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Wood-based panels in the European environment 6th European Wood-Based Panel Symposium on 8th -10th October 2008 in Hanover |
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Braunschweig, 16 Oct. 08 - The Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (WKI) and the EPF (European Panel Federation) has held for the sixth time now the European Wood-Based Panel Symposium in Hannover, with support from the International Association for Technical Issues relating to Wood (iVTH) and Sasol Wax. More than 300 participants from 30 countries attended 27 papers to find out more about current developments and challenges in the field of wood-based panels. |
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| From left to right : Kris Wijnendaele (EPF), Laszlo Döry (EPF President), Rainer Marutzky (WKI) |
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| More than 300 participants in the large hall of the Maritim Airport Hotel in Hanover. | ||
Speakers from the European Union and the EPF reported on underlying political aspects and prospects for the wood-based panel industries. Other topics included possibilities for saving energy, for example, in the production of fiberboards and by the use of renewable raw materials for particle boards and fiberboards. Presentations also covered current processing and measurement methods for the various types of wood-based panels. |
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Jeremy Wall, European Commission |
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The main subject of interest on Friday afternoon was the new Californian regulations for formaldehyde monitoring. Prof. Rainer Marutzky outlined related legislation and the associated requirements worldwide. Other speakers reported on the results of their formaldehyde testing and on the manufacture of boards with low emission potential. In the breaks and at the evening reception arranged by Sasol Wax in the Indian ceremonial room at Hannover Zoo, attendees had an opportunity to discuss their questions with experts from the research and industrial sectors. |
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| Evening reception by Sasol Wax in the Indian ceremonial room at Hannover Zoo. | ||
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research was founded in Braunschweig in 1946. In close cooperation with mid-sized companies from the wood and furniture sector and also the supplier industries it performs both current and future-oriented tasks which aim at securing optimum utilization of wood and other renewable raw materials as well as improving the quality of manufactured products; this also includes the aspects of gluing, surface treatment, wood preservation and emissions. The European Panel Federation has represented the European manufacturers of particle boards, MDF and OSB since 1999 when it took over the duties of the FESYP (European Federation of Particle-Board Manufacturer Associations, founded in 1958) and of the Euro MDF Board (the European Association of MDF Manufacturers, founded in 1986). |
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| From 1st December 2008 you are allowed to download the presentations here. | ||
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