decking and

DVC SHEET producer Inteplast Group, Livingston, I N.J., is launching a new line of finished building products, starting with TUF deck and TUF railing.

"Before 2007, you could only see polyethylene and polypropylene decking boards available in the marketplace," said group president Dr. John Young. "Our TUF deck is made of PVC with a hardened and embossed surface that provides superior stain and scratch resistance. He said that the boards are also "lighter weight and they display better workability."

The new building products are produced exclusively in Lolita, Tx., in what Young called the "single largest vertically integrated plastics manufacturing site in the world." He added that the central location of the plant cuts shipping costs for customers.

"The large size of our operations was required to make manufacturing in the U.S. viable and competitive against imports," he said. "Today, we have many other plants elsewhere in North America and Asia, but we have always found the south Texas plant to be the most economical and productive site."