Georgia-Pacific announced the launch of DensDeck StormX Prime Board, the first high-performance gypsum coverboard (patent-pending) designed to help prepare commercial buildings to hold tough under the dangers of impact and puncture caused by very severe hail conditions. The product, which is classified for use in approved assemblies meeting FM Global’s Very Severe Hail Standard set in 2018, is available nationwide.

“[The] DensDeck StormX Prime Board is the premium choice in our product portfolio and the latest advancement in assembly resiliency from Georgia-Pacific,” said Mikael Kuronen, director of product management at Georgia-Pacific Building Products. “If your building is in a very severe hail zone or is frequently confronted by the intense storms, you need a board that stands up to attack. This new option is classified for use in approved assemblies meeting the FM Global Standard for withstanding very severe hail, making it a stronger, more durable, premium board. [The] DensDeck StormX Prime Board is your risk mitigator.”

Why the DensDeck StormX Prime Board? Geographical applications?

Over the past eight decades, multiple factors have combined to raise the risk of experiencing a severe storm. More people and property are in the path of severe weather than ever before, with an estimated 75 percent of American cities experiencing a hailstorm annually. Since 1960, there has been a 400 percent increase in weather-related disaster losses.

Through the benefits integration of the DensDeck Prime with EONIC Technology and innovative product development, the use of the DensDeck StormX Prime Board helps enable structures to meet the FM Global Very Severe Hail Standard while simultaneously enhancing assembly protection. The DensDeck StormX Prime Board is the market standard for ultimate hail defense and the preeminent choice against impact resistance and increased moisture resistance.

“The unique combination of the GP legacy, plus the FM Global classification for Very Severe Hail, plus the extensive use applications, combine to create a unique, premium, product choice,” Kuronen said.

The DensDeck StormX Prime Board is the perfect solution for structures within the Very Severe Hail zone, located across Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.

Proprietary engineering, innovation and manufacturing enables the DensDeck StormX Prime Board to not only prepare a building to adapt to severe weather events, but also to recover from them.

Trust the Georgia-Pacific Name

A dedication to advancement by Georgia-Pacific continues to bring new innovations to a product line with a noble history. Since its invention in 1987, the DensDeck Board has set new performance standards for assemblies.

The DensDeck StormX Prime Board builds on this legacy by innovating on impact resistance. The DensDeck StormX Prime Board joins the DensDeck Prime with EONIC Technology as the only gypsum boards with manufacturing specifications that include maximum-five-percent total water resistance by weight and nominal-one-gram surface water absorption performance on both sides of the board.

For complete information on the DensDeck StormX Prime Board, including technical specifications, visit www.densdeckstormx.com.