Homasote Company is an environmental icon.
America's oldest manufacturer of building products made from recycled materials and the only operation of its kind in the Americas, the company sells its building products across the globe.

Homasote^® building products help conserve nearly
1.4 million trees and eliminate more than 65 million tons
of solid waste each year.

All of the process water Homasote uses to manufacture its products at its West Trenton, New Jersey facility - hundreds of thousands of gallons per day - is completely recycled in a "closed loop" system.

Since its 1909 inception Homasote Company has expanded commercial, residential and industrial applications (under the Pak-Line(r) brand) of its recycled board. Some of today's best-known architects have specified Homasote products for designs ranging from the Audubon Society Building to on-air sets for MTV Networks.

The emergence of the green building movement and growing importance of the U.S. Green Building Council and its LEED™ accreditation process for public structures has generated intense interest in Homasote building products since the basic board is 98 percent post-consumer content by weight.

Almost all Homasote products have potential to contribute to aggregate LEED credits in multiple categories including Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Air Quality, and Innovative and Professional Credits.

Homasote Company Milestones:

1909
Homasote's product started its life not as Homasote, but as Agasote. Eugenius H. Outbridge incorporated the firm under the name Agasote Millboard Company. He set out to manufacture a high-density fiber board using a secret process purchased in England. The Agasote Millboard Company manufactured roof panels for railroad passenger cars until

1915
When Outerbridge learned his products were suitable for automobile roofs as well, Agasote was soon producing material for most of the leading auto makers of the time.

1916
The company first introduced Homasote board (Versatile Homasote Board). It was strong, lightweight and had weather-resistant properties. Because it was impervious to weather extremes, the U.S. Government began to use Homasote in field hospitals and military housing in France during World War I.

1936-1946
After the War, Homasote board stock became the company's most important and versatile product, prompting the Agasote Millboard Company to officially change its name to Homasote Company. In the years to come the U.S. Government used Homasote for many important projects. Just before World War II, Homasote developed a system of prefabricating housing, known as the "Precision Built System of Construction," which was used in the Valejo, California project where 977 houses were erected in only 73 working days. Homasote's ability to resist weathering prompted the government to use it in construction of the "DEW" line - Distant Early Warning radar sites along the Arctic Circle.

1947
When Admiral Byrd went to the South Pole, he took Homasote with him. The importance of Homasote insulation was dramatically illustrated in a letter received by Homasote from Amory H. Waite, Jr., a radio engineer for the Byrd party.

2003
Homasote launches PINnacle™, its finely sanded, soft textured, formaldehyde-free pinboard for interior and protected exterior use. This pre-finished interior museum-grade panel is made of 100 percent recycled wood fiber and is ready for immediate use for all display applications, with no additional finishing necessary. PINnacle is ready to receive fabrics, wall coverings, paint or dye, and is the latest generation of Homasote panels that have been the benchmark for pin-retention characteristics for nearly a century.

PINnacle™ N.C.F.R. Class A Fire-Rated boards achieve fire-rated qualities using a unique manufacturing process that mixes fire-retardant chemicals evenly throughout the board. PINnacle N.C.F.R boards meet ASTM E-84 Class A requirements. The panels are designed for schools, businesses, hospitals, all public access areas where superior aesthetic qualities are required in a single board and in-home use.