What is Wood Plastic Composite? Wood plastic composite materials, wpc outdoor decking, wood plastic

Wood plastic composite is panel or lumber product made from recycled plastic and small wood particles or fibers. Wood plastic composites are relatively new products as compared to the long history of natural lumber or traditional wood composites such as particleboard or fiberboard. The greatest advantage of WPC is its environmentally friendly approach of using waste wood and recycled plastic material. Wood composite plastics have low maintenance cost as compared to that of solid wood. One of the main reasons responsible for the fast growth of WPC is its low-life cycle cost. In general, WPC deck has a production cost of about 15% more as compared to that of pressure-treated lumber, but requires a lower maintenance cost. The actual payback period is estimated at 3 to 5 years compared to pressure-treated decking material. Its excellent dimensional stability along with less variability also can be considered as another main advantage of WPC products.