RE-Y-STONE

The biocomposite panel RE-Y-STONE is made of recycled kraft paper and bio-resin. Recycled paper accounts for more than 60% of the panel, the other 30 to 40 % consist of bio-based resin. Because both the fibre material and the resin matrix are produced from renewable vegetable resources, there is no direct dependence on fossil, non-renewable resources (petroleum, natural gas). The recycled paper is produced from 100% post consumer waste paper. Post consumer waste paper is paper, cardboard and wood fibre collected for the purpose of re-use after the respective product was used as intended. The caramel-coloured bio-resin is sugar cane resin. It is produced from plant waste occurring during sugar production, called bagasse. After curing, the bio resin has thermosetting features and forms with the natural fibres a hard, mechanically highly resilient composite material with stable dimensions. The large-sized panels have resistant surfaces and homogeneous, closed trimmed edges. The bio composite panel in thicknesses of less than 3 mm can be glued to substrate materials. In larger material thicknesses, i.e. above 5 mm, they are dimensionally very stable and therefore self-supporting. With their high modulus of elasticity, this material also has the advantage of high bending strength. RE-Y-STONE is delivered in many different dimensions, thicknesses and surface structures.