Cluster in Brussels at the Social Dialogue Working Group Meeting
As active member of the CEI Bois, The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries, Croatian Wood Cluster participated at the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees for “Woodworking” and “Furniture” Joint Working Group meeting taking place 21 March 2018. The Cluster emphasized the importance of competence centers for maintaining employment and the efforts to revitalize rural areas that […]
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WORLD DAY OF FORESTS: Croatia Needs to Protect Forests in Laws

March 21 is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Forests, which promotes the importance of forests and trees in our lives. The day addresses current issues such as deforestation, protection of forests and urban green spaces. Forests are gaining more and more importance in the EU policies since they are recognized as the main […]
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Agreement on the Increased Use of Bioenergy Signed in Zagreb!

The high-priority topic of wood biomass and renewable energy sources was discussed at the 8th International Energy Conference held on February 27th in Zagreb, organized by the Croatian Wood Cluster and CROBIOM – Croatian Biomass Association. The conference was attended by WBA President, Remigijus Lapinskas and Eric Vial from the European Pallet Council. They supported […]
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Increasing pellet production in public buildings!
The topic of biomass and renewable energy sources is on a high list of European and Croatian priorities. That was demonstrated yesterday at the 8th International Energy Conference held in Zagreb organized by the Croatian Wood Cluster and CROBIOM. The importance of the topic is shown by the presence of representatives of five ministries from […]
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SUCCESSFUL PREPARATIONS: 8th International Energy Conference in Zagreb on 27th February
Traditional conference on biomass and renewable energy sources (RES) on 27th February will again host over 200 participants from the wood processing industry, biomass producers, wood and agricultural pellets, technology suppliers, representatives of institutions from Croatia and the EU, cities and municipalities who want to make better use of RES for regional development. The main […]
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AGRICULTURAL WASTE: The topic of commercialization and production of agropellet
There is great potential of plant residues from agricultural production in the Mediterranean, which have recently been widely used in the energy sector. With a more active approach to the EU and stimulating transition to renewable energy sources, biomass from agricultural sources gets its wider application and economic importance. The 8th International Energy Conference on […]
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TECHNOLOGY: Polytechnik offers coal production with a high market price of 300-500 EUR/ t
Austrian technology producer Polytechnik has been working intensively on solutions for cascading use of agricultural biomass, and in this case developed coal production technology. Taking into account the fact that biomass of plant origin contains up to 50% of carbon and recognizing the enormous potential of plant biomass, a modern industrial scale technology has been […]
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JOIN THE PROJECT: Ventilation Replacement, Safety at Work and Energy Efficiency!
At the beginning of this year the project “Protection at Work to Energy Efficiency” by the Croatian Wood Cluster started. According to recent research, by replacing old exhalation systems, it is possible to increase the company’s energy efficiency by up to 30 percent. At the same time, with the installation of newer generation ventilation systems, […]
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FORESDA – Transnational Strategy on Boosting the Regional Innovation Systems Released with Clear Priority: More Innovation within Forest-based Sectors
As planned within FORESDA project (Interreg Danube Programme) project, the Transnational Strategy on the fostering of cross-sectoral, transnational innovation and strengthening of ecosystems is released in the end of December 2017. The Strategy lays out the plan that should open up, broaden and contribute to the further development of the forest-based sectors’ (FBIs) research innovation […]
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RESERVE AN INFO DESK OR A PRESENTATION @ Wood Technology Conference (Opatija, Croatia, 4-5 June 2018)
We invite you to participate at this unique event for forest-based industries in Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean and to present your experience and products, your news and advanced solutions. Your participation at the conferences, presentations, discussions and sharing your materials will connect you to your target clients in the field of forestry, wood processing, […]
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