Omyawood

The calcium carbonate-based innovation to lower manufacturing costs in fiberboard and particle board.

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Beyond wood: the smart innovation for board manufacturing

Ground calcium carbonate can replace fibers in fiberboards and particle boards, resulting in cost reductions.

With Omyawood®, medium (MDF) or high-density fiberboard (HDF) and wood panel manufacturers can lower costs by partially substituting wood fibers.

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Replace fibers and reduce costs

Adding Omyawood® to wood-based panel products allows for up to 15% fiber replacement by weight on existing production lines with minimal process or equipment changes. Omyawood® can help reduce total manufacturing cost in wood panel products as a cost competitive and consistent raw material, allowing for more flexibility in procurement strategy. 

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Foster responsible use

Wood is a limited resource. By partially replacing it, we help preserve environmental assets, stabilize sourcing, and cut processing energy use. Omyawood® supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 15 (Life on Land).

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Benefits

  • Lower raw material and processing costs
  • Proven industrial-scale use
  • Improve availability, consistency and usability
  • Optimize thickness swelling properties
  • No equipment upgrades needed
  • No impact on surface finishing
  • Calcium carbonate is readily available, consistent and easily applicable
  • Key panel properties are maintained

Let’s look at Omyawood® particles through the Omya lens

As shown in the microscopy image, GCC integrates seamlessly with wood fibers, reinforcing their structure and enhancing them with proven functionalities. The result is a safe, high-quality final product suitable for furniture applications and beyond.

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Download our Omyawood documentation

Read more about Omyawood, the alternative to traditional wood fibers.

 

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Talk to an expert

Interested in reducing costs in wood-based products with calcium carbonate? Get in touch with our expert team for tailored technical support and discover all that value-added minerals can bring to furniture and flooring industries.

Helping you balance the use of natural resources

Calcium carbonate is natural, renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, with a considerably lower carbon footprint than other industrial minerals. 

 

It enables producers to balance raw material sourcing, reduce dependencies on wood as the main component of the end-product, and maintain competitive advantage in a challenging industrial environment. 

 

Omya’s contribution to engineered wood products helps preserve trees through wood substitution.

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FAQ

Omyawood is a specifically designed ground calcium carbonate that can be utilized as wood fiber replacement.

 

Omya has extensive technical experience in the use of calcium carbonate to replace wood fiber and will support straightforward implementation without long periods of trialing. This reduces costs and effort for production line managers.

 

The option of a raw material alternative gives employees with purchasing responsibility a negotiating tool as well as an opportunity to reduce the overall costs of raw material supply and increase profitability.

 

Omyawood can protect wood-based panel manufacturers from forced production stops by closing the gaps caused by diminishing wood supply.

Omya is a solution-oriented partner focused on tackling problems deriving from an increasingly demanding technical, ecological and economic environment.

 

Cost increases or raw material shortages – as wood is more often used as a biomass source to gain “green” energy – are well known threats for the wood based panel industry.

 

Omya products will partially reduce the dependency on wood as a raw material. This goes hand in hand with cost saving opportunities, supporting the industry in maintaining a competitive advantage in times of uncertain market conditions. 

Customized optimization with Omya Flex

Omya Flex is a flexible product handling solution custom-built to fit and meet any requirement for an extensive selection of Omya products. We simplify product distribution and storage by providing both vertical and horizontal silos, along with an on-site slurrying solution. By minimizing the required space, costs, and time for silo delivery, commissioning, and construction permit processing, it is possible to eliminate the need for fixed anchoring and permanent foundations.

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