Mission and vision
Mission
The Consortium aims to actively contribute to advancing research and training highly qualified personnel in wood-based composite panels through mutual collaboration between research organizations and stakeholders from industrial and governmental sectors. To accomplish its mission, the Consortium focuses its efforts on three research areas:
- Axis 1: Raw Materials
- Axis 2: Innovative Processes and Adhesives
- Axis 3: Products and Markets
Values
- Collaboration
- Expertise
- Excellence
- Integrity
- Sustainable development
Vision
Become a key player in research in the wood-based composite panel sector by offering innovative solutions that enable:
- Valorization and diversification of raw materials
- Recycling of wood-based materials
- Continuous improvement and process modeling
- Development of new bio-based adhesives
- Enhancement of the performance of existing products
- Development of new products
Objectives
The research consortium aims to create synergy between research centers and the industrial and governmental partners involved in this project. This will enable the maximization of resources to ensure the growth of this industrial sector, as well as promote the training of highly qualified personnel and the development of knowledge for the entire wood-based composite panel production chain.
- Identify new sources of raw material supply with a sustainable development perspective
- Valorize wood residues from primary and secondary processing
- Diversify fiber supply sources through valorizing forest biomass (logging residues, fast-growing trees), agricultural biomass (non-traditional fibers), and wood from natural disturbances (forest fires, insect pest epidemics)
- Recycle wood material from construction, renovation, and demolition residues (CRD)
- Optimize panel manufacturing processes (cutting parameters, refining, hot pressing, heat transfer)
- Enhance the performance of formaldehyde-based adhesives to reduce formaldehyde emissions and other harmful gases to human health and the environment
- Develop new bio-based adhesives, prioritizing using local resources such as tannins from boreal forest species, residues from the pulp and paper industry (lignin), or other by-products from industrial processing