Abstract: The present invention relates to a decking product, such as railing, fencing, posts and decking, made in part from commingled continuous filaments of glass fibers and polymeric fibers. The commingled fibers can be consolidated into a composite reinforcement or final profile, and can be used in the form of bulk molding compound pellets. The consolidation of the commingled fibers into a composite reinforcement can be made in-situ, during in-line extrusion of the final end product, profile, or extrudate, or prepared as a tape or rod and later incorporated into an off-line extrusion of final product. The bulk molding pellets can be used solely or diluted with an addition of polymeric material for extrusion, co-extrusion, or compression molding, for example.

Abstract: Polymer composite building materials are provided which contain about 30-80 weight percent resin, 20-70 weight percent fillers and additives, in which the fillers contain at least one bulk filler for reducing the amount of resin needed to make the building material, and at least one aesthetically functional filler for providing the building material with an aesthetic appearance. The bulk filler and the aesthetically functional filler are non toxic, resistant to bacterial attack, and have a Mohs hardness of less than about 5.