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Baltek is a balsa wood composite material characterized with has high-strength and is known for good stiffness to weight ratio. to weight ratio it has strong resistance to moisture, temperature changes, fire, and chemicals.
RESOURCES
Baltek is made from 100% plantation wood. 3A Composites retrieve their balsa wood from FSC certified balsa plantations in Ecuador. Baltek explains that there are several thousand of these plantations where their production methods are carefully monitored.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Balsa wood is a natural and renewable resource. The balsa tree is the fastest growing tree in the world, requiring very little energy to process natural balsa wood into the Baltek material. Baltek has a Rainforest Alliance certification.
HUMAN HEALTH
Baltek contains no hazardous ingredients by 29 CFR 1910.1200. However, the balsa wood dust emitted form Baltek is carcinogenic. As MSDS is available on their website.
SOCIAL EQUITY
Balsa is the only core material that comes from natural and renewable resources. Special cooperation with Fundacion Chile (FC) which is a non-profit foundation that was established in 1976 by the Government of Chile and ITT industries. They focus for example on innovative and renewable ways of forestry management.