Serving the global panel industry

Established in 1980, Wood Based Panels International is the only truly international magazine totally focused on the manufacturing and processing of panels made from wood or agricultural fibres.

Our readership comprises senior executives in that industry such as managing directors and chief executives, plant/production managers, project managers, sales and purchasing executives and technical/R&D people.

Suppliers of machinery and services to the panel making and processing industry, and those engaged in the importing and exporting of the finished goods, are also numbered among the more than 18,000 readers of WBPI (an average of four industry executives reads each issue), as well as academic institutions and trade associations.

The magazine offers: industry-specific news; first-hand reports from the latest panel mills from China to Chile and everywhere in between; conference and exhibition previews/reviews; and the latest developments and products from the suppliers of machinery and services.

Probably the most highly-valued of our regular editorial sections are the panel surveys. Updated annually, these provide the most comprehensive listing of panel mills, their capacities and their major machinery, worldwide. Particleboard (chipboard), medium density/high density fibreboard (MDF & HDF) and oriented strand board (OSB) are each listed in separate surveys, together with expert commentary on the trends and markets in each industry sector.

Almost all the editorial information is gathered from source as a result of extensive international travel by our editorial staff. If it is happening, WBPI is there!

Surfacing of panels to add value is another important area of editorial and we present the latest design trends and surfacing technologies in regular features in the magazine.

Most of the major machinery makers worldwide advertise in WBPI, illustrating that they believe this magazine targets their potential customers most effectively.

This website is also a great resource for anybody involved in the global panel industry. It offers breaking news stories and features in addition to those contained in the magazine. Coming soon is a digital issue and an email newsletter service to keep you even better informed about the wood based panels industry.
I hope you enjoy reading both the magazine and the website.

Mike Botting BSc
Editor

Your contacts at WBPI

Editorial contact: Mike Botting: mbotting@wbpionline.com
Tel: +44 (0)1371 856072

News: Derek Steel: dsteel@wbpionline.com

Advertisement manager: Shelly Palmer: spalmer@wbpionline.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7936 6848