28 | Focus on MDF: Part 2


Summary of New Capacity (Rest of the World) 000m3 Total Capacity end 2022


Capacity due 2023/2024 and beyond Country Brazil


Company Asperbras


Dexco (Alagoas)


Guararapes Paineis S.A. Sudati Ltda.


China


Egypt India


Guangxi Guoxo Dongteng Wood Based Panels Huashi Chaoyong Tech. Wanhua Ecoboard Co. Ltd.


Indonesia Iran


South Africa Vietnam


Wood Technology Co. (WOTECH) Century Plyboards Ltd. Greenpanel Industries Ltd. Greenply Industries Ltd. Metro Decorative Pvt Ltd. PT Fibreboard


Arta Industrial Group 2 Melamin Sazeh 2 P.G. Bison


Kim Tin Group Kim Tin Group


Mekong Wood MDF


Chon Thanh Dau Giay Phu Tho


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230 350 520 360 350 97


210 205 314


Routhusuramala 230 Sherpura


240 198 208 300 500 275 460 400


400 5847


resource sector to a greater emphasis on the production of goods and services. While both housing and non-residential construction have been booming over the past decade, a moderation in residential construction activity has been seen. MDF exports from Australia and imports


to Australia averaged less than 100,000m3 annually over the last six years to 2022. MDF is imported mainly from China, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Vietnam. The industry is highly concentrated with only three producers as per our listing and has operated at near full capacity over the past five years. A recent line to be added was at Borg Manufacturing Pty Ltd, Australia’s leading producer of melamine coated boards. A new MDF forming and press line from Siempelkamp became operational during the second half of 2022, so this facility has been added to the main listing. It has a ContiRoll in 8ft x 18.8m format with


lightboard package and annual capacity 100,000m3


.


In New Zealand, the MDF producers have had an installed name plate capacity for MDF of 720,000m3


but based on the current


product mix and efficiencies, are apparently now producing in the region of 770,000m3 annually. The economy in New Zealand, which is highly trade-exposed and export dependent, especially in the forest products sector, continues to respond to the global financial and economic challenges with vigour. Clearly markets softened in the later stages of 2022 as reduced demand, due to increasing interest rates and so on took its toll in the construction and remodelling sectors. The building and construction cycle is still forecast to shift to a strong growth path in New Zealand (albeit from a small base) over the next two years. Over and above all this, the biggest news recently from New Zealand, in November


Aggregate world capacity 2019-2022 Beyond 2023 2019 1360


Australia/New Zealand China


South East Asia North East Asia South America Europe


North America


Rest of World (other) TOTAL


46457 9375 2748 9486


28606 6129


4969 109130 WBPI | August/September 2023 | www.wbpionline.com


000m3 88,187


2022 is that Daiken has shut down its original (Customwood) MDF line in Rangiora, the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury. The decision to retire the line, which has been in production since the factory opened in 1975, follows Daiken announcing a restructure in May. A second line will continue to operate,


in conjunction with Daiken’s sister plant in Southland. Moving on to North Africa, both Algeria


and Egypt have joined the nations of MDF producers in recent times. The Algerian family-owned company, Bigstar Sarl via its subsidiary Panneaux d’Algérie entrusted Dieffenbacher with their order for the delivery of a complete system for producing MDF panels at its site in El Tarf in the far north-east of the country. This first continuous press operating in North Africa has been operational since 2021, with the first commercial boards produced in March 2022. In Egypt, we also recorded previously the


investment decision by Nile Wood SAE to add an MDF facility. Egyptian Kuwaiti Holding (EKH) said its 99.99%-owned subsidiary, would start to establish a factory to produce MDF in two phases with a total estimated investment cost of LE2bn. The greenfield site development in Sadat


City, Egypt will be able to make just under 200,000m³ per year, which will climb to around 400,000m³ per year when a second production line is added later. Nile Wood initially only wanted to produce raw board after starting up the first line during the fourth quarter of 2022 (now added to the main listing). The later capacity expansion project will also entail investments in downstream processing capacities. Nile Wood is using sesbania wood from its own plantations as the raw material for its MDF line.


Meanwhile, Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH, based in Munich, bought a stake in Nile Wood, with its joint venture agreement with EKH. Under the terms of this deal, Homann Holzwerkstoffe bought a qualified minority interest in the holding company


000m3


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2020 1360


46757 9375 2748 9486


To view please subscribe5818 5199


28931 109674


2021 1360


56850 9575 2748


10086 29526 5818


5742 121705


2022 1380


57698 9935 2748


10086 30331 5818


6260 124256


Beyond 2023 1380


59,355 11403 2748


11546 32305 7277


8317 134331


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