The Bio-Composites Centre Bangor University

The BioComposites Centre (BC) is recognised as a European Centre of Excellence in the forest products sector. It has a track record in assisting companies develop new technologies and products for over 30 years. The Centre has a dedicated pilot plant facility for the production of wood based panel products that is unique to the UK. The facilities include a pressurised 12” refiner, continuous blowline blending and a 120m flash tube drier and cyclone systems for the refining, resinating and drying of biomass materials. Additional facilities at BC include mechanical sifting, wet fractionation and mechanical testing.

BC and MDFR have been collaborating for over ten years including the successful completion of an Innovate UK supported supply chain project, which sought to introduce closed loop recycling opportunities for medium density fibreboard, all of which is currently incinerated or sent to landfill at the end of its useful life. Current activity is heavily focussed on the identification and analysis of new potential markets for recycled MDF fibres.