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Our editorial board comprises a specialist group of leading industry figures who, in conjunction with the WOOD editorial team, identify the main drivers of the industry helping to produce regular, thought provoking opinion pieces on the latest issues, challenges and developments.Latest Wood Feature
Tomra and IKEA have explored the future of wood recycling in a recent webcast to show how a circular economy for wood can become a reality and a profitable business case for the panel industry
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Keeping the presses moving
UK-based industrial lubricating oil manufacturer Metalube is making further inroads into the international wood-based panels industry with its range of high-performance products. Stephen Powney reports
Steady progress
The rollercoaster ride of the last three years has brought many challenges and opportunities to the production and trade of wood-based panels. The last year has been a positive one in terms of investment in new lines, with several important particleboard projects announced. Stephen Powney reports
Scanning the horizon
Fire prevention and measuring technology specialist Fagus Gre-Con is looking beyond the pandemic to meet the megatrends of increasing efficiency, reduced energy consumption, digitalisation and safety in the wood-based panels industry and several others industries which it serves. Stephen Powney reports
Interzum back in town
Interzum 2023 intends to turn the spotlight on tomorrow’s green issues, with “neo-ecology” making its debut as the central theme for the exhibition
Dieffenbacher takes smart approach
Leading wood-based panel plant supplier Dieffenbacher enjoyed a “huge” year for orders in 2022 and is looking forward to the next Ligna exhibition where its digitalisation platforms will be front of house. Stephen Powney interviewed Stefan Zipf, general manager of Business Unit Wood and Dirk Eisenmann, head of marketing
The marvel of Master Oak
With the look and feel of real oak but with the durability, sustainability and maintenance benefits of performance surfaces, Master Oak is the award-winning decorative panel from UNILIN Panels
New orientations
Dr Morwenna Spear, research scientist at the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, reports on a new engineered strand product.
Fire protection hots up
Fire retardant wood-based panels are a keen subject of market interest. One FR technology specialist – Zeroignition – recently showed its capabilities to international global producers in Germany. Stephen Powney talked to Martin Dickie of Zeroignition.
Chemical questions
Chemicals are a vital part of the production process for wood-based panels and formed an important focus during the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium. We look at two of the presentations tackling VOCs and melamine.
Symposium charts changing markets
Panels manufacturers from across the world gathered in Hamburg for the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium, hearing the latest economic forecasts and technical updates for the industry. WBPI’s Stephen Powney was there to bring this report.
Optimal Emission Tests
Fagus GreCon has demonstrated how laser spectroscopy can make an innovative contribution to optimising formaldehyde emission testing in factory production control. Dr Manuel Fleisch, product manager for Fagus-GreCon, outlined the progress at the Symposium
Still going strong
CMC Texpan is back on the exhibition road again and has some new innovations to demonstrate to wood-based panels customers in its 60th anniversary year, reports Stephen Powney
