Kronospan goes green

Kronospan has decided it is time to emphasise what it says are its worldwide milestones of environmental achievement in wood based panel products.
The company says it has for some time adhered to norms and standards for its products and production processes and is already supplying the market with particleboard and MDF products of ‘E-LE’
(Low Emission) Standard.
This E-LE quality particleboard and MDF is a new product from Kronospan and the company says it far exceeds international legal standards, having a formaldehyde content of less than 4mg for particleboard and less than 5mg for MDF. The company says these technological advances are compliant with its customers’ requirements for environmental improvement.
The new products are certified by third party monitoring and are available on the market without any volume restriction,
says Kronospan.
The following are the milestones which Kronospan claims for its products over the last 23 years:-
1985 First particleboard in standard E-1
1988 First MDF tannin-bonded F-0
1989 First east European factory to produce E-1 particleboard
2007 First OSB Eco (formaldehyde-free)
2008 Kronospan sets new standards with
E-LE (Low Emission) for particleboard and MDF production.
This major panel producer claims it is also a world leader with regard to technical developments and that the advances it has made with respect to environmental issues are unrivalled.
PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes) and FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification is an integral part of Kronospan’s philosophy and its compliance is strictly monitored.
This includes savings in virgin timber usage and recyclability of all product, using timber from verified well-managed forests and ensuring renewable and sustainable resources, says the company.
“Kronospan’s aim is to set new technical and environmental standards. Our aim is to maximise the yield from input materials to achieve cost-effective production with reduced environmental impact,said a spokesman.