Alba
Made from the humble kitchen cast-off, your yoghurt pot, Alba is our best-selling material and you can see why. Sophisticated, luxurious and highly versatile in appearance, this interior staple ‘goes with anything’ transcending time and trends.
With its white, marble-like surface and hints of gold and silver (from yoghurt pot foil), Alba isn’t just easy on the eye, it’s easy to use too.
Available in 5mm, 12mm, 20mm thickness.
Shop Alba samples
Panel Information
We are a small batch manufacturer using craft techniques to make our materials. The raw materials we source for our products vary and therefore the subsequent patterns and colours in our surfaces can vary between batches. If you strictly need to minimise colour variation, discuss your needs with us prior to ordering to make sure all your material comes from the same batch.
We try very hard to make our sheets as blemish-free as we can and see every quirk, imperfection, and mottle telling a different recycling story. Please contact us to discuss this if it could be a problem.
Due to the nature of the raw material and in response to UV exposure, you may find Alba will yellow over time. For this reason, we do not recommend Alba for external use or for applications in constant / direct sunlight. If discolouration does occur, there are restorative processes that can be considered to bring the original surface appearance back. Please review the handling instructions or get in touch for further information.
The listed board thicknesses are nominal. Thermal expansion of some sheets can be 2mm per metre over a 10 degree Celsius range.
Edge Finishing
We offer a range of in-house finishing services to suit the needs of your creative project.
Our Panel Sizes
Supersize panels: 3000mm × 1200mm
Large panels: 2000mm × 1000mm
Mid panels: 1200mm x 1000mm
Planks: 1000mm x 200mm and 2000mm x 200mm
Small panels: 500mm x 500mm
Note; Often the Supersize, Large and Mid panels will arrive slightly larger – in the range of 1-5cm.
Thicknesses
5mm, 12mm, 20mm.
Prices and Lead Times
Panels are not available for purchase through the website. Please get in touch to enquire about prices and lead times, mentioning the quantity and thickness of panels you require. Most of our panels are made to order and we hold very limited stock. Smile Plastics’ terms and conditions apply to all sales.
Pattern examples
We make up batches of Alba material in 5-10 tonne lots and batches will vary depending on the type of yoghurt pots we find. There will always be a base of white with inclusions of silver, however there may also be colour inclusions which can vary in ratio and tone between batches. Here are some examples of current and previous batches of Alba.
Material
High Impact Polystyrene (post-consumer or post-industrial)
Weight
Up to 80kg – dependant on panel size and thickness