ABOUT
HISTORY
The history of CELENIT is the history of its founder, Gherardo Svegliado, a chemist-physicist at Montedison and mechanical engineering enthusiast. In 1963, after doing market research throughout Europe, he decided to acquire a share of small insulating panel plant.
The production of panels was completely manual and natural. Workers used to fill molds with a special mix of wooden strands, water, Portland cement and marble dust.
These panels were the first type of industrial insulating products, which were mainly produced and used in Northern Europe, where the importance of insulation had already been understood at that time.
With the advent of plastic materials, insulating products such as polyurethane and polystyrene appeared in the market, but the CELENIT sustainable product has retained its market share, which is now growing, thanks to the market’s increased sensitivity to environmental protection.
The early 1970s marked a turning point, when Gherardo Svegliado left Montedison and bought the production line of insulating panels for the construction industry – the famous Populit, similar to the modern CELENIT panels - from the historical company S.A.F.F.A., founded in 1871 and based in Milan.
Gherardo Svegliado was a well-educated man with a scientific background and technical passion, which allowed him to continuously improve his production line, transforming a very simple machine into an increasingly sophisticated and complex plant that is in constant evolution and therefore requires constant integrations and modifications. The modern CELENIT was born.
INFORMATION
PRODUCTION
Production with partially artisan machinery continued until 1990, afterwards continuous investment in the line resulted in a state of the art automated and robotized plant, which has enabled the new CELENIT, led since 2003 by Gherardo’s son Piero. And then by his daughter Giulia, to face the growing international demand for acoustic insulating panels for false ceilings and coverings. The panels are characterized by a refined finishing and sophisticated design.
TODAY
CELENIT operates in 20 markets and the factory based in Tombolo occupying a surface area of around 30,000 m2, has a production capacity of 10,000 panels per day. The production process is characterized by high-tech robots for the production of wood wool, automatically regulated driers and robots for pallet filling and packaging/labelling. More than 50 years of know-how have been combined with one of the most efficient and automatized companies in the world to provide highly reliable thermal/acoustic eco-compatible solutions.
TECHNICAL RELIABILITY
CELENIT Acoustic products are the fruit of research conducted in collaboration with top university institutes. Thanks to numerous laboratory tests, performed according to EN regulations, increasingly high performance and certified technical solutions have been identified.
CERTIFIED RAW MATERIALS
Quality means taking care of the environment in which we live. CELENIT has chosen to use raw materials that meet the highest quality standards. All the wood used in the production process comes from forests managed in a sustainable way (PEFC™ Certificate for Chain Of Custody).
CERTIFIED COMPANY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS
To increase both the efficiency and the efficacy of company processes, CELENIT implements a quality management system in compliance with regulation EN ISO 9001:2008 and it is equipped with an innovative production plant. CELENIT products are manufactured with the latest generation technologies, respecting all current regulations on security and quality. Furthermore, severe controls are carried out on both raw materials and final products to guarantee high-tech performance and fine aesthetics.
WHAT IS CELENIT
Mineralised fir wood wool bound with Portland cement.
CELENIT is a natural and sustainable insulating material, made only with natural materials: wood, Portland cement, marble dust and water. In fact, it uses fir wood from sustainably managed forests (PEFC™ or FSC® certificate).
CELENIT products are not harmful for human health and the environment and the low energy production process creates limited emissions into the atmosphere (ANAB-ICEA and nature plus certificate).
It uses recycled materials such as calcium carbonate, which is the residual dust of marble processing (ICEA certificate). Finally, the raw materials are close to the production establishment (regional material). For all these reasons, CELENIT panels can be used in projects that require building sustainability certificates such as Leed, SBtool, SB100, and Breeam.
RAW MATERIALS
CELENIT boards are made up of wood wool and mineral binders, mainly Portland cement and marble dust.
Fibres are mineralised, a treatment that, while retaining the mechanical properties of wood, blocks the process of biological deterioration, making the fibres perfectly inert and increasing the level of fire resistance. Fibres are then coated with Portland cement and bound together under pressure to form a stable, resistant, compact and durable structure.
THE STRUCTURE
The cellular structure of the wood gives the insulating panel lightness and elasticity;The wood wool and Portland cement mix, joined under pressure, determine compactness and strength, two qualities that are always appreciated in the construction industry; the presence of Portland cement ensures high resistance to water and frost, superior mechanical properties such as bending and compressive strength.
THE SECRET OF CELENIT
The cellular structure of the wood gives the insulating panel lightness and elasticity.
The irregular texture and the gaps between fibers ensure sound absorption and an excellent grip to all types of mortars.
The wood wool and Portland cement mix, joined under pressure, determine compactness and strength, two qualities that are always appreciated in the construction industry.
The presence of Portland cement ensures high resistance to water and frost, superior mechanical properties such as bending and compressive strength
PRODUCTION
CELENIT is manufactured in a modern plant able to produce about 12,000 m2 per day.
The plant is characterized by low energy consumption and part of the energy required is supplied by the photovoltaic system that covers the entire roof.
High production capacity and complete automation guarantee filling both large and small orders in a very short time. Fast delivery is a highly appreciated service in the insulation market. The highly automated process ensures conformity with the production standards required by EN 13168; in fact, production is checked internally several times a day and periodically by notified laboratories.
All products placed on the Italian and European markets must have obtained the CE mark in laboratories notified in the EU and they must provide the DoP (Declaration of Performance). The notified laboratory, Istituto Giordano, periodically checks the production control system of wood wool panels according to system 1, issuing the certificate of performance consistency.
The technologically advanced plant and the severe controls are a guarantee of certified technical performances. Those who use technical materials should have the peace of mind that the data the company provides are constantly replicated by production and only companies that have made a similar productive investment as Celenit are able to give this guarantee.
SUSTAINABILITY
The sustainability certification of raw materials, finished products, applications and processes in the building industry requires the definition and control of the characteristics to obtain building with low environmental impact. In recent years, International, National and Regional codes of regulations have been adopted to assess building sustainability evaluations.
Those codes are based on the result of scientific research conducted by Research Laboratories and Universities that are the official bodies able to issue sustainable products’ certificates. Tests are conducted according to the current testing norms that are constantly updated to guarantee a continuous improvement of the buildings’ sustainability. Sustainability is core in CELENIT’s mission: “…panels for a sustainable architecture”. All CELENIT panels are made of sustainable wood to respect the environment and the future generations.
ANAB-ICEA
ANAB (National Association of Bio-ecological Architecture) is the most important Italian association in the field of sustainable buildings and it involves professionals and operators around the Italy. The ANAB - CERTIFIED PRODUCT FOR GREEN BUILDING logo identifies monolayer products made by wood wool with a limited environmental impact.
CELENIT wood wool panels comply with building material requirements of the most important certification and building evaluation systems and provides a guarantee of the respect for human health and the safety of end-users and workers. ANAB provides product standards, while ICEA carries out certification activities and tests on materials/production processes.
FSC®
FSC® promotes the conservation and the improvement of forest resources all over the world, through the economically sustainable and socially helpful management of the forest, in harmony with the international mission of the Forest Stewardship Council®, FSC®. In our manufacturing process, all wood wool boards can be made on request with FSC® certified wood.
PEFC
PEFC is one of the main organizations of forestry certifications in the world, and it is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization, dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management. CELENIT complies with all PEFC standards for the production of its wood wool panels.
When you see the PEFC certification logo next to a CELENIT product, you know that the wood used in the production process of that product is part of the chain of custody for the preservation of the raw wood material. All the wood wool panels are manufactured in our production process with PEFC certified wood.
NATUREPLUS
The international association for Future-Oriented Building and Accommodation natureplus, has the mission of promoting products for sustainable construction and interior design, assigning a mark of quality that can perfectly meet the sustainability targets in the economic and social sectors.
In this way, natureplus contributes to the development of a sustainable building culture throughout Europe. The natureplus logo identifies products suitable for sustainable building. A natureplus certificate can be downloaded from the CELENIT web site. The certificate indicates all the CELENIT products that are natureplus certified.
EPD®
Environmental Product Declaration which quantifies the environmental performance of a product through appropriate categories of parameters calculated using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method and following the ISO 14040 standard. The CPC code of products covered by this EPD is 547 “Building completion and finishing services” and 546 “Installation services”.
LEED
LEED (The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is an American and International body that identifies and measures environmental and sustainability performance, through its certification outlines. Through ICEA acknowledgment, CELENIT products can contribute to LEED credits, giving designers the tools to plan sustainable buildings.
ICEA - RECYCLED MATERIALS
The Ethical and and Environmental Certification Institute (ICEA), recognizing the core importance of materials recycling for the growth of a sustainable production and consumption model, developed the “Standards for the certification of products made from recycled materials” meant to reduce the consumption of resources (virgin raw materials, water and energy), increase the quality of recycled materials, minimize emission in the atmosphere, in waters and in the soils, also minimizing any impact on human health. CELENIT products are certified in accordance with the ICEA standard.
CERTIFICATION
CE
CELENIT products are CE marked according to the EN 13168 standard, which specifies requirements for wood wool products used in thermal insulation, and according to the EN 13964 standard, which is the reference for false ceilings.The notified organism, the Giordano Institute, determined the product type according to system 1, thanks to type tests, initial establishment inspection, a production control system check and the continuous surveillance plan.
The Institute has issued the certification of Constancy of Performance with regard to reaction to fire. According to system 3, the notified test laboratory determined the base product type by means of type tests for other features declared, and they have issued the related test reports.
DOP
The Commission Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 concerning the CE marking of construction states that the manufacturer must draft the Declaration of Performance (DoP).For products falling within the scope of a harmonized standard or if they comply with a European technical evaluation. CELENIT makes the DoP of each product available in the "download" area at www.celenit.com.
