Establishing a circular economy model for the fibreboard industry in Europe requires tackling many challenges at different levels of the value chain. In this article, we will present three key challenges and what EcoReFibre is doing to solve them: 1. Sorting, 2. Supply, and 3. Fibre Processing
Project communication partners, the InnovaWood team, visited the sites to discover the science behind research: At the Swedish University of Agriculture Science (SLU), in cooperation with private companies, the recycled wood fibres are characterized and pressed into boards which then undergo mechanical and various other tests.
Flore Lebreton is a new PhD student working at ESB on the EcoReFibre project. She presented a poster about ESB team’s first results.
On 3 & 4 Nov 2022 the EcoReFibre consortium met in Dresden for the M6 General Assembly. Hosted by the Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden gemeinnützige GmbH (IHD) the first 6 months’ achievements have been presented, the work in progress discussed and next steps planned.
Horizon Europe project EcoReFibre explores smart sorting and processing technologies to recycle post-consumer waste wood back into fibreboards and into novel building products. 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. EcoReFibre’s aim is to …
