Overview
Nichiha USA, Inc.
Nichiha USA, Inc. is the United States subsidiary of Nichiha Corporation, a company founded in Japan in 1956. The company reports over 2,800 employees in 13 locations worldwide. The United States headquarters is at 6465 E Johns Crossing, Suite 250, Johns Creek, Georgia, and the company has an office and plant in Macon, Georgia. Takayuki Okada is listed as president and chief executive officer.
Nichiha makes engineered fiber cement panels and siding. Its three product groups are Architectural Wall Panels, Plank Siding, and Hardware and Accessories. The architectural wall panels come in wood, stone, concrete, brick, block, stucco, smooth, corrugated and ribbed textures, in high-gloss, semi-gloss and matte finishes, and can be installed vertically or horizontally. Architectural wall panels are made by a dry-mix process and attach with the Ultimate Clip II and Starter Track. The clip system is the same across all architectural wall panel products, so textures and colors can be mixed.
The library lists 21 Nichiha products. They include Polished SandStone, VintageWood Smooth, VintageWood, VintageBrick, TuffBlock, SandStone, RoughSawn, RiftSawn, Ribbed, PlymouthBrick, Novenary, Natura, ModernBrick, Miraia, IndustrialBlock, Illumination, EmpireBlock, Corbosa, ConcreteBoard, CanyonBrick and ArchitecturalBlock.
Illumination comes in two sizes, both 17 7/8 inches high and 5/8 inch (16 mm) thick. The AWP 1818 is 71 9/16 inches long, weighs 35.2 lbs per panel and exposes 8.88 sq. ft. The AWP 3030 is 119 5/16 inches long, weighs 57.2 lbs per panel and exposes 14.81 sq. ft. The 3030 can be installed horizontally or vertically, and the 1818 horizontally only. It is a multi-layer fiber cement panel with a factory-applied coating and a smooth, satin surface. It has Miami-Dade County approval, a built-in rainscreen, and a 15-year limited finish warranty. Custom colors are available through the Color Xpressions program.
Corbosa, in the Concrete Series, is the AWP 1818 size, 5/8 inch thick, 40 lbs per panel with 8.88 sq. ft. exposed, and mimics wet concrete. Its colors are Moondust and Shadow.
The markets named on the site are commercial, residential, custom homes, multifamily, hospitality, interiors, modular and brand partner projects. Nichiha products are described as fire-resistant and ignition-resistant, and NFPA 285 testing documents are available. Warranties vary by product and start at 15 years.
