Star Panel Boards Ltd. of India has placed its first order for a Dieffenbacher continuous press line to manufacture particleboard. This marks Dieffenbacher’s second order for a continuous press in India and the first ever for particleboard.
Star Panel Boards will build the plant designed for a daily capacity of 1,100 m3 at Malur, KIADB Industrial Area, Kolar District in the state of Karnataka. Plant site is 40 km from the City of Bangalore. This plant will boost the local availability of excellent quality particleboard in the market which is estimated to have a demand supply gap of 450,000 m3 per year. This gap is currently met by imports from the Far East and Europe.