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2. Cement board - Wikipedia

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   A cement board is a combination of cement and reinforcing fibers formed into sheets, of varying thickness that are typically used as a tile backing board. [1] Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a substrate for vertical tile and attached horizontally to plywood for tile floors, kitchen counters and backsplashes.

3. Magnesium oxide wallboard - Wikipedia

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   Magnesium oxide wallboard (10 mm thickness) Magnesium oxide, more commonly called magnesia, is a mineral that when used as part of a cement mixture and cast into thin cement panels under proper curing procedures and practices can be used in residential and commercial building construction.

4. Fiber cement siding - Wikipedia

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   Blue fiber cement siding HardiePanel on design-build addition, Ithaca NY. Fiber cement siding (also known as "fibre cement cladding" in the United Kingdom, "fibro" in Australia, and by the proprietary name "Hardie Plank" in the United States) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications.

5. Fibre cement - Wikipedia

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   Older fibre cement roofing. Rammu island in Estonia. Fibre cement is a main component of long-lasting building materials. The main application areas are roofing and cladding. The list below gives some common applications. Internal cladding: Wet room applications – tile backer boards; Fire protection; Partition walls; Window sills; Ceilings ...

6. Backer board - Wikipedia

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   Backer board may refer to: Cement board used as tile backer board (to support tiles) Cardboard used in the conservation of comic books to keep pages flat

7. Cement industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Cement manufacture is a source of the following airborne contaminants: particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. [3] Cement production releases carbon dioxide by sintering limestone or shells. It is also very energy-intensive, with the result that the cement industry is a large emitter of carbon ...

8. Bill Gates and 3 Other Business Owners Who Failed Before ...

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   He also helped promote the use of cement and formed the Edison Portland Cement Co. in 1899. But Edison had his setbacks. For example, Edison’s first patented invention, an electrographic vote ...

9. James Hardie Industries - Wikipedia

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   James Hardie Industries plc is a global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fibre cement products. Headquartered in Ireland, it is cross-listed on the Australian and New York Stock Exchanges.