Homasote
Sign for Homasote | |
| Formerly | Agasote Millboard Company |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| HMTC (OTC) | |
| Industry | Building products |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founder | Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Warren L. Flicker, CEO |
| Products | Cellulose-based fiber wall board |
| Revenue | $19 million (2021) |
| Website | homasote |
| Footnotes / references 2021 Annual Report | |
Homasote is a brand name associated with the product generically known as cellulose-based fiber wall board, which is similar in composition to papier-mâché, made from recycled paper that is compressed under high temperature and pressure. Homasote contains no adhesives. It is held together by the surface tension between the paper fibers, a process that is augmented by hydrogen bonding and the presence of a wax binder (2% volume). It is available in multiple thicknesses and comes in sheets 4 by 8 feet (1.2 by 2.4 m). The Homasote Company operates a 750,000-square-foot (70,000 m2) factory in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey.