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Ecoben recycled cardboard panel
A 100 percent recycled cardboard honeycomb under clear skins. The warm, natural Bencore.
Ecoben is the Bencore panel for projects that have to show their sustainability rather than state it. The core is a honeycomb made entirely of recycled cardboard, in the natural brown of the paper, and it is sealed under clear acrylic or PETG skins so the texture is on show and protected at the same time. In the Green Cast build the skin itself is Green Cast acrylic, the lower impact cast sheet Bencore has moved to for its clear panels.
It is a warm, matte, tactile panel that sits well with timber, and it is the one to reach for when the brief is natural materials in a modern frame.
Colours and finishes
Ecoben on the light table
Every code Bencore offers for Ecoben, by family. Tap one to see it at wall scale, lit or unlit, then quote it with one click.
Ecoben Wave and Ecoben Green Cast
73Clear glossy
2 of 2. Codes from the 2024 Living catalogue. Bencore's 2024 presentation numbers them 72 and 73, with 74 for Green Cast satin.
Why specify it
What Ecoben does well
100 percent recycled core
The honeycomb is made from recycled cardboard, and Bencore lists it among the products made with wholly recycled material.
Two skin options
Ecoben Wave in acrylic or PETG, 19 to 34 mm; Ecoben Green Cast in Green Cast acrylic, 21 or 34 mm.
Light, warm and matte
Cardboard diffuses light softly; the panel reads as a natural material rather than a plastic.
Part of Bencore's three Rs
Recollect, recycle, reuse: Bencore takes panels back at the end of their life and uses pre- and post-consumer material in new ones.
Builds and versions
Ecoben Wave
Recycled cardboard wave core, acrylic or PETG skins, four thicknesses.
Ecoben Green Cast
The same core under Green Cast acrylic, in 21 or 34 mm.
Technical data
| Core | 100% recycled cardboard honeycomb, wave pattern, natural brown |
|---|---|
| Core thickness | 15 or 28 mm |
| Total thickness | Wave 19, 21, 32 or 34 mm; Green Cast 21 or 34 mm |
| Skins | Wave: PMMA or PETG. Green Cast: Green Cast PMMA |
| Finishes | Clear glossy (73) or clear satin (74) |
| Standard sheet | 1000 × 3015 mm (about 3.3 × 9.9 ft) |
| Made in | Carrara, Italy, by Bencore |
| Supply | Quote only, through FIDAR System, authorized Canadian dealer |
From Bencore's Living catalogue and 2024 technical presentation. Figures not published by Bencore are not shown; ask us for the data sheet of the exact build.
Where it is used
- Partition walls and sliding doors
- Reception and retail counters
- Wall cladding in hospitality
- Furniture and shelving
- Exhibition and showroom fit outs
Questions
Ecoben questions
Is the cardboard core strong enough for a wall?
Yes. Like every honeycomb, the core's job is to hold the two skins apart and transfer shear between them, and the stiffness comes from the sandwich. Ecoben is used in the Meli and Koros door systems and as full height wall panels.
Can Ecoben be backlit?
It transmits light softly through the paper, so it glows warm rather than bright. For a strongly backlit wall Lightben or Starlight is the better choice; for a lit niche or a counter, Ecoben works well.
What does Green Cast mean?
Green Cast is the lower impact cast acrylic Bencore has adopted for the skins of its transparent panels. On Ecoben Green Cast both the core and the skins are made with recycled or recovered material.
Also in the range
Goes with Ecoben
Back to the Bencore range, with the panel finder, the light table, performance data and reference projects.