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Formaldehyde free Bio-Based thermosetting resin for wood pressed products (ECOPRESSWOOD)
Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2017,
"Pressed wood panels are composed of chopped or cut wood that are glued together using adhesives. Most of these resins are petroleum based products containing a hazardous chemical: formaldehyde. The acceptable levels of formaldehyde in wood pressed products have been reduced over the past decades due to increased public awareness on its effects on health and the consequent consumer demand for non- ...
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"Development of a wearable, functional, regulation-compliant Water-borne Wood Coating" (ECOVARN)
Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2013,
"The aim of this project is to develop a new wearable, functional, regulation-compliant Water-borne Wood coating in order to help two large European sectors, wood coatings and wood furniture to reverse the present declining competitiveness trend. This water-borne technology will provide a new wood coating with moderate and high functional requirements such as abrasion/scratching resistant or dirt ...
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ReIntegrate System. Model for the reduction of environmental impact on a sectorial basis (Reintegra)
Start date: Sep 3, 2001, End date: Sep 2, 2004,
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Waste matter in the wood sector can be classified into two main groups: dangerous and inert. In 1999, the annual production in Spain in was 2,582,293 tonnes of inert waste â including shavings, sawdust, wood remnants and wood derivative remnants â and 2,121,169 tonnes of dangerous waste â including water, sludge, muds, solvents, and plast ...
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Wood: The future of design and construction : Many countries are attempting to promote the use of wood for building. Architects and engineers do not however receive adequate training in the use of wood, something this project aims to rectify. This project started in 2001 and lasted 24 months.
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The STOP & RESTART project aims at developing a model for used in the implementation of training programmes mixing traditional training methods with the Accreditation of Prior Learning (non-formal or informal learning) or APL. The method is expected to be applied with individuals unable, for any reason, to attend regular vocational training provision. The project will develop a series of CD-Rom an ...
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In the European Council in Lisbon in 2000, we came to the conclusion that the improvement of transparency in qualifications and permanent learning should be two key elements in the adaptation of education and training European systems to the demands of the knowledge society and the need to improve quality and quantity of employment. At present, the wood and furniture sectors are in a continuous pr ...
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