GERMANY - Dieffenbacher was able to secure two contracts for plants in Asia during June 2015. 

Allgreen Timber Products from Malaysia ordered a particle board plant, while the second order came from Thailand’s Metro-Ply Group, for a THDF plant, including the new CPS+ press. This takes the total number of complete plants sold by Dieffenbacher so far this year to seven plants, with three of these including the new continuous CPS+ press.

Metro-Ply Group through its affiliate Advanced Fiber is establishing a THDF plant at its Kanchanaburi site with a capacity of 928 m³ per day. The core element of the THDF plant is the new Dieffenbacher CPS+ 265 – 28.5 press. It is designed to work at speeds of 2100 mm/s and presses THDF boards with a density of 1.5 to 25 mm. Start-up is expected in spring 2017. This order represents the second CPS+ press that Metro-Ply has ordered within three months.

The particle board plant for Allgreen will be located at its Segamat site in southern Malaysia. The plant, with a CPS 265 – 26.5 press is designed for a daily output of 800 m³ of particle board. Start-up is planned for spring 2017. Allgreen is part of the Evergreen Group, one of the world's leading producers of MDF and particle board.