Product Review from Environmental Building News
April 1, 2006

PaperStone–Panels Made with Cashew-Nut-Hull Resin

Dense, hard, and water-resistant, PaperStone™ is similar to other solid-surface materials made with phenolic resin and cellulosic fibers. It can be used in any number of applications—to date it has found use most commonly as countertops, toilet partitions, and the exterior panels in rainscreen siding systems. Two things differentiate PaperStone from a standard resin-based product, however. The first is that the fibers come from post-consumer recycled paper. The second is that the phenolic resin is derived from cashew-nut shells.
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