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Andritz to supply world’s first fibreboard recycling line to the panels industry
Above: Sonae Arauco’s mill in Mangualde, Portugal
International technology group Andritz has received an order to supply a dry fibreboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco’s mill in Mangualde, Portugal.
The line will recycle end-
of-life fibreboards back into valuable fibres as new raw material for fibreboard production. Andritz says it will be the first industrial-scale
IWF attracts 26,000 attendees in Atlanta biennial exhibition
fibreboard recycling line in the global wood-based panels industry. “Recycling fibreboards is an important step towards a circular economy,” said Paulo Pinto De Sousa, director at Sonae Arauco. “It reduces the consumption of natural resources and energy.” The dry fibreboard recycling line is based on continuous steam treatment with a special discharging system using the Andritz Steam-Ex discharger, which minimizes steam consumption and maintenance requirements.
This, says Andritz, allows continuous processing of fibreboard material with very low steam consumption and high runnability. “By combining our proven pressurized refining systems with Andritz Steam-Ex, our pretreatment process based on steam explosion, we have developed an efficient solution for fibreboard recycling,” said Michael Frint, Technology Director at Andritz. Start-up of the fibreboard
recycling line is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025.
LP Building Solutions reports improved Q2 performance
Above: IWF 2024 attracted an estimated 26,000 visitors
This year’s International Woodworking Fair in August attracted an estimated 26,000 attendees in Atlanta according to exhibition organisers. This year’s exhibition
stretched over the 1 million ft2 footprint of the Georgia World Congress Centre as attendees from across the entire woodworking world gathered to see the latest and greatest in the business. The biennial event, the largest in North America for the woodworking industries, showcased almost 1,100 exhibitors presenting the newest technologies and equipment, as well as educational seminars, awards ceremonies and more than a few social events. Arauco North America,
Masisa, Egger, Decospan, Gabon Veneer, Kronospan, Georgia Pacific Wood Products, Merino Industries, North American Plywood, Paged, Roseburg Forest Products, Samrat Plywood Ltd, Unilin, States Industries, Tafisa Canada, Teverpan MDF Levha San. Ve Tic A.S, AGT, Gizir Wood Products, Greenline Industries and Flora MDF were among the panel producers exhibiting. Machinery/technology
companies exhibiting that are relevant to the panel products industry included Anthon, Biele Group, Burkle, IFS Coatings, Italpresse, Kleiberit, Smartech International, IMA Schelling, USNR, Dieffenbacher, Siempelkamp and many others.
WBPI | August/September 2024 |
www.wbpionline.com Above: LP OSB product
LP Building Solutions’ Q2 results show the important OSB division increased sales by 53% to US$351m compared to a year ago.
The results also show the siding division’s sales increased by 30% to US$415m. The company recorded net sales of US$814m (2023: US$611m). Adjusted EBITDA for the company was US$229m in Q2, an increase of US$135m on the US$93m recorded in Q2, 2023. OSB revenue increased
by US$122m, driven by 35% higher prices and 13% higher volumes, reflecting a US$73m increase in revenue due to higher OSB selling prices and a
US$40m million increase in sales volumes. Siding revenue increased by US$95m (or 30%), due to 22% higher volumes and 6% higher prices.
This was partially offset
by decreases in the LP South America (LPSA) segment. Adjusted EBITDA in the OSB division for Q2 was US$125m (2023 Q2: US$37m), while the corresponding figures for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were US$215m (2023 H1: US$42m). The company is projecting
OSB adjusted EBITDA of US$10-20m in Q3 and US$225m-245m for the full year 2024.
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