utilisation of raw wood | utilization of raw wood

raw wood | timber in the rough | wood in the rough | wood in the round

utility wood | trouble wood | lofted fairway wood | lofted wood | high-lofted wood | lofted metal wood

Wood as a Raw Material and in Manufacturing

Wood utility poles and reinforcing stubs [ O15-15 ]

Wood and Non-wood Products Utilization Branch

wood raw material

wood utilization

In the framing of this proposal, two primary objectives of the Community's Framework Programme for Science and Technology, adopted in 1982, have been kept in view, namely the strengthening of industrial competitiveness and better management of raw materials. To meet the needs of Europe's mining and steel industries, the European Community must promote research projects aimed at supporting and improving these fundamental components of the economy. This is more than ever necessary in a time of economic crisis when industry itself is often compelled to forego technological innovation and to cut back on investment in research and development activities (1) COM(85) 399 - 2 - In the production and utilization ...[+++] of wood, the resources of Europe's forests are to be turned to account and safeguarded in accordance with ecological principles. Methods of wood processing, inccluding paper production, will also be rationalized. In the development of advanced materials, the Community is to help the industrial companies concerned (mainly small to medium- size undertakings) to hold their own in competition with their opposite numbers in the United States and Japan, many of whom receive substantial public aid. Advanced materials will be a key factor in the further technological development of the European Community. Materials science and engineering are advancing rapidly. Materials such as technical ceramics, light alloys and composites are vital to progress in many traditional and new sectors of industry.

The estimated total budget required for this programme is 110 million ECU broken down as follows: RAW MATERIALS: - Primary raw materials (prospecting, mining 30 million ECU engineering and ore processing) - Secondary raw materials (recycling of non- ferrous metals and utilization of waste) 22 million ECU - Wood as a renewable raw material (wood production and utilization) 20 million ECU ADVANCED MATERIALS: 38 million ECU - Metal alloys - Technical ceramics - Composites The funds are to be used primarily for shared-cost research contra ...[+++]cts (Community participation up to 50%) with industry, research laboratories and universities.