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Cemintel

Cemintel is a major Australian fibre cement cladding brand (a CSR brand, part of Saint-Gobain). Its range and how it compares to James Hardie's Scyon.

By Chalkline. Last updated 25 May 2026. Verified 25 May 2026.

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Cemintel is a major Australian fibre cement cladding brand, one of the main alternatives to James Hardie’s Scyon range in residential and commercial work. It is a CSR brand, now part of the Saint-Gobain group (Saint-Gobain acquired CSR in 2024), and has manufactured fibre cement products in Australia and New Zealand for more than 25 years (verified 2026-05-25, Cemintel).

Cemintel supplies a complete range of lightweight fibre cement systems across external facades, internal linings, flooring, and ceilings. Among its cladding products:

  • Cladding Sheet: an autoclaved cellulose-fibre-reinforced flat sheet with a smooth surface, supplied square-edged and unprimed (painted on site).
  • Barestone (Aspect range): a 9 mm compressed panel with a raw, off-form look, incorporating the proprietary CeminSeal water-block technology.
  • Territory: a 16 mm cement-bonded fibrous wood-particle panel with textured, pre-coated surfaces and a concealed fixing system suited to masonry, timber, and steel frames.

Like all fibre cement sheet sold in Australia, Cemintel products are made to comply with AS/NZS 2908.2 (the fibre cement flat sheet product standard), and they install over the same fundamentals as any FC cladding: the manufacturer’s fixing and jointing system, end-coated cut edges, and a wall built to the NCC weatherproofing and condensation requirements. Installation guides and CodeMark certificates are published on the Cemintel website.

For a builder, the practical point is that Cemintel and Scyon are competing systems in the same space: the choice usually comes down to the specified product, the look (off-form Barestone versus painted Stria, for example), availability, and price, rather than a fundamental performance gap.

Also known as: Cemintel cladding, CSR Cemintel.

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Last updated: 2026-05-25. Verified: 2026-05-25. Quarterly review for currency.

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