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Contents FEBRUARY/ MARCH2025
NEWS
6 — Matti Rantanen to succeed Clive Pinnington as EPF managing director 7 — West Fraser announces fourth quarter 2024 results 8 — New LVL factory takes shape in Auvergne, France 9 — Martin Brettenthaler knighted in Hungarian Order of Merit 10 — Saint Gobain invests in Plantics
COMMENT 11 — European Panel Federation managing director Clive Pinnington is upbeat about the future of the wood-based panels sector
FOCUS ON GERMANY PART 2 12 — WBPI spoke to Dieffenbacher about the creation of a new Carbon Calculator as part of its EVORIS digitalisation platform; and its partnership with Unilin Technologies on waste fibre recycling 15 — Elka Holzwerke is a growing, family-owned German company with a different approach and a strong commitment to sustainability
WOOD FIBRE INSULATION BOARDS MARKET UPDATE 19 — The wood fibre insulation board market has a great long-term future due to the popularity of ecological building methods
CHINA REPORT 23 — China’s wood-based panels sector is looking towards the future with optimism
SURFACING 26 — Kronospan’s annual Kronoevent showcased design trends
PANEL PERSPECTIVES 30 — Dr Mark Irle shares an update on research into waste fibreboard and its potential as a raw material stream 34 — Paged Plywood has a new product which incorporates rock fibre 37 — Richmond Plywood has invested significantly for the future
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING 41 — Dr Morwenna Spear examines bending strength testing
Cover: One of the designs in the new Kronodesign Trend Collection (pp26) 37 In this issue:
Focus on Germany Part 2 Surfacing
Plywood sector update February/March 2025 26
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