GERMANY – Dieffenbacher anticipates 2018 as one of its busiest and most significant years ever based on the completion of record-setting wood-based panel plants across the globe.

Among them, in the USA stands out the Arauco plant in Grayling, Michigan. Dieffenbacher’s supply will allow Arauco to produce in the largest particle board press in North America and one of the largest in the world. At 10 feet wide and 52.5 meters long, the CPS + will be the core of the complete particle board plant delivered by Dieffenbacher.

Also in the U.S. Roseburgwill begin assembling its new LVL plant in Chester, South Carolina. With a daily output of 800 m³, the CPS supplied by Dieffenbacher will be the world’s largest continuous LVL press as measured by production capacity.

While in India, more exactly in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Greenplywill commission the longest continuous press in Asia. The 56-meter-long CPS to be supplied by Dieffenbacher is designed to produce 1,400 m³ of high-quality MDF per day.

Also in 2018, Dieffenbacher will supply the first continuous press to North Africa. The CPS+ is part of a complete MDF plant ordered by Bigstar subsidiary Panneaux d‘Algérie for its site in El Tarf, Algeria.

Additionally, the highlights include the first full year of operation for a 65 meter long CPS – the longest continuous press that Dieffenbacher has ever built – by Italian wood-based panel producer Fantoni. The company commissioned its new MDF plant in Osoppo, Italy in May 2017.