EcoReFibre project enters final phase

On April 29 and 30, partners in the EcoReFibre research project met at DIEFFENBACHER headquarters in Eppingen/Germany, to review progress and plan next steps toward developing processes for recycling end-of-life fiberboards and using recycled wood fibers to produce new fiberboards.

EcoReFibre project partners gathered at DIEFFENBACHER headquarters in Eppingen
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EcoReFibre project partners gathered at DIEFFENBACHER headquarters in Eppingen
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Funded by the European Union with 12 million €, the EcoReFibre (“Ecological solutions for recovery of secondary materials from post-consumer fiberboards”) research project includes 20 organizations from seven countries. 

During the meeting, DIEFFENBACHER presented the two key steps of its Fiber2Fiber fiber preparation process. Project partners then saw demonstrations of the company’s process for using steam to extract fibers from post-consumer fiberboard chips and its system for cleaning recycled fibers of impurities. At last year’s EcoReFibre meeting, DIEFFENBACHER showcased its dry process for fiberboard recycling.

EcoReFibre partners inspecting freshly produced fibers from post-consumer fiberboard chips
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EcoReFibre partners inspecting freshly produced fibers from post-consumer fiberboard chips
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“With a throughput of more than 1200 kg/h, our Fiber2Fiber process has exceeded the ambitious process target of 500 kg/h,” says Michael Rupp, who leads DIEFFENBACHER’s Recycling Business Unit. “This makes us optimistic that the EcoReFibre project will achieve its goals next year, giving an enormous boost to fiberboard recycling on an industrial scale,” he continues.

DIEFFENBACHER demonstrated its system for cleaning the recycled fibers of impurities
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DIEFFENBACHER demonstrated its system for cleaning the recycled fibers of impurities
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“We are delighted that so many of our EcoReFibre partner companies and institutions, including project manager Stergios Adamopoulos from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, the consortium leader of the research project, accepted our invitation,” adds Rupp. “My team and I are proud that our demonstration today moved the EcoReFibre project closer to its goals.”

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