Re: Correx/corraplast/corrulite for use in storage

[Season Tse <Season_Tse@xxxxxxxxx>]

The website is: http://www.spnhc.org/concom/supplies_cdn.pdf

Season
Season Tse
Conservation Scientist/Chemist
Conservation Processes and Materials Research
Canadian Conservation Institute
1030 Innes Rd.
Ottawa, ON
Canada
K1A 0M5
Tel: (613) 998-3721 x-187
Fax:(613) 998-4721
email: season_tse@xxxxxxxxx
Websites: www.cci-icc.gc.ca  &  www.preservation.gc.ca



                      Margot Wright
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                      02/07/03 04:53 AM
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I tried to access this website but message came through ERROR could not
retrieve this URL.
Margot M Wright

At 18:54 06/02/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Sara:
>
>Please check the following websit: <http://
>www.spnch.org/concorn/suppliers-cdn.pdf.>
>This websit provides very practical, and useful information about supplies
>and materials for museum collections.
>
>Coroplast composed of 90% food-grade polypropylene and 10% polyrthylene,
>looking like a plastic version of corrugated cardboard. The uncoloured
>translucent is marketed as "archival", and said to be free of colouring
>agents, and anti-static and ultraviolet inhibitors. But it may degrade
>when exposed to sunlight. Coroplast is said to offer 15-20 years
>protection for non-ferrous mentals.
>
>It is very easy to make any shape of storage box with coloplast, boxes can
>be constructed by screwing, rivetting, stitching, trying with cotton tape,
>glueing with hot-melt Japanese rice glue, or using staple or plastic
>fasteners.  Chemically, they have no difference between per-made, custom
>made  box , or  board itself.
>
>Correx is very similar to Coroplast, they have different trade name
>and  each produced different densities, and thicknesses to suit their
buyers.
>
>Best Wish,
>jiuan lin


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