Reno, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/09/2015 -- A veggie-plastic coating that has an affinity to bond instantly with wood and other cellulosic materials, could radically extend the life of giant wooden water pipes, says Peter Roosen, CEO, Castagra Products, Inc.

"We're living in a hyper-active technology age, but some things have just weathered on through the ages because they are simple and low tech, and wood is about as low tech as it gets when it's a water or sewer pipe.

"Remarkably, there are several giant wood stave water pipes out there today throughout North America still handling vast quantities of water, still performing as well, and often better than more modern cement and steel pipes."

The earliest pipes were probably made of bamboo, used by the Chinese to carry water c.5000 B.C. Wood pipe was used at a very early date in the natural gas industry. In the 1700s wood piping was used in the Appalachian Basin to send gas, and in 1821 gas from an excavated gas spring on Canadaway Creek in Fredonia, New York was sent in a wood pipes. Wooden pipes were used in London and elsewhere during the 16th and 17th centuries. The pipes were hollowed-out logs.

Roosen said what is not well known, is that if wooden pipes are kept wet and protected from the sun's UV rays, they will last almost indefinitely for all practical purposes.

"Now, that's the one major weakness they have if on the surface like is the case for some US water utilities with wood flume outlets on mountain sides. The harsh UV during the summer is wood's worst enemy. As we all know unprotected wood siding on sheds and homes rapidly goes grey and deteriorates," commented Roosen. "It is also important to ensure any penetrants and coatings allow the wood to have some breathability to avoid having the wood rot from within the wood itself."

The conventional industrial treatment for wood has been creosote, with railroad track ties being a classic example. But, today, creosote gets a bad rap for its carcinogenic potential and it eventually loses its protective qualities through rain, and sun attack.

"We can definitely jump in there with our non-VOC, non-toxic Ecodur. Aside from its extraordinarily tenacious grip through its actually bonding with the wood, our tests on 50-year-old creosoted wood, have shown no difference in the protective quality compared to untreated wood coated with Ecodur. We have been coating wooden boats and ships for over 25 years with excellent results. In addition to abnormally excellent adhesion, our coating products have great flexibility allowing it to shrink and expand along with the wood fiber. There can be 1 to 2 per cent shrinkage and expansion in wood as internal moisture levels vary.

"With nearly a quarter of a century of harsh ship deck performance on steel and wood, we believe its performance on exposed and buried wood pipes will be as good and give them a much extended life and to the steel banding that supports them in the case of water flumes."

Roosen said the veggie-plastic has proven to be outstandingly robust against UV and makes an ideal coating for oriented wood strand supports. "For all practical purposes, it has an indefinite lifespan as a protective coating for wood when not subjected to abrasion, largely because of the molecular bond created."

About Castagra Products Inc.
Castagra Products Inc., which has its headquarters in Reno, Nevada, has toll production facilities in Haslett and Houston in Texas. It is focussed on providing ultra-protective VOC-free, BPA-free, non-toxic coatings for the oil and gas industries' storage tanks and pipes, particularly the fracking industry where maximum corrosion protection is required.

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Reno, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/06/2015 -- Castagra Products, Inc. CEO, Peter Roosen, says that past year has shown the food industry increasingly favoring coatings for manufacturing, handling and storage areas that are VOC-free and completely non-toxic.

"Nothing is more important than having a neutral and safe environment for food production and for the workers involved," stated Roosen.

"2014 demonstrated to us that there is a growing demand for VOC-free, solvent-free, non-toxic coatings that provide a safe, robust, easily-cleanable, neutral barrier to maximise food hygiene."

Food contamination creates enormous social and economic impact. In the U.S., diseases caused by the major pathogens are estimated to cost up to US $35 billion annually in medical costs and lost productivity.

Ecodur 201 is made of vegetable oil and a common, naturally-occurring mineral gypsum. It is sprayable even at temperatures approaching zero while retaining its flexibility and the ability to be patched seamlessly for the entire lifetime of the coating. It has an ANSI/NSF 61 rating for use in contact with drinking water.

"Post Second World War generations have and continue to be, exposed to an almost infinite variety of chemicals, many of them carcinogenic. The importance of limiting exposure is progressively coming to the fore and not just in the food industry as we see in the cosmetics industry for instance," continued Roosen.

"Neutral barrier coatings, such as Ecodur, can play an important role in protecting the public, whether it's for safeguarding food and water supplies, or for encapsulating asbestos piping in old buildings and schools."

Roosen said that Ecodur has exceptional low temperature application abilities, particularly when compared to conventional epoxies, many of which still contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and require solvents for clean-up.

"Ecodur has been demonstrated time and time again its versatility as a neutral coating for cold storage facilities where its ability to be sprayed at very low temperatures, quick curing time, dramatically minimises downtime for that part of the facility."

Euromonitor International estimates the packaged food industry is worth almost $1.6 trillion. The World Bank puts the food and agriculture sector at 10% of global gross domestic product, which was about $48 trillion 2006, making the sector worth about $4.8 trillion.

About Castagra Products, Inc.
Castagra Products, Inc., is a leader in the multi-billion dollar premium eco coatings industry with its non-toxic, VOC-free, solvent-free, plasticised gypsum coatings that have pioneered the industry and offer outstanding versatility and protection qualities particularly in the fracking industry with its unique challenges for protecting steel tanks and pipes. The company has toll production operations in Texas.

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