State of the Art of Plants of the Particle- and Fibreboard Industry

This report describes the state-of-the-art of particle board and fibre board manufacturing facilities, including plants in Austria and Luxembourg. The emphasis is on the production processes, the raw materials used and the products, as well as on plant-specific emissions associated with the different manufacturing processes and relevant emission reduction measures. In Austria, 2.2 million m³ of particle board, 0.7 million m³ of MDF board (medium density fibre board) and approximately 70.000 t of fibre board are produced every year. Production stages with a high environmental impact are: chip or fibre drying, pressing, paper impregnation and firing installations. Emission reduction technologies are also demonstrated, together with the level of emissions achievable through such measures, for the following pollutants: dust, organic carbon compounds, formaldehyde, organic acids, phenol, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide.