UNILIN panels | Furniture boards produced from recovered wood

UNILIN panels | Furniture boards produced from recovered wood

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Post-consumer wood from urban areas is collected, cleaned and processed in high tech recycling plants to re-convert into viable raw material for quality board products for furniture and interior use.

UNILIN represents one of the most advanced recycling systems for valorizing post-consumer wood waste streams on large industrial scale. It relies on an established collection system and supplier network. Cascading wood reduces the need for fresh roundwood and prolongs the carbon capture. Particle boards from recovered wood are a prime case for Circular Economy in the sector. Highlights of innovative features :

  • Large investments in high tech sorting and cleaning equipment enables the processing of huge volumes of demolition and urban waste: up to 1 million tons are recycled into panels per year.
  • Chipboards are produced with up to 90% recycled wood.
  • To offset carbon emissions, factories are powered 70-90% by renewable energy from wood waste that cannot be recycled.
  • Partnerships with a large supplier network including container parks, demolition firms, packaging and furniture industries ensure the recovery of large wood volumes that are no longer usable for other processes.
Tipo de madera
Madera reciclada o de desecho
Origen de la madera
Trabajos de deconstrucción
Dominio
Industrias forestales, economía biocircular
Palabras clave
recovered wood; waste wood; recycling; wood-based panels
Reto abordado
6. Hacer crecer la bioeconomía forestal mediante el uso circular y los productos de valor añadido
Tipo de solución
Productos circulares y de base biológica
Solución digital
SI
Innovación
SI
País de origen
Bélgica
Escala de aplicación
Regional/sub-nacional
Año de inicio y fin
-
Datos de contacto
Propietario o autor
Reportador
InnovaWood asbl
Uwe Kies
References and Resources
Referencia del proyecto
WoodCircus - Horizon 2020 no. 820892, 2018-2021
Recursos
UNILIN good practice factsheet
Proyecto bajo el que se ha creado esta ficha
Rosewood 4.0