WALES – This prominent technical conference serves as a premier platform for exploring wood-based panel research and innovation, drawing participants from around the globe.

It presents a valuable occasion for professionals in both scientific and industrial domains to connect, sharing advancements in particleboard, OSB, MDF, plywood, and fibreboard.

The symposium will be hosted at The Imperial Hotel in Llandudno.

This year’s program will include a keynote speech by Alastair Kerr, Director General of the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF), focusing on the decarbonization efforts within the UK wood panel manufacturing sector. The address will delve into the opportunities and challenges presented by achieving a net-zero carbon footprint.

The agenda will cover a range of topics, including the practicality of MDF recycling in the commercial realm, the emergence of next-generation mass timber using Lignor CLST strand technology from rapidly rotating pulp logs, investigations into enhancing the fire retardancy of particleboards, the utilization of acetylated wood chips for MDF panels, and the application of plasma treatment to reduce formaldehyde emissions from MDF and particleboard.