What kind of tests did CMI or other testing bodies perform on Extira panels before introducing the product to the market?
1) EMMAQUA Testing: Accelerated weathering test conducted in the Arizona desert. The product was tested on a vertical test fence with southern exposure. During the day, an array of mirrors concentrates sunlight on Extira for maximum UV exposure. During the night, it is submitted to a series of soak, freeze and thaw cycles. 2) CMI Technical Center Rainwall Testing: Wet and Heated Dry cyclical testing. 3) Mechanical Property Testing. 4) Test Fences at three separate locations (Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Illinois). 5) Termite, rot and 6-cycle Accelerated Aging tests. CMI manufactures another product, MiraTEC trim, using the same ingredients and manufacturing technology which has performed exceptionally well on the market since its introduction in 1998.
