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Following the recent completion of a successful industrial trial, Accsys Technologies and Coillte Panel Products unveiled the Medite Tricoya panel at Ecobuild 2010.

With additional extensive testing and evaluation still ongoing, and the building of a full-scale plant being considered and evaluated, further development work is planned in order to work towards the possibility of making the concept of Medite Tricoya a commercial reality.

Accsys Technologies, commercial-scale producer of acetylated wood and wood elements, and Medite Europe Limited, manufacturer of MDF, joined forces, using their combined technical expertise and a pioneering approach to reach the concept and development of this non-toxic and extremely stable medium density fibreboard (MDF) panel, made from acetylated wood fibres.

Medite Tricoya is based on the same acetylisation process that creates Accsys Technologies’ Accoya wood. In this case the technology is applied to treat the chips and fibres that make up Medite MDF panels.

The first trial Medite Tricoya panels have been extensively tested against conventional MDF at the WKI-Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. Results clearly demonstrate superior performance in terms of its swelling, dimensional stability and wet strength. Even after stringent weather testing and being boiled in water, Medite Tricoya maintains impressive structural integrity.

Michel Maes, Global Manager Panel Products, Accsys Technologies PLC: “Medite Tricoya is an important milestone in the technological advancement of wood composites, and marks a major breakthrough for the industry.

The scope to revolutionise the way in which board panels can be used is enormous and will now open up to create the opportunity for manufacturers to develop products which are stable, durable and environmentally sound.

We are delighted to be collaborating with Medite, an industry leader, to work together to introduce the next generation of panel products.”

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