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Dieffenbacher powers up
22 January, 2024
The acquisition of the assets of BERTSCHenergy has supercharged Dieffenbacher’s capabilities in the energy generation technology field. Stephen Powney spoke to Wolfgang Lashofer, managing director...
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Boosting recycling 22 January, 2024 Swiss Krono’s Sully-sur-Loire has been the subject of extensive modernisation in recent years. Dieffenbacher has helped the company optimise and expand its wood recycling line
Harnessing the power of spectroscopy 22 January, 2024 Dr Morwenna Spear FIMMM, of the BioComposites Centre, examines the use of FTIR spectroscopy to identify glues, binders and coatings used in panel products
Milestone year ends in style 22 January, 2024 Dieffenbacher’s milestone 150th anniversary year finally culminated at the end of November with an event in Finland, topping off 12 months of celebration around the globe with its staff, partners and customers
New partnership adds value to OSB 22 January, 2024 UK wood panels processor Trade Fabrication Systems (TFS) has been acquired by US-based chemicals producer Arclin in a move which will see benefits for both parties. Stephen Powney spoke to TFS father-and-son leadership team Howard and Adam Morris
Global PB capacity grows 22 January, 2024 Panels markets have cooled greatly post-Covid, but while there may be uncertainty in key economies around the world, particleboard production capacity is still nudging up with a number of ongoing projects being delivered. Stephen Powney reports
Vyncke builds global brand 22 January, 2024 Vyncke has been in the energy generation business since the 1920s. Stephen Powney spoke to Vyncke chief sales and marketing officer Jeff Mestdagh about the company’s recent developments, projects and the current market situation
Zero emission board ambitions 22 January, 2024 Emulco has created AquaVeg bio-wax emulsions for wood panels suitable for eco-building. The product used in tandem with bio resins offers a route to zero emission wood-based panels using natural, environmentally-friendly ingredients. Stephen Powney reports
Italian panels sector hopes for 2024 boost 22 January, 2024 Italian wood-based panel producers, like most European manufacturers, have faced their fair share of challenges over the past two years, but is the future looking potentially brighter as we head into 2024? WBPI correspondent Eugene Gerden reports
Boosting energy independence 22 January, 2024 Germany-based INTEC Engineering GmbH has a long background and expertise in energy systems. Stephen Powney spoke to INTEC sales director Christian Daniel about its progress and the energy sector in general
Making the nucleus dance with NMR 28 November, 2023 Carlo Kupfernagel, a PhD student at the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University in Wales, explains NMR spectroscopy
IMAL PAL Group Opens New Lab 27 November, 2023 For our Part 2 Focus on Italy report, we interview IMAL PAL Group – the wood-based panels technology supplier based in Modena. Stephen Powney spoke to group managing director Loris Zanasi
Ireland bound 27 November, 2023 Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory


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