About dassoXTR

In 2010, the dasso Group introduced dassoXTR exterior bamboo products to the world market at the Shanghai Expo in China, where almost two miles worth of this highly durable, outdoor-use bamboo was featured on a giant exterior project. Since then, dassoXTR has been incorporated into many notable building and remodeling projects throughout the world. In fact, dassoXTR is the only bamboo product with a proven track record for use in both commercial and residential construction and remodeling projects.

What is dassoXTR?

dassoXTR is an extremely durable bamboo product designed specifically for outdoor applications. It is made through dasso’s own patented fused bamboo process in which natural bamboo is harvested from the bamboo forests at its peak growth, shredded into bamboo strands, and then fused into dense, durable panels that are milled for bamboo decking, RainClad siding, porch flooring, lumber and panels.

With our proprietary fusion process, two stages of high heat combine to first carbonize the bamboo, removing all of the starch and sugar, and then restructure the bamboo, reinforcing its natural strength characteristics. The modified bamboo strands are then fused together using bamboo natural lignin and phenolic resin – the same resins used to make bowling balls. The end result is an extremely dense, durable exterior-use product composed of 87% natural, fused strand bamboo fibers and 13% resin. And because nutrients are removed from the bamboo fiber, the material no longer attracts bacteria, fungus, mold or bugs. Since no preservatives are added into Fused Bamboo as opposed to treated lumbers, fused bamboo does not leach or emits any chemical. As bamboo does not include rays or knots like natural woods, dassoXTR has a much more flawless appearance than other materials made from woods. This consistent grain structure also allows dassoXTR to distribute weight very evenly, adding to its incredible durability.

dassoXTR's patented fusion process creates a dense, beautiful, long lasting, and rapidly renewable natural alternative to chemically treated softwoods and environmentally suspect sources of tropical hardwoods. dassoXTR bamboo rivals the natural beauty of exotic hardwoods but is color range consistent and source, quality, and price predictable.

Learn why you should choose dassoXTR for your next outdoor remodeling/building project.

About dasso Group

Founded in 1993, the dasso Group is the world leader in the development and production of innovative bamboo products. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, today the dasso Group has 10 manufacturing facilities and over 1,000 employees, in addition to owning over 2,700 acres of productive, sustainable bamboo forest in China.

For over two decades, the dasso Group has been at the forefront of the development of innovative bamboo products, including bamboo flooring, decking, siding, and furnishings.

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Committed to the Innovative Use of Bamboo

With its own Design and R&D center, the dasso Group holds over 40 international and domestic patents to date and continues to develop new technologies to enhance the use of bamboo in commercial and residential indoor and outdoor applications, as well as for use in many industries. In its production of bamboo, dasso not only prides itself on meeting the highest environmental and health standards, the company also harvests its bamboo at its peak hardness. This makes dasso bamboo products among the most durable in the world. dasso’s innovative bamboo applications include:

dasso.Flooring

Traditional, Strand-Woven, and dasso’s proprietary Unfurled bamboo available in solid and engineered formats and sold in North America as EcoTimber and a private label for Mannington

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Exterior bamboo decking, siding, and cladding, tiles

dasso.Elements

Bamboo veneers, panels, sheet goods, countertops, and wear surfaces

 

dasso.Furnishings

Furniture and cabinetry for home, office, and commercial use, including a line for IKEA

 

dasso.Architectural

Decorative and sound-enhancing bamboo ceiling and wall tiles

 

dasso.Innovations

Imaginative, integrated bamboo products, including wind turbines crafted from bamboo to produce energy and bamboo dashboards used in BMW automobiles

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Forging Greener Building Projects with dasso Bamboo

Today, those looking for a highly durable, environmentally friendly building option are realizing the many benefits of using dasso bamboo. Some of the world’s top architects, builders, and designers, as well as commercial businesses and homeowners, have successfully incorporated dasso bamboo into their design and building projects. Among the most notable dasso bamboo applications are:

Madrid Airport

The Madrid Airport, in which the incredible ceiling slates are crafted from dasso bamboo

Wuxi Grand Theater

China’s Wuxi Grand Theater, where dasso bamboo ceiling and wall tiles improve acoustics in the main opera auditorium and dasso bamboo is used for the stage, flooring, side rails, and seating, in addition to outdoor applications for the theater’s magnificent deck and siding

Lake Placid Band Shell

The Lake Placid Band Shell in New York where dassoXTR bamboo creates the outdoor shell’s raised stage

 

Shanghai Financial Center

The Shanghai Financial Center with its incredible array of dasso bamboo walls

 

Microsoft

The Microsoft offices in China where bamboo is used on the desktops.

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These unique architectural projects are only a sampling of the many innovative and eco-friendly uses of dasso bamboo over the past few decades. Moving forward, dasso continues its mission of advancing the inspired use of bamboo throughout the world.