All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
Tomra Recycling strengthens its wood recycling team
Norway-based Tomra Recycling has strengthened its position in the wood recycling segment with a dedicated team.
Celebrating our strengths
The BioComposite Centre’s Dr Morwenna Spear makes the case for timber against natural long fibre composites
Rising to the challenge
The global pandemic has definitely presented challenges to the wood-based industries but there have also been great opportunities to be grasped. Swiss Krono is one of the first companies to release provisional results on its 2000-2021 performance
Opportunities for growth
The Baltics states and Belarus provide good opportunities for growth for global panel producers, reports Eugene Gerden
New ways in adhesive technologies
Adhesives manufacturer Kleiberit has taken an important next step by offering its first fully isocyanate-free reactive hotmelts.
Deurotech stays strong
The Deurotech Group of businesses has been growing in the wood-based panels and paper industries and aims to provide a wide range of technology from a single source. Stephen Powney spoke to group chairman Werner Deuring
Providing better insights
Dieffenbacher has developed the Evoris digital platform for wood-based panels plants as part of its Cebro smart plant concept. The move, it says, represents a big step forward on the path towards the self-optimising plant of the future. Stephen Powney spoke to Dieffenbacher’s Markus Trame, project manager marketing and PR, Axel Ganster, team leader wood technology and Florian Schleissinger, software and digitalision AI Expert
Made to measure
This year’s Focus on Germany feature sees us start with measurement and spark detection technology supplier Electronic Wood System (EWS). Stephen Powney speaks to EWS general manager Mr Hauke Kleinschmidt and head of R&D Dr Konrad Solbrig
Positive Signs
The second part of our annual Focus on Particleboard survey looks at plant investments and market dynamics outside of Europe and North America. Stephen Powney reports
Fitting the profile
The BioComposite Centre’s Dr Morwenna Spear looks at the density profile of MDF