TURKEY – Turkish wood-based panel producer AGT second MDF plant made by Siempelkamp reached the important milestone ‘First Board’ on September 19, 2019.

A Siempelkamp delegation together with Ulrich Kaiser, Head of Sales Siempelkamp, travelled from Germany to experience this important project success together with the Turkish customer.

The scope of supply contains a Generation 9, 7 ft x 55.3 m, ContiRoll® press, featuring the low density panel package, the forming and press line, and the glue kitchen with the innovative Ecoresinator resin blending and application system for MDF.

The connection with the first MDF line made by Siempelkamp for AGT five years ago, opens up numerous advantages and focuses above all on resource efficiency. The plant is designed for a daily output of more than 1,000 m³; the boards are produced especially for export.

“The location of AGT in Antalya with now two ContiRoll® presses each 55 m length will certainly develop in record time to another mega production site in Turkey, which allows not only the raw board production but also the finished board under a single roof. Many international customers have visited the AGT site together with Siempelkamp in the recent years and have intensively exchanged ideas with the owners and experts on site. The further expansion of the location will certainly be a magnet for many interested parties from near and far,” concludes Ulrich Kaiser.