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FEATURES frames by conducting research under fully controlled
conditions. It is clear that recycled wood from
window joinery has the potential to be reincarnated
16 A Partnership That Stands The Test Of Time as particleboard, which continues to be widely used
During Inside Biesse Southeast Asia, which was in their production. By Anita Wronka and Grzegorz
held from July 31 to August 1, Ettore Vichi, Biesse’s Kowaluk, Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Chief Regional Officer, EMEA & APAC, spoke to FDM
Asia to share his insights on the region’s changing
dynamics and what it takes to be a good partner for 45 Transparent Wood-Based Materials: A New Step
customers. Toward Sustainability And Circularity
Despite its real invention dating to 1992, only
FOCUS about ten years ago two independent research
groups started to thoroughly investigate the so-
called transparent wood (TW). TW can be derived
18 Tropical Timber Market Report from almost any wood biomass through specific
Economic recovery may take longer than earlier chemical treatments focused on lignin. These aim
expected, countries continue to explore new to completely remove this component from wood
opportunities, and there is more push for EUDR or to eliminate the chromophore groups present in
to be delayed. ITTO tells us more about recent the pristine material to obtain a new material with
developments in the market very high transparency, toughness, and lightness.
This opens the way toward the development of new,
TECHNOLOGY up-to-date, advanced, and sustainable materials
for both structural and functional purposes, fulfilling
the current concepts of circular economy and
35 Realising Circular Economy By Recycling sustainability. By Alberto Mariani, University of
Window Frames Into Particleboard Sassari, and Giulio Malucelli, Politecnico di Torino
The aim of the study was to identify limiting factors
for reusing wood through the recycling of window