December 2001 to January 2002 - Wood Based Panels International

Back to the basics of panel making

The third biennial European Wood Based Panel Symposium organised by the EPF and WKI took place in Hannover in September. Around 300 delegates attended 25 presentations on a variety of topics.

Published: 10 January, 2002

As delegates gathered for the third European Wood Based Panels Symposium in Hannover on September 12, their own industry was not uppermost in their minds. At the evening buffet reception at the Maritim Airport hotel, it was little over 24 hours since the horrific events had unfolded in New York and Washington and it obviously dominated the conversation.

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A research forum of practical value

The fifth annual edition of the European Panel Products Symposium, organised by the BioComposites Centre, University of Wales, Bangor, took place in October. Mike Botting reports on highlights from the event which included 24 presentations, a poster display and a trade exhibition

Published: 10 January, 2002

The European Panel Products Symposium (EPPS) has become an established annual event since the BioComposites centre staged the first conference in 1997. It has always been a forum for presenting the latest scientific advances by universities and research organisations and retains the lead in that area, while at the same time adding presentations on marketing and machinery to the programme in recent years.

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Marathon run

Published: 10 January, 2002

Nearly 86 million cubic metres. That is the figure we have come up with for world particleboard manufacturing capacity at the end of part ll of our marathon survey. We are by no means saying that is the definitive figure, but it is a start in trying to establish the first realistic catalogue of the world's mills and their capacities.

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