USA - Egger Wood Products recently informed that its USD 41 million recycling center in Lexington, North Carolina, has reached full operational status.

Eggger Wood Products (USA) and its parent company, the Egger Group, strongly promote the responsible use of wood as a valuable natural resource.

The investment in the  facility includes large-scale grinders and sifters that will allow for the recycling of wooden construction waste, such as boxes, pallets and trimmed wood into additional raw material for particleboard production (MDP).

In January, Egger acquired the business and assets of Novem Industries in Charlotte. The acquisition, via Egger’s Timberpak subsidiary, serves as a collection and preparation site that accepts construction and demolition waste wood and packaging waste — primarily used and broken pallets.

The wood is processed before delivery to Egger’s Lexington production plant. The majority of Egger’s post-consumer recycled wood is sourced through Timberpak.

Approximately 90% of the wood supply for the Lexington plant originates within a 100-mile radius to reduce carbon impact from transport. This will reduce delivery costs and vehicle emissions, while also keeping this waste wood out of local landfills.