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After nearly a decade of research and testing, the award-winning Ekoa Surface veneer is available to consumers directly from developer and manufacturer Lingrove (San Francisco, Calif., U.S.). Ekoa is made from flax fiber, a fast-growing crop (100 days) that is CO
2-negative and requires no irrigation. The strongest and stiffest natural fiber, flax is already produced on an industrial scale. Ekoa combines this high-performance fiber with bioresins to produce composite surfaces that have the look and feel of wood without the environmental drawbacks.
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Ekoa Surface Peel N’Stick
is used to upgrade kitchens, baths, accent walls, home offices and furniture. “We did a soft launch during this past fall because progress in our business-to-business (B2B) programs had slowed with the pandemic,” explains Joe Luttwak, Lingrove founder and president. “We had been working with companies like Steelcase, which today uses wood veneers or laminates like Formica.”