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RECYCLING
THE STATUS OF THE WOOD BASED INDUSTRY |
New environmental regulations are reducing the amount of wood available for commercial uses and at the same time issues as water purification, reduced storm water runoff, erosion control, air cleansing, have become as important as the entire cash economy. As a result, increased demand and a reduced cutting on some national forests have led to an increase in the wood fiber prices.
Declining forest inventories and a growing world population in need of building and furniture products are causing a high demand for new materials able to replace solid wood products. Solid wood replacement products are experiencing double digit growth rates and are expected to continue to do so for the coming decade: particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and especially medium density fiberboard (MDF).
A growing environmental concern for particle boards producers worldwide exist though in their reliance on Urea Formaldehyde resins (used for fast curing time) in the manufacturing process. (UF continues to emit harmful gases long after manufactured). The alternative substitute resins used result in longer curing times and accordingly in significant increase in manufacturing costs.
LION ENERGY has secured the license to a new non polluting technology that allows the global low cost production of composite construction materials based entirely on the use of post consumer and industrial waste and other non-conventional raw materials.
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