Garnica and the Biopoptech Project collaborate to boost competitiveness within the forestry sector
Read the featured articleThe aim of the project is to combine the resources of universities, R&D centers, associations, producers, owners, and industries to improve profitability and optimize final product quality.
Garnica is committed to innovation and sustainability through our sustainable forest management practices, striving for constant improvement. Over the past few years, we have been involved in numerous R&D&I projects, including the Biopoptech project. This collaborative project focuses on promoting poplar cultivation and its use in high added value products. Funds for this project have been provided by the Next Generation EU initiative.
Targeting the agroforestry sector, the Biopoptech project’s objective is to boost competitiveness among the primary poplar producers, incorporating them into the forest industry value chain by optimizing poplar varieties and improving value-creating and standardization tools. The project also contributes to the supply from renewable energy sources and is synergistic with other top priorities, such as improved water management.
To achieve these objectives, several tests will be conducted on the most common poplar species throughout the Duero and Ebro river basins. Here at Garnica, our focus is on characterizing the industrial properties of the panels produced from each clone in various soils, ages, and weather conditions, determining the best varieties for peeling and maintaining the traceability of each managed clone in forestry.
To be precise, the project will include at least 30 lots with different soils, using key, currently mature Euro-American or inter-American clones. The first test lots will use I-214 and Unal at Salas de Los Infantes and Hacinas. Results are expected before summer, after conducting various plywood tests at Garnica's facilities.
At Garnica, we believe that it is essential to continue producing knowledge at the industrial level to optimize different local forest species. In this way, we will aid forest owners to use their lots to their full potential, while also generating products with increased added value for our clients. This project will help us to continue to move forward towards a sustainable production system that simultaneously creates environmental and industrial value.
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About GO BIOPOPTECH:
By promoting poplar cultivation and the cascading use of its wood towards high added-value technological products, the project aims to develop the value chain associated with the farming and efficient use of poplar trees.
European Commission: https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/common-agricultural-policy/rural-development_en
The GO-BIOPOPTECH Operations Group has received a grant of €596,871.75. for its innovation project. The project amount is 100% co-financed with funds from the European Recovery Instrument (Next Generation EU), as established in Royal Decree 169/2018, March 23rd.
GO-BIOPOPTECH is responsible for the content.
Spanish Office of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-food Training (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) as the managing authority responsible for the implementation of FEADER aid.
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