UK-based Titan Wood Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accsys Technologies plc, is poised to launch new technology targeting the wood based composites market.
Branded Tricoya, the technology is claimed to significantly improve the durability and dimensional stability of wood chips, fibres and particles that are the main ingredients in wood based board and panel end products, including MDF, OSB and particleboard.
Titan Wood says its research has shown that the inclusion of Tricoya wood based composite materials significantly improves dimensional stability and durability, allowing wood based composites to be used in new applications, including outdoors.
Tricoya wood composite materials are also claimed to be sustainably sourced, non-toxic and recyclable.
Accsys plans to license Tricoya technology to end-product manufacturers around the world to develop new, high performance wood based composite products.
Accsys ceo Finlay Morrison said that Tricoya marks the first major technological breakthrough in the wood composites industry in more than three decades.
