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  2. Masonite - Wikipedia

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    Masonite board Back side of a masonite board Isorel, с. 1920 Quartrboard, [1] Masonite Corporation, c. 1930. Masonite, also called Quartboard or pressboard, [2] is a type of engineered wood made of steam-cooked and pressure-molded wood or paper fibers. The fibers form a stiff, dense material in a range of weights.

  3. Masonite International - Wikipedia

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    As Masonite’s door division steadily grew, the company formed an alliance with Premdor, a Toronto-based door supplier. By the 1990s, Masonite had become Premdor's largest supplier. With a desire for vertical integration and an eye on global expansion, Premdor reached an agreement to purchase Masonite from International Paper in September 2000.

  4. Hardboard - Wikipedia

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    Tempered hardboard is a hardboard that has been coated with a thin film of linseed oil and then baked; this gives it more water resistance, impact resistance, hardness, rigidity and tensile strength. An earlier tempering process involved immersing the board in linseed oil or tung oil until it was 5 to 6 percent saturated, and heating to 170 °C ...

  5. United States v. Masonite Corp. - Wikipedia

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    Masonite Corp. hardboard. Masonite Corporation, the principal defendant in this case, and defendants Celotex Corporation, Certain-Teed Products Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, Insulite Company, Flintkote Company, National Gypsum Company, Wood Conversion Company, Armstrong Cork Company, and Dant & Russell, Inc. were all competitors engaged in manufacturing and selling building ...

  6. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Highly decorative wood-shingle siding on a house in Clatskanie, Oregon, U.S. Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable ...

  7. William H. Mason - Wikipedia

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    He was educated in engineering at the Cornell University.Mason was actually apprenticed under Thomas A. Edison.. Masonite was first formed by W. Mason using the so called Mason method, [3] in which wood chips are disintegrated by saturating them with 100-pound-per-square-inch (690 kPa) steam, then increasing the steam or air pressure to 400 pounds per square inch (2,800 kPa) and suddenly ...

  8. Fiberboard - Wikipedia

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    Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and hardboard Fiberboard ( American English ) or fibreboard ( British English ) is a type of engineered wood product that is made out of wood fibers . Types of fiberboard (in order of increasing density) include particle board or low-density fiberboard (LDF), medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and hardboard or high ...

  9. Masonite Announces Expected Sales Impact from Customer ... - AOL

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    Masonite Announces Expected Sales Impact from Customer Line Review TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masonite International Corporation (the "Company") today announced that it was recently notified ...