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5. Glossary
Biorefinery; Biorefinery
Industrial facility that converts biomass into energy and a range of products to produce heat, power (agro-energy), value-added chemicals, biomaterials, food, feed, etc.
Parallel strand lumber ; Bois d'œuvre à lamelles parallèles
Material obtained by gluing pieces of wood veneer (maximum thickness of each veneer = 6 mm; average length = at least 300 times the thickness) arranged in parallel, glued and pressed together continuously.
Bois lamellé-croisé; Cross laminated timber
Multi-layered wood panel used as a building material; 3 to 11 layers, each a few centimeters thick, are cross-glued together.
Plywood
Panel obtained by gluing several veneers (called "plies") together at right angles; the...
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French chestnut extract producer:
KingTree, France – https://www.kingtree.eu
French leader in total poplar harvesting:
Leuke, France – http://www.leuke.fr
World leader in the production of plant...
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