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BIRDMIND

BIRDMIND is Spanish circular material start-up, giving new life to agricultural waste-streams to manufacture sustainable solutions, such as RICETAB.

RICETAB® is a sustainable and bio-based fibreboard fabricated mainly from rice rusk - an agricultural product. It can be used for many interior applications, such as furniture and wall cladding.

Available in 2710 x 1360mm boards and in thicknesses of 16 and 19mm, it also has fireproofed, water-repellent, and antifungal properties. Its EPD is currently in progress. Additionally, RICETAB® can be mechanically recycled into new products.

RICETAB® Certifications include: UNE – EN 319 / 310 / 323 / 324-1 / 324 – 2 / 317 /322 Physical Mechanical Properties
UNE - EN 717-1: 2006 Formaldehyde-free UNE - EN 13823:2021+A1 :2023 Fire performance up to Bs1 d0 UNE – EN 321 Moisture resistance

Biological Durability: UNE – EN 350 117 :2012+EN73 Termite UNE – EN 46-1:2016+EN73 Hylotrupes (Woodworm) UNE – EN 12038+EN73 Fungi ISO 14001 and ISO 9001

Location

Pontevedra, Spain

Material

Bio-based material

Product

Interior fibre-board

Segment

Residential, Workplace, Retail, Hospitality

Material Source Studios

Manchester, Glasgow, London

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