What is particle board or chipboard?

The main component of our furniture

What is particle board or chipboard?

It is a board made up of particles of wood assembled and glued together.

What are the main components used to make it?

• Cleared wood (cut by foresters who manage forests),

  

• Recycled wood (pallets, pieces of joinery,...)
• Off cuts from sawmills
• Glue (urea + methanol)

Our boards meet E1 quality standards, which means that they are tested for formaldehyde emissions.

An increasing proportion of our supply of particle boards is PEFC certified.

Which countries make it?

Around 35 million m3 are made each year in Europe.

Germany is the chief producer with over 25% followed by France, Spain and Italy, each with 10% of the market share.

What are the other uses for this material?

• The shop fitting sector (for premises open to the public),
• The decoration sector,
• The construction and insulation sector (walls, partitions, roofing...)

Why has there been such a steep rise in the cost of chipboard in the past few years?

General increases in energy costs (petrol and gas...) have forced industry and individuals to find alternatives, and wood is one of these!

There has therefore been great demand for "pellets" that are used as a combustible fuel in wood burning stoves and boilers.

Faced with this increased demand, forestry concerns have therefore strongly increased wood prices.