbia's decorative interior veneers and panels are used in cabinetry, furniture, architectural millwork and commercial fixtures. Employee-owned and based in Greensboro, North Carolina, Columbia employs more than 2,500 and operates facilities throughout the United States and Canada, and an operational network which spans the globe.

About Teragren
In 1994, Teragren (www.teragren.com) pioneered the bamboo flooring, panel and veneer
industry in the United States. The company is recognized as a category leader by the
architectural and design communities as well as major floor covering distributors and retailers,
and panel and veneer distributors. Teragren is also considered a leader within the broader
sustainable business movement—it was named by Inc. Magazine as one of "The Green 50"
companies that are setting the standard for environmentally friendly business, and one of the
"Top Ten Greentrepreneurs" by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine. All Teragren bamboo products
contribute to certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® (Leadership in Energy
& Environmental Design) rating system in one or more categories.

For more information, visit www.columbiaforestproducts.com. For more information regarding bamboo flooring, countertops, edgebanding or other complementary bamboo products visit www.teragren.com.