
Dieffenbacher and Unilin have established the next step in their partnership by announcing an agreement to introduce and further commercialize Unilin’s “Osiris” wood fibreboard recycling technology.
Dieffenbacher will supply Unilin with an industrial-scale fibreboard recycling plant called “Osiris 2.0,” which succeeds Unilin’s “Osiris 1.0” industrial pilot installation at its MDF plant in Bazeilles, France. The new plant will boost Unilin’s fibreboard recycling capacity from 1 to 10 tonnes per hour and will be able to process post-consumer MDF material.
“Dieffenbacher is currently the only supplier that can provide us with such a large capacity and whose equipment can recycle post-consumer fibreboard material, e.g., from bulky waste, in addition to production waste and residual materials from our own MDF and HDF production,” says Jan Gallet, General Manager MDF at Unilin.
“Today’s announcement with Unilin underscores that we’re ready to take on a large project showcasing the full capabilities of our fibreboard recycling technology,” adds Jean-Christophe Zimmermann, Head of Sales of Dieffenbacher’s Recycling Business Unit.
Dieffenbacher’s scope of supply for Unilin includes the fibre transport and storage system, fibre sifters, glue preparation and dosing, PROjet glue-saving system, pneumatic systems and an Emission Control System.
The steam explosion vessel for the re-fibering process was newly designed by Dieffenbacher Energy in Bludenz, Austria, and optimized for fibreboard recycling. Dieffenbacher will also be responsible for the steel construction, transport and conveyor systems, and the plant’s electrics and automation.
Start-up of the fibreboard recycling plant is planned for the fall of 2025.
Dieffenbacher was established as Unilin’s preferred partner for offering Osiris machine and equipment technology into fibreboard production processes globally in October 2024.