1. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering Institute of Wood Science and Technology Competence Centre for Wood Composites and Wood Chemistry Contact: Institute of Wood Science and Technology Peter Jordan Strasse 82 1190 Vienna Austria Presented by: Dr. Christian Hansmann Institute of Wood Science and Technology Head: Univ. Prof. Dr. Alfred TEISCHINGER Technical ServicesGeneral administration Project management / PRExtern lecturers / Emeritii Wood ChemistryWood PhysicsBio-based fibre materialsOwn professorship:Prof. Dr. Rupert WimmerWood- and Fibre-BiologyWood andWood CompositesProduct EngineeringSurface-technology andLogistics (W3C) Workgroup Wood Technology Workgroup Wood Science Workgroup Natural Fibre Materials

2. Experience within EU / national research projects Participation in EU-projects FP4: IMCOPCO – Improvement of moisture content measuring systems and testing strategies to enable precise process and quality control of kiln dried timber FP5: Stresses in Beech FP6: Innovative solutions for improved processing of Beech with red heartwood National funding Wood K plus (Competence Centre Programme) FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Funds) FWF (Austrian Science Funds) Alfred Teischinger, Christian Hansmann BOKU - ihf © 2007

3. First choice topics KBBE-2007-3-1-04: Forest Products – New forest based products and processes Added-value utilisation of small diameter hardwood. Added-value utilisation of plantation timber. NMP-2007-3.1-2 New added-value user-centred products and product services Manufacturing of “customer designed” parquet floors Research for the benefit of SMEs / associations of SMEs Hardwood: Knowledge- and Technology-Transfer-Centre Alfred Teischinger, Christian Hansmann BOKU - ihf © 2007

4. Key competences and infrastructure Solid Wood From wood quality to optimised processing and manufacturing Bio-based fibre materials “Green Composites” Wood Composites Optimisation of traditional and development of new wood composites Wood Chemistry Generation and analysis of wood extractives; new materials made of cellulose Technologies and processes Optimising production technologies for physical or chemical conversion of wood Alfred Teischinger, Christian Hansmann BOKU - ihf © 2007

5. Key competences and infrastructure Wood K plus – Competence Centre for Wood Composites and Wood Chemistry Wood and Pulp Chemistry; Wood & Wood Composites; W3C: Surface-Technology & Logistics; Wood Plastic Composites (WPC) Material characterisation Chemical- and mechanical Characterisation; (Micro-) Structure analysis; Material testing Processing Climate Laboratory; Chemistry Laboratory; Solid Wood; Wood Composites Alfred Teischinger, Christian Hansmann BOKU - ihf © 2007