EcoReFibre develops optimised and efficient state-of-the-art solutions to extract fibres from waste wood, ultimately increasing available wood resources in Europe through recycling.
Fibreboard recycling on an industrial scale
Recycling fibreboards into new fibreboards is right now being upscaled to full industrial level – after years of research in the lab. EcoReFibre plays an important role in this process of innovation and implementation: Advanced methods for fibre extraction from post-consumer fibreboard and an AI supported sorting line for waste wood were developed and demonstrated. For the first time, data on fibreboard waste volumes in Europe are modelled. The free-access model is interactive (link) and can be used to predict fibreboard waste volumes from 1995 to 2050. With its extensive approach, EcoReFibre contributes significantly to closing material loops in the wood based panels industry
There is a major Need to :
Develop and prove a range of commercially viable methods for recycling.
Direct the post-consumer waste streams back to the production sites.
Promote a sustainable use of natural resources.
Increase the industry’s resilience in the context of international raw material markets.
EcoReFibre’s aim is to extend the product life cycle and optimise wood resources.
Together with market leaders, EcoReFibre will launch 5 industrial pilot projects.
Five highly promising pilots with leading panel manufacturers are launched to demonstrate how Circular Economy approaches linked with innovative, digital-supported technologies will enable security of raw material supplies.
Their goal is to sort and extract wood fines and fibres and convert them into valuable products.
Closing the loop of the European fibreboard industry,
Bringing together key actors of the entire value chain,
From wood waste to final products.
EcoReFibre aim is to establish a Circular Economy approach to recycle waste wood back into fibreboards and into novel building products.
The ambition is to substitute up to 25% of the virgin fibres currently used in the European fibreboard market.
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