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NEWS EGGER Group acquires minority stake in Thai wood-based manufacturer Panel Plus environmental consciousness. Creating added value, a zero-waste concept and sustainable growth was always our focus,” said Amporn Kanjanakumnerd, CEO of Panel Plus. “We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with EGGER, one of the world’s largest wood-based materials manufacturers. This collaboration will enable us with a wide range of resources and capabilities with cutting-edge technology that we can utilise to better serve our customers. Panel Plus’ main production plant is located in Hat Yai in the southern Thai province of Songkhla With the goal of further strengthening its own market position in Asia, the EGGER Group has acquired a 25.1% stake in the Thai woodbased material manufacturer Panel Plus. The purchase agreement was signed on 30 Nov 2023 and the closing took place on 3 Jan 2024. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price and further details of the transaction. “As a significant growth market, Asia plays an important role in our strategic considerations. We have been considering expanding our presence there for some time now, we have found the ideal partner in this respect,” said Thomas Leissing, CFO of EGGER Group and speaker of the Group Management in Panel Plus. “Panel Plus has state-of-the-art production sites and a product portfolio that is perfectly tailored to regional requirements. We are convinced that we will benefit greatly from their local expertise and will be able to exploit further growth opportunities together. We are delighted with this strategic partnership.” materials such as chipboard and mediumdensity fibreboard (MDF) panels, both laminated and unlaminated. Their main production plant is located in Hat Yai in the southern Thai province of Songkhla. There is a raw chipboard line, two MDF lines as well as in-house impregnation units and 10 lamination lines. A large proportion of the energy required comes from the company’s own biomass power plants. Panel Plus has additional upgrading capacities at the production site in Samut Sakorn, Thailand, and two further upgrading facilities in Malaysia and Vietnam are currently under construction and will become operational in 2024. In total, approximately 800 employees at Panel Plus produce a total volume of 800,000m 3 wood-based materials per year. Panel Plus is a subsidiary of the Mitr Phol Group, a private group of companies whose main business areas include sugar production, renewable energy, and woodbased material production. “By combining EGGER’s deep industry knowledge and expertise with our own local innovative solutions, we are confident this new venture will be beneficial for our customers as we will leverage each other’s strengths with striving for excellence in our pursuit.” Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are the core markets of Panel Plus. The core target groups are the local furniture industry and distributors. Growing market demand, state-of-the-art production technology, and the capacity of Panel Plus, combined with EGGER’s input to expand the product portfolio, form the foundation for a collaborative value creation. The EGGER Group has an established sales organisation in Asia with its own sales offices in Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The stake in Panel Plus now gives EGGER the opportunity to broaden its own market access, address additional customer target groups and further expand availability and service for them. Both parties are convinced that they can successfully realise growth potential together. They have agreed not to disclose the purchase price and further details of the transaction. P Panel Plus was founded in 1990 and today produces a wide range of wood-based “From the very beginning, Panel Plus has been committed to innovative products and To know more about EGGER's investment plans in South East Asia, turn to page 27. 12 PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA | MARCH / APRIL 2024
NEWS Australian Panels orders new MDF line from Siempelkamp Siempelkamp has announced a new medium-density fibreboard (MDF) line ordered by Australian Panels. According to Siempelkamp, this will be the sixth Siempelkamp plant for the Australian panelboard producer. “With the new, sixth order, the number of Siempelkamp equipment at Australian Panels increases to four MDF plants and two plants for the production of particleboard,” said Geoff Robson, managing director of Siempelkamp. Australian Panels last opted for a Siempelkamp particleboard plant in August 2023, which will be reportedly “the largest in Australia” with an annual capacity of over 650,000m³. It will also be built at the Mount Gambier site. Siempelkamp ContiRoll (Image: Siempelkamp) Optimizing Rip Saw w/ 2D scanner feeding system MRS-450M / MRS-610M Heavy-duty, suitable for Mass production 3~4 movable saw blades Cutting width: 450 mm / 610 mm Cutting 8~10 boards per minutes “We are proud that Australian Panels operates its wood-based panel production exclusively with Siempelkamp equipment. And last but not least that we have supplied our customer with the longest MDF plant in the history of our company,” Robson said. The new order for the Mont Gambier location includes the forming and press line including a ContiRoll in the format 8ft x 78.6m, the gluing and the cooling and stacking lines. The scope of supply also includes Pallmann’s drum chipper, CMC Texpan’s wood chip screening system, and Büttner’s drying system. The plant will be designed in heavy-duty size two, which, according to Siempelkamp, is characterised by the high running stability of the steel belt. This ensures maximum service life of the components under special conditions, for example, under high forces. Envision a GREENER Future Reducing material waste Labor-saving, Energy-saving MRS-340M For High-Mix Low-Volume Manufacturing, suitable for wood preparation in medium / small factories 2~3 movable saw blades Cutting width: 340 mm Cutting 4~5 boards per minutes The raw material used will be light pinus radiata, a non-porous coniferous wood that is particularly suitable as a feed material for the production of fibreboard and particleboard. The MDF plant will be delivered in May 2025 and production is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2026. P See us at CIFM Interzum Guangzhou Booth No: 12.1E01b (28~31.03.2024) MARCH / APRIL 2024 | PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA 13
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