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eview of Wood Modification globally
Findings from COST FP1407 and 2019 updates
Dennis Jones1, Dick Sandberg2
1 Wood Science and Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, dennis.jones@ltu.se
2 Wood Science and Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, dick.sandberg@ltu.se
Wood modification (chemical, thermal, impregnation) represents an assortment of innovative
processes continually being adopted in the wood protection sector. COST Action FP1407
(Understanding wood modification through an integrated scientific and environmental
impact approach - ModWoodLife) was initiated in 2015, with its 4-year programme aiming to
investigate modification processing and products design with emphasis on their environmental
impacts. Among the final tasks within COST FP1407 was to reevaluate the current status of wood
modification across the member countries, which resulted in a meeting in Florence, Italy, where
the national status of wood modifications in 18 different European countries was presented.
However, it became clear that activities in other European countries needed to be addressed,
and as a result, a more extensive evaluation of wood modification processes across Europe
was undertaken, as well as determining the activities globally. As a result, it became clear
that the original figures quoted at the time of the COST FP1407 meeting in Florence were
considerably lower than actual production levels, which are reported herein, along with those
from evaluating the overall global position. These figures suggest that wood modification is
undergoing a significant increase in production due to demand, with levels of recent growth
seemingly suggesting this will continue for the coming years.
Keywords: wood modification, Europe, COST, production
Acknowledgements: The input of COST Action FP1407 members and all persons named within a
forthcoming publication (Jones et al. 2019) in collecting national data is gratefully acknowledged
as is the funding from the COST Association for the funding of the Action.
REFERENCE
Jones, D., Sandberg, D., Goli, G., Todaro, L., 2019. Wood Modification in Europe. A state-of-the-art about processes,
products and applications. University of Firenze, Italy, in publication.
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Findings from COST FP1407 and 2019 updates
Dennis Jones1, Dick Sandberg2
1 Wood Science and Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, dennis.jones@ltu.se
2 Wood Science and Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, dick.sandberg@ltu.se
Wood modification (chemical, thermal, impregnation) represents an assortment of innovative
processes continually being adopted in the wood protection sector. COST Action FP1407
(Understanding wood modification through an integrated scientific and environmental
impact approach - ModWoodLife) was initiated in 2015, with its 4-year programme aiming to
investigate modification processing and products design with emphasis on their environmental
impacts. Among the final tasks within COST FP1407 was to reevaluate the current status of wood
modification across the member countries, which resulted in a meeting in Florence, Italy, where
the national status of wood modifications in 18 different European countries was presented.
However, it became clear that activities in other European countries needed to be addressed,
and as a result, a more extensive evaluation of wood modification processes across Europe
was undertaken, as well as determining the activities globally. As a result, it became clear
that the original figures quoted at the time of the COST FP1407 meeting in Florence were
considerably lower than actual production levels, which are reported herein, along with those
from evaluating the overall global position. These figures suggest that wood modification is
undergoing a significant increase in production due to demand, with levels of recent growth
seemingly suggesting this will continue for the coming years.
Keywords: wood modification, Europe, COST, production
Acknowledgements: The input of COST Action FP1407 members and all persons named within a
forthcoming publication (Jones et al. 2019) in collecting national data is gratefully acknowledged
as is the funding from the COST Association for the funding of the Action.
REFERENCE
Jones, D., Sandberg, D., Goli, G., Todaro, L., 2019. Wood Modification in Europe. A state-of-the-art about processes,
products and applications. University of Firenze, Italy, in publication.
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