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.
Type de bois
Bois recyclé ou rémanants
Origine du bois
Travail de démolition
Domaine principal
Industries basées sur la forêt, bioéconomie, économie circulaire
Mots-clés
recovered wood; waste wood; recycling; wood-based panels
Défi concerné
6. Faire grandir la bioéconomie basée sur la forêt à travers les circuits courts et les produits à valeur ajoutée
Type de solution
Produits biosourcés, économie circulaire
Solution digitale
Oui
Innovation
Oui
Pays d'origine
Belgique
Echelle d'application
Régionale/subnationale
Début et fin d'année
-
Informations de contact
Propriétaire ou auteur
Rapporteur
InnovaWood asbl
Uwe Kies
References and Resources
Référence du projet
WoodCircus - Horizon 2020 no. 820892, 2018-2021
Ressources
UNILIN good practice factsheet
Projet sous lequel cette fiche d'information a été créée
Rosewood 4.0