This panel is a so-called biocomposite: very strong, dimensionally stable and weather-resistant. It is made from 100% vegetable waste streams and is also 100% recyclable and CO₂ negative. Unique in its kind!

Hemp fibers and bio resin
The panel consists of only two materials: fibers from locally grown hemp plants and a bio resin from Plantics as a binder (glue). The raw materials for this bio resin are also made from 100% vegetable waste streams.

The panel consists of only two materials: fibers from locally grown hemp plants and a bio resin from Plantics as a binder (glue). The raw materials for this bio resin are also made from 100% vegetable waste streams.

The hemp fiber is extracted from locally grown hemp plants. This hemp fiber is combined with the Plantics bio resin and pressed into the desired shape. This can be a flat panel (Plantics Hemp Panel) but also a chair (Vepa Hemp Fine) or bar stool (Vepa Hemp High). The material is completely circular: at the end of its life, the resin can be separated from the hemp. This way, both products can be reused to make new panels or other products.

The material is used in furniture: as a chair (Vepa Hemp Fine) or bar stool (Vepa Hemp High). The material is also used in traffic signs: Natural Traffic Sign. Furthermore, the material can be used as panels in the building & construction application: as facade cladding (exterior) and as interior cladding. The material can also be used as a wall tile. In the building & construction application the material can also be combined in building elements (timber frams construction) and sandwich constructions (roof element).

CO₂-negative and circular
The (hemp) plants store CO₂ from the air during growth. This makes the panel a storage place for CO₂ and contributes to solving our CO₂ problem. The panel is completely circular: at the end of its lifespan, the resin can be separated from the hemp. This way, both products can be reused to make new panels or other products. Now that’s a green building material!

The material is vapor permeable. This means that the material allows for vapor-open building & construction. A vapor open construction results in a healthier indoor climate and is pleasant to live in.

Website: www.plantics.com / www.vepa.nl / www.hrgroep.nl/nts
Email: info@plantics.com
Read more: “De bouw verduurzamen met biohars”, vakblad Aannemer, nr. 2, maart 2022
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