Kebony Explained

Kebony is a Norwegian wood producer, which manufactures furfurylated wood. The company has its roots in Wood Polymer Technologies (WPT), which was founded in 1996 and changed its name to Kebony in 2007. Kebony has a factory in Skien (Norway) and in Antwerp (Belgium).^{[1] [2]}

Technology

Kebony has developed an environmentally friendly technology which provides an alternative to threatened and endangered tropical hardwoods, and traditional impregnated wood. In the process, a liquid byproduct of the sugar industry, furfuryl alcohol,^[3] is used to treat the wood. Using pressure, vacuum and heat treatment, the liquid transforms to furan resin and is tied together with the cell structure of the wood in order to improve the wood's abilities permanently. The woods used are FSC-certified,^[4] PEFC-certified and carry the Nordic Ecolabel "the Swan".

The technology has been described in multiple articles in media such as CNN,^{[5] [6]} BBC,^[7] The Economist^[8] and Financial Times.^[9] CNBC Business has listed Kebony as one of Europe's 25 most creative companies.^[10]

External links

• Kebony website

Notes and References

1. Mantanis . George I. . George Mantanis . Chemical modification of wood by acetylation or furfurylation: A review of the present scaled-up technologies . BioResources . 12 . 2 . 2017 . 10.15376/biores.12.2.Mantanis . 4478-4489.
2. Wood modification technologies - a review . Sandberg . Dick . Kutnar . Andreja . George Mantanis . Dick Sandberg . Mantanis . George . IForest . 10 . 895–908 . 10.3832/ifor2380-010 . 2017-12-01 . 6 . 2024-12-01. free.
3. Web site: KEBONY METHOD OF WOOD MODIFICATION . woodpreservation.ca . 23 Oct 2023 .
4. Web site: Forest Stewardship Council. 31 May 2011.
5. News: Whiteman. Hilary. From Norway, an eco-alternative to teak. CNN.com. 31 May 2011. 6 July 2009.
6. Web site: Kebony CEO Christian Jebsen tells CNN's Jim Boulden about the company's eco-friendly alternative to tropical hardwood. . CNN.com . 31 May 2011 .
7. News: 'Eco-yacht' in Round the Island Race. BBC.co.uk. 31 May 2011. 23 February 2011.
8. News: Hard act to follow Environment: Making softwoods more durable could reduce the demand for unsustainably logged tropical hardwoods. The Economist. 31 May 2011. 3 September 2009.
9. News: Timber, but not as we know it. 31 May 2011. Financial Times. 2 July 2010.
10. News: Europe's 25 most creative companies. . 31 May 2011 . CNBC . July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830212518/http://www.cnbcmagazine.com/story/europeas-25-most-creative-companies/1182/2 . 30 August 2011 .