SUSBIND discovers consumers willing to pay more for bio-based furniture products
SUSBIND Industry-led White Paper on EU Furniture Ecolabel revision Within the framework of the project, SUSBIND partners have developed an industry-led white paper on the . Criteria 049 of the EU Ecolabel addresses multiple aspects of furniture products beyond the scope of the SUSBIND project. Accordingly, the recommendations and statements in this white paper focus […]
EU Ecolabel Criteria for furniture and the SUSBIND survey
For the occasion of the Final Online Conference on June 1, 2022, SUSBIND was honoured to host Antonio Delre – Project Officer at Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, who presented the latest developments on the EU Ecolabel criteria for furniture. Here are some highlights of his presentation. The EU Ecolabel is an EU […]
SUSBIND consortium capitalises on excellent results for biobased binders for furniture at the project end
As the climate changes, the furniture of the future will have to be sustainable, multi-functional and efficient. Nowadays, the wood board industry relies heavily on fossil-based binders that contain formaldehyde. Having the circular economy in mind, there have been many initiatives to produce alternative binders from renewable resources, but a bio-based binder at industrial scale […]
Hydroxymethylfurfural in wood adhesives: Using the strength of a giant in interior particleboards
Wood adhesives must meet various criteria in terms of technical suitability and economic feasibility [1]. Important requirements in this regard are a rapid cure speed and high reactivity. Previously, these properties were identified as remaining challenges in the manufacture of bio-based adhesive and still prevent a cleaner production of wood particleboards [2]. SUSBIND approach Hydroxymethylfurfural […]