Dear Colleagues and partner,

a lot has happened within the past weeks – just in time before the holidays begin we want to take the opportunity to tell you about and to give you an outlook on what will follow right at the beginning of the year.

We would take the chance to thank you for our cooperative work and your trust during the last year. We wish you a successfull 2013!

Resysta at BAU 2013

The preparations for the world´s leading fair BAU in Munich in January are keeping us busy at this time. Themed “one material, endless possibilities” Resysta is presenting in hall B5, booth 304. During the fair, head of marketing Roland Stoiber takes part in a panel discussion of the renowned architecture magazine AIT. Topic of the day is “Architecture and climate change – Cost pressure vs. responsibility” and Stoiber will give an insight to the development of Resysta and highlight some of the many advantages the material offers to architects. Subject of his lecture is “Rice husks instead of tropical woods – a material or tomorrow´s architecture”.

The New American Home made of Resysta!

Las Vegas is expecting something big: Shortly before the Builder´s Show NAHB begins in late January, the construction project “The New American Home” arranged by the fair is almost finished. These projects are conducted to any NAHB , this time with participation of Resysta. The constructors applied the material as façade on the outside and as wall-cladding for the interior. The construction is documented in a video, in which the project leaders seem impressed by the look of Resysta and how it blends in with the nature of the Navada desert. During the fair, visitors are offered a shuttle service so they can take a tour of the house.

Chicago Furniture Show

At the Chicago Furniture Show Summer Classics presented its new Resysta-Collection. The leading furniture-producer in the US started working with Resysta in 2012 and was thrilled by its look and possibilities. In the future they will regularly use Resysta instead of wood. The success of Resysta is also visible in the American press: The issue of the leading outdoor-living-magazine Hearth & Home featured a photo of a Resysta chair from the Summer Classics collection.

Resysta at Dutch Design Week

The dutch furniture producer Satelliet has started a competition during the Dutch Design Week themed “Satelliet invites students and starters to work together…” The Design-Challenge named Collaboration-S received great recognition and more than a hundred competitors entered a two-day workshop in spring 2013. At this gathering they will get a perfect insight into working with Resysta, theoretically as well as practically. The booth at the Design Week showed a miniature Resysta manufactory – it presented the process from rice husk to full furniture.

Luminous exposure test shows strength of Resysta

The renowned German Institute for wood technology eph conducted a simulated luminous exposure test with different materials. By using the xenon test the laboratory tested 15 materials on their durability and resistance, among it Resysta. The result was distinct and Resysta clearly won ahead of WPC and wood. The test lasted 2000 hours at 55° C and 50 per cent of relative humidity – this is counted as an outdoor weathering period of 15 years. Once again Resysta proved its high qualities.

Download: Resysta Xenon Test

Enviroden counts on Resysta

The company Enviroden form the UK is specialized in planning and creating garden buildings such as sheds along ecological practices. But they always came to borders in finding a good material for the rain gutters – the commonly used aluminum is anything but an environment-friendly solution. Until now – recently Enviroden tested Resysta for the first time and was amazed by the result. Wood has never been an alternative as application for the rain gutter, thus Resysta with its water-resistant qualities is a valuable addition to the portfolio of Enviroden. The supporting elements of the den are made of oak, thus the project is a good example on the harmony that Resysta and wood can establish.

Test with Resysta in Canada

For the construction of a bench-complex in Canada, the responsible construction company tested different materials on their lasting qualities. Aside from hard wood (right picture) they also tried Resysta (left) and proved itself as winner. No discoloring and no erosion by external influences – for the planners reason enough to now use Resysta at different projects country-wide.

Fakuma 2012

The international fair Fakuma at Friedrichshafen is said to be one of the leading fairs of the plastic industry. For the first time Resysta International took part at this event. Consent was great among the visitors: Especially the water-proof character was widely considered to be trend-setting for the industry and as such will give new opportunities for plastic-based products.