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2nd WPC-Kongress (Zweiter Deutscher WPC-Kongress) (German Version)
nova-Institut GmbH, Dec 2007, Pages: 409
This publication consists of presentations, congress journal, participants list, selection of photos from nova-Institut’s WPC Congress. The congress predominantly picks up topics of the German-speaking WPC industry, but the speakers, exhibitors and participants are international.
WPC or “Wood Plastic Composites” are composites that are typically made from wood flour (up to 80%) and plastics such as polypropylene or polyethylene plus additives like adhesive agents,
UV-protectors and pigments.
The most important market for WPC are deckings, where WPC currently hold a market share of about 6%, with a high potential for growth, especially as a substitute for tropical wood. A significant rise has also taken place in applications for the furniture industry where for example several chairs and shelving systems are available already.
The production in Europe has now grown to 120.000 t/a in the building and furniture industry alone, plus 50.000 t per year for use in the automotive industry. This makes WPC one of the most important and successful new biomaterials. Leading WPC-producing countries and regions are Germany, Austria, The Benelux and Scandinavia.
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