Since hardwood folding chairs scratch and show wear easily, we traveled back to Asia to find a hard Resin Folding Chair that looks just like the wood folding chair, but has the added resin benefits. First, the Folding Resin Chair just scratches less than the wood folding chair. Second, and very important for Outdoor use, the resin chair does not damage with water. You can leave it in the rain, your sprinklers can go off, you can spill a bottle of water --- unlike the warping of wood chairs, and the Resin Folding Chairs emerge damage free. We found a factory that makes beautiful resin furniture, and they perfected this chair for us. Folding-chairs-tables.net is very proud of the chair they manufacture for us. It is made with polypropylene for flexibility in the front frame and ABS resin for added support in the back frame. To finish this quality Folding Resin Chair UV protection is added to avoid yellowing and brittleness.