The technological development of particleboards dates back to the beginning of the last century. The first industrial production was taken up in Germany in the 1940ies. From the 1950ies onwards, particleboards started their advance, with the development of dimensionally stable and comparatively cost-effective panels.
During particleboard production, particles of different sizes are coated with adhesives and pressed together to form wood-based panels of a high added-value. The overwhelming majority of particleboards are multi-layer, to a lesser quantity also single-layer (strand) boards. In general, particleboards have three to five layers, with the outer layers almost always being composed of relatively fine particles. Because of their high dimensional stability, particleboards are very well suited for furniture manufacturing. They are available as raw panels as well as coated or laminated with various decorative surfaces (e.g. melamine, laminates), or with wood veneers.
Apart from sawmill residues and freshly-harvested timber, increasing quantities of used wood are employed for the manufacture of particleboards.
Due to their manifold sizes, qualities and surface finishing possibilities, particleboards have created a considerable market potential for themselves in various areas of application.
VHI-Members with Particleboards production-sites:

15848 Beeskow
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59929 Brilon
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54497 Morbach
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76726 Germersheim
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86556 Unterbernbach
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29525 Uelzen
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36341 Lauterbach
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33332 Gütersloh
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88299 Leutkirch im Allgäu
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92318 Neumarkt
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91477 Markt-Bibart
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59821 Arnsberg
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49716 Meppen
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99867 Gotha
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71718 Oberstenfeld
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