James Latham becomes UK sole distributor for Honext

The distributor will be selling Honext, a Spanish made panel product that turns cellulose residue from the pulp and paper industry into a fully recyclable, construction ready material. 

James Latham pointed to the product’s quoted sustainability profile & mechanical & acoustic properties which make it suitable for use as indoor cladding & partitioning. 

The product is the result of 10 years research by UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona. Honext is a spin out company emerged from the University that is manufacturing the product.

By analysing sorting and classifying pulp/paper industry waste, based on its composition it has proved possible to achieve a standard product. Depending on its quality, Honext uses 50% -75% paper sludge and 25% -50% of cardboard waste as the raw material base.

“We needed to close the loop on the cellulose life cycle and start seeing this type of waste for what it really is: an untapped resource,” said Honext chairman and co-founder Pere Merino.

For an in-depth article about Honext see the current issue of TTJ.