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Andritz receives orders for new Germany wood fibre insulation board line


From left: Reinhard Schlager, manager R&D, Andritz; Andreas Sandner, general manager, Naturheld; Christian Rosypal, sales engineer, Andritz; Robert Friedl, general manager, Naturheld;


Michael Rupp, vice-president for panelboard systems, Andritz; Sebastian Forster, project manager, Naturheld; and Stephan Lohmeyer, general manager, Scantec PHOTO: ANDRITZ


Andritz has received orders from Naturheld GmbH to supply two fibre preparation systems for the latter’s new insulation board production line in Grafenwöhr, Germany. With this project, Naturheld


is entering the wood insulation material sector, with start-up scheduled for the second half of 2022. Andritz’s scope of supply


comprises two lines with a state-of-the-art pressurised refining system, each featuring a capacity of up to 10 t/h.


The systems will process a mixture of spruce and pine wood chips from Naturheld’s own wood processing plant, producing premium fibre


material for flexible and hard insulation board as well as for blown-in insulation. The Andritz systems include the following technological highlights: plug screw feeder for optimum dewatering prior to refining and advanced wear protection for longer screw lifetime; C-Feeder for the constant feeding of wood chips to the HC refiner and stable operation over the entire capacity range; 44-1CP refiner for the production of high-quality fibres with the lowest possible energy consumption.


“The clear focus on


ecological and economical production and the technical competences convinced us


that we should enter the insulation material sector with Andritz as our partner,” said Robert Friedl, general manager of Naturheld. “We are very impressed by Naturheld’s holistic approach, such as their regional wood supply or highly energy- saving and zero-wood-waste production process,” added Michael Rupp, vice-president for panelboard systems in the Andritz Paper, Fibre and Recycling Division. “We are looking forward


to seeing Andritz technology providing top performance in Naturheld’s new insulation material production facility.” Naturheld is part of the Ziegler Group, an owner-


managed company with more than 20 locations throughout Germany and almost 2,000 employees.


The group has its origins in the wood industry and is also active in logistics, house construction, mechanical engineering, interior decoration, and the restaurant trade.


Ziegler Group is believed


to be investing about €85m in the plant, which is expected to have an annual capacity of 500,000m³.


The plant will be designed


to produce a range of wood fibre insulation boards as well as flexible product. Start-up is envisaged in the fourth quarter of 2022.


Next CPA in-person event in 2022 after cancellation of autumn meeting


The next physical meeting of the Composite Panel Association (CPA) will be held in 2022 after the cancellation of the autumn meeting due to the increase in Covid cases and hospitalisations associated with the Delta variant of the virus.


The autumn meeting had been planned at Leesburg, Virginia, on October 17-19, which would have included


mandatory wearing of masks for all indoor functions and requiring either proof of a Covid-19 vaccination or a recent negative PCR test. CPA officers expressed


several concerns regarding the uncertainties presented by the Delta variant and related Covid transmission rates. Recent attendee cancellations, coupled with some reinstated corporate


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travel restrictions and lower than expected registration numbers one month out from the meeting led to the conclusion that cancellation was the best option. “I am disappointed in this result but am hopeful for substantial improvements in 2022,” said Andrew O’Hare, CPA president. The CPA is in the process of organising virtual general


sessions and board and committee meetings to conduct CPA business. “We will be working


to prepare a schedule of meetings over the coming week and will share those details as soon as they are available.”


The next planned physical meeting will be Laguna Cliffs Marriott, California in May 2022.


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