Wood fiber form-pressed into components for the automotive industry is being developed by researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute. It is seen as a cost-effective substitute for pricier carbon fibers.

At the nature.tec professional trade show at the Grüne Woche from January 16 to 25 in Berlin, WKI presented wood fiber form-pressed into components for the automotive industry.

BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY -- Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut in Braunschweig and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburgin said they have discovered a new method to reduce emissions from particleboard by using modified zeolites to absorb formaldehyde.