Kebony
| Predecessor | Wood Technologies |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Wood |
| Website | kebony |
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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Mantanis, George I. (2017). "Chemical modification of wood by acetylation or furfurylation: A review of the present scaled-up technologies". BioResources. 12 (2): 4478–4489. doi:10.15376/biores.12.2.Mantanis.
- ^ Sandberg, Dick; Kutnar, Andreja; Mantanis, George (2017-12-01). "Wood modification technologies - a review". IForest. 10 (6): 895–908. doi:10.3832/ifor2380-010. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "KEBONY METHOD OF WOOD MODIFICATION" (PDF). woodpreservation.ca. Retrieved 23 Oct 2023.
- ^ "Forest Stewardship Council". Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Whiteman, Hilary (6 July 2009). "From Norway, an eco-alternative to teak". CNN.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Kebony CEO Christian Jebsen tells CNN's Jim Boulden about the company's eco-friendly alternative to tropical hardwood". CNN.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'Eco-yacht' in Round the Island Race". BBC.co.uk. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Hard act to follow Environment: Making softwoods more durable could reduce the demand for unsustainably logged tropical hardwoods". The Economist. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Timber, but not as we know it". Financial Times. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Europe's 25 most creative companies". CNBC. July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.