Project description DEENESFRITPL Cellulose waste from paper mills gets a second chance in recyclable construction materials Medium-density fibreboard, MDF, is an engineered wood product made of virgin fibres bonded with resin under heat and pressure. A stronger and less costly alternative to wood, it is virtually ubiquitous – which makes the fact that it uses virgin raw materials, emits volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and is not recyclable, highly problematic. The Spanish SME Honext Material has developed a recyclable substitute for fibreboard called HONEXT® board, made 100 % from cellulose waste and without added VOC emissions. When recycled, the panels can be used again directly to make more boards. Given its excellent technical properties, barriers to market entry are low. The EU-funded HONEXT project is helping the team turn HONEXT® boards into a market-ready product. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective MDF is used in large quantities by the construction industries, 2.5 million m3in 2015, but it is currently unrecyclable. We at Biprocelhave developed an eco-sustainable, functional and design material, called EcoMDF that can be used as a direct substitute for MDF inconstruction. It is made from cellulosic waste generated by the paper industry that would otherwise be sent to landfill or burnt. EcoMDF is 100% recyclable. When its use has come to an end, it can be recycled an unlimited number of times within the same manufacturing process, hence assuring its sustainability throughout its whole life-cycle (cradle-to-cradle). This is particularly relevant for green buildings. What is more, it has excellent technical properties. EcoMDF is water resistant, flame resistant, a natural sound insulator and durable. Having successfully completed a feasibility study, we will now use the SME instrument phase 2 to scale up production of EcoMDF to an industrial level and to demonstrate the characteristics of the new material to the construction industry. After the project, we will establish EcoMDF production facilities as joint ventures with paper mills. This will allow us to increase ourproduction capacity and our impact, reaching expected revenues of 37M€ by 2025, with 3 production facilities employing 50 staff. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringengineering and technologycivil engineeringurban engineeringsmart citiesengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationcompostengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesnatural scienceschemical sciences Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2 Funding Scheme SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2 Coordinator HONEXT MATERIAL S.L. Net EU contribution € 1 192 734,00 Address PS MARINA JULIA NUM.43 08310 ARGENTONA Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 703 906,25
