All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
Tracing the metal in wood
Dr Simon Curling, a research scientist at the BioComposites Centre, Bangor, looks at the methods available to check trace metals in timber
Date palm OSB production starts in UAE
Desert Board branded OSB production has started in the UAE with help from technology provider Dieffenbacher
MDF recycling strides forward
Research into recycling waste MDF has been a long-term project for MDF Recovery. Now, its efforts are paying off with the first commercial project set to start construction soon in the UK
Russia invests in new production
Russia’s wood-based panels market is going to be very dynamic this year, writes WBPI correspondent Eugene Gerden
New line boosts output
Turkish MDF producer Çamsan Ordu has boosted output capacity through a €75m investment, writes WBPI correspondent Jaroslaw Adamowski
Insulating futures
Wood fibre insulation products often necessitate much of the same production technology as traditional wood-based panels and their star has been rising for some years now. Stephen Powney looks at market developments and expansion projects in the sector
To infinity and beyond
For our surfaces update this month, we look at a new collection launch by Decospan called Infinite Wood
Continuous success
A Chinese company that started out as a panel manufacturer, but subsequently became a machinery manufacturer, is now competing with the established European suppliers of continuous presses. WBPI consultant Mike Botting reports
Surface solutions
Austria-based Berndorf Band Group has a long background in steel belt technology for a variety of industries. Stephen Powney interviews the company about its latest developments in the wood-based panels and laminates sectors and its assessment of global markets
Automated for the future
For WBPI’s Part 2 Focus on German-speaking countries report, we interview IMA Schelling Group – a big name in the woodworking and panels machinery fields, now operating in four distinct divisions. Stephen Powney takes a look at its Board business unit and diversification