Torzo Surfaces is a US based manufacturer of sustainable surfaces that are ideal for high wear residential and commercial applications. Product applications for these surface products, which are manufactured from agricultural by products and recycled wood materials, include countertops, tabletops, tiles, vanities and flooring. In addition, Torzo Surface product can be used for vertical applications such as paneling, dividers and cabinets.
Currently, Torzo Surfaces has five different lines of sustainable surface products. Each product is offered in four standard colors, including Onyx, Cocoa, Copper and Natural.
Norfolk Pine – made from FSC certified pine
Product: Norfolk pine flooring is an engineered flooring line made from infusing a soft Norfolk pine material harvested in Hawaii. The resulting product is a hard and durable flooring product that has a Janka ball test rating of over 5,000 psi. This hardness makes the Norfolk flooring ideal for commercial applications.
Sustainability: The resulting highly durable Norfolk Flooring product line is made from FSC certified pine material, and manufacturing is done in the United States. The Norfolk flooring is made from 70% FSC certified pine. The remaining 30% consists of an inert non-hazardous acrylic polymer. Due to the fact that the Norfolk Flooring line is FSC, and has no added urea formaldehyde (NAUF), it can contribute to LEED certification when used in green building projects. Please download our Norfolk Flooring LEED Document located at our Download web page.
The Norfolk engineered flooring comes in two colors, natural and copper, and comes with a unique and highly durable UV floor coating system which is ideal for all commercial flooring applications.
Tiikeri – made from reclaimed sorghum stalks
Product: Tiikeri (pronounced tee-carry) is an elegant line of environmentally friendly sustainable surface material from TorZo. Named after the Finnish word for tiger, Tiikeri looks as exotic as its name implies. Made from reclaimed sorghum stalks in an acrylic resin, Tiikeri is an excellent fit for any green building project.
Sustainability: Since Tiikeri has such a high amount of reclaimed material and has no added formaldehyde, when it is used in a green building project it can contribute to the project’s LEED certification.
Like all the TorZo Surface products, Tiikeri is very fabrication friendly. Machining is easy using standard carbide based tooling and gluing can be done using a Titebond II adhesive, or a 2-part solid surface epoxy. Fabricated projects can be coated using any one of several sustainable coatings, such as water based acrylics or urethanes.
Tiikeri Information, Tiikeri LEED Information
Indure – made from formaldehyde free recycled wood fiber (click images for larger view)
Product: Indure is a very durable, 100% urea-formaldehyde free, surface material that has recently been introduced by TorZo Surfaces. Using its proprietary acrylic resin infusion process, TorZo Surfaces transforms recycled wood fiber based boards into high wear surface material. Because of this added durability and hardness, the Indure surface materials are ideal for high wear surface applications such as countertops, vanities, tabletops and flooring.
Sustainable: The Indure surface line is made up of over 65% recycled formaldehyde free material. The remaining 35% consists of an acrylic polymer. Due to the fact that the Indure line is formaldehyde free and has such a high % of recycled material, it can contribute to LEED certification when used in green building projects. Like all the TorZo Surface products, Indure is very fabrication friendly. Machining is easy using standard carbide based tooling and gluing can be done using a Titebond II adhesive, or a 2-part solid surface epoxy. Fabricated projects can be coated using any one of several sustainable coatings, such as water based acrylics or urethanes.
Indure Information, Indure Disclaimer
Durum – made from wheat straw (click images for larger view)
Product: Durum is made from a pressed wheat straw board material that has been infused with a polymer using a proprietary infusion process. The process essentially transforms this green “core” and decorative based Bio-Fiber material, into a highly durable surface product that can be used in a variety of high wear project applications.
Sustainability: The resulting highly durable Durum product line is made up of over 70% wheat straw, and is considered a rapidly renewable resource material. The remaining 30% consists of an acrylic polymer. Due to the fact that the Durum surface line is formaldehyde free and has such a high % of “rapidly renewable” material, it can contribute to LEED certification when used in green building projects.
Orient – made from recycled wood chips (click images for larger view)
Product: Orient is an SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) certified recycled wood chip based board material that has been infused with a polymer using a proprietary infusion process. This acrylic resin infusion process essentially transforms this basic building material into a highly durable surface product that can be used in a variety of high wear project applications.
Sustainability: The Orient line is a highly durable surface product that is made up of over 75% recycled chips. The remaining 25% consists of an acrylic polymer. Due to the fact that the Orient surface line has such a high % of recycled material, it can contribute to LEED certification when used in green building projects. Like all the TorZo Surface products, Orient is very fabrication friendly. Machining is easy using standard carbide based tooling and gluing can be done using a Titebond II adhesive, or a 2-part solid surface epoxy. Fabricated projects can be coated using any one of several sustainable coatings, such as water based acrylics or urethanes.
Seeta – made from sunflower seed hulls (click images for larger view)
Product: Seeta is made from a pressed sunflower seed hull board material that has been infused with a polymer using a proprietary infusion process. The process essentially transforms this backing based material, into a highly durable surface product that can be used in a variety of high wear project applications.
Sustainability: The resulting highly durable Seeta product line is made up of over 70% sunflower seed hulls, and is therefore considered a rapidly renewable resource material. The remaining 30% consists of an acrylic polymer. Due to the fact that the Seeta line is formaldehyde free and has such a high % of “rapidly renewable” material, it can contribute to LEED certification when used in green building projects. Like all the TorZo Surface products, Seeta is very fabrication friendly. Machining is easy using standard carbide based tooling and gluing can be done using a Titebond II adhesive, or a 2-part solid surface epoxy. Fabricated projects can be coated using any one of several sustainable coatings, such as water based acrylics or urethanes.
