Fire-retardant-treated wood composite panels and methods of manufacture thereof

A method for producing a fire-retardant treated wood composite panel, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a plurality of wood strands;
• conveying the plurality of wood strands to a dry bin;
• conveying the plurality of wood strands from the dry bin through a dry bin outfeed;
• conveying the plurality of treated wood strands through a blender infeed;
• applying a first fire-retardant to the plurality of treated wood strands as they pass through the blender infeed;
• conveying the plurality of treated wood strands into a blender;
• mixing, in the blender, the treated wood strands with one or more resins, waxes or adhesives;
• after mixing in a blender, forming one or more layers of a strand mat with said fire-retardant treated wood strands on a forming line;
• applying pressure and/or heat by a press at a press temperature to the strand mat to form a fire-retardant treated wood composite board;
• and
• processing the wood composite board to form one or more fire-retardant treated composite wood panels.