Above: The Turkish company is investing to ramp up the Italian factory’s use of renewable energy in its manufacturing activities
The investment in Pomposa is part of Kastamonu Entegre’s efforts to boost its international presence, as the business sells its products to some 100 countries across
Kastamonu also has plans for the facility
closed, but production activities are believed
The company outlined its expansion
plans in a 2022 article in WBPI and in the
further highlighted Italy as a strategic part of its European expansion, describing the importance of the country as a centre of
“Being here provides us with an
opportunity to follow fashion and trends in the sector more closely,” he said in the
“Our presence in Italy also offers
fact that Italy is the only country in Europe
recycled and the experience provided by the sustainability system here are very
to launch exports of its output manufactured at the Pomposa facility, as to date the production has been sold only on the
In the meantime, alongside investments
reliant on renewable energy sources,
ensure its product portfolio is largely based
particleboard to be made entirely of
PureBoard is a formaldehyde-free
composition to ensure low emission levels, improve indoor air quality, and promote
hopeful the move will lead to an even more
sustainable product trend in the wood-based
aims to add the new product to the ranges of
“This year, we will expand our 100% recycled production pattern from Italy to
With the recycling plants we established in
300,000 tons of wood waste into the economy every year,” he told Patronlar
committed to increasing the use of recycled materials in particleboard production, promoting sustainable raw material usage, and leading the transition to a circular
Kastamonu Entegre says that it sources
company aims to establish solar power plants
With an aggregate manufacturing capacity 3
, Kastamonu Entegre says that it is Europe’s third largest producer
to some 100 countries across the world, ●
Above left: The Frossasco plant is currently closed but Kastamonu has plans to re-start production there Above right: Kastamonu Entegre PB product
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