Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 11th, 2008: Ecobility Energy Solutions announced today a partnership with Paneltech International, the maker of the award-winning PaperStone products. Under the new agreement, Ecobility will exclusively distribute PaperStone, a sustainable and eco-friendly solid surface in the UAE.
PaperStone is a durable surface with a contemporary appearance made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper and a petroleum-free natural resin. Incorporating PaperStone into building projects can contribute in up to 3 areas towards the LEED points a building must achieve for certification. LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - is the Green Building Council's internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
"PaperStone is an innovative, elegant and eco-friendly material; simply put, it is the greenest architectural surface currently available in the market. We are very excited to have introduced PaperStone as part of our green building product portfolio which we are developing for the UAE." said Karim Aly, co-founder of Ecobility. "PaperStone is very well positioned to serve the nascent regional demand for green building materials."
"From the beginning, creating sustainable, eco-friendly solid surfaces was our goal," said Ben Horn, Vice President of Paneltech. "We are extremely pleased to have partnered with Ecobility - a company that shares our ideals and is distributing products that are environmentally responsible and friendly."
This new collaboration provides both companies the ability to demonstrate the social and economic benefits of sustainable building materials, whilst simultaneously assisting developers achieve LEED certification for their projects.
More information on PaperStone products can be found at http://www.ecobility.ae or http://www.paperstoneproducts.net
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About Ecobility:
Founded in the United Arab Emirates, Ecobility is the result of a passionate vision for sustainable development, ecological footprint reduction and increased environmental responsibility in the region. The company is dedicated to catalyzing change in the field of regional sustainability by engaging in the origination, development and commercialization of technologies across three verticals; renewable energy, resource conservation and sustainable building.
About Paneltech International:
Paneltech International is headquartered in Washington, USA. Paneltech was founded in 1996 to serve the forest products market, utilizing competencies acquired in over 80 years of international industry experience by the founders. Today, Paneltech develops both standard and custom wood panel overlays and saturated media. Paneltech has a wide range of products platforms including both specialty papers and non-cellulose webs.
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