The strength properties, the use situation and future prospects of medium density fiberboard and particleboard in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Chen, Chia-hui, 陳佳蕙
• Other Authors: Tsai-yung Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1997
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/55217129571593040766

碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 森林學系 === 85 === Summary The main uses of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) and Particleboard (PB) are applied in the furniture manufacturing industry. Moreover, their prospects for developing in such industry market have been generally viewed as good. The present study has acquired 15mm and 18mm MDF from 11 firms, and 15mm and 18mm PB from 6 firms, and proceeded to investigate their properties by nondestructive and destructive tests,also to design questionnaire to understand the uses situation of end-user, and finally to discuss their future prospects based on their global market. Taiwan does not produce MDF and therefore imports this product mainly from New Zealand, Australia, and USA. Recent years imports from Malaysia and Chile have been increased. After testing its perporties and characteristics, MDF from Chile and New Zealand, are found to be the best in quality (Average internal bond strength of 7 kgf/cm2 , screwholding of 57 kgf, bending strength of 430 kgf/cm2 ). The differences of the price of this product among the companies have a variation of 30% in the range. PB also heavily rely on imports. The main suppliers are Indonesia and USA. Although Chile supplies fewer quantity only, but she excels in delivering a product of consistent quality (Average internal bond strength of 6 kgf/cm2 , screwholding of 51 kgf, bending strength of 208 kgf/cm2 ). The pricing policies from various firm produce a variance of 10% in the range . From the nondestructive testing, it pointed out PB appeared to have a higher relation between between its analysis of MOEd from nondestructive test and MOE from destructive test. Furniture manufacturers in Taiwan are preferable to select their material based on the cost factor as for primary reason, followed by quality and manufacturing process.General, the furniture manufactures find a great satisfaction in the imported MDF and PB. From the view point of the migration of our industry to outside, it suggesting that the wood-based panel industry as possible to change in secondary-processing and developing higher technology for seeking better prospecting. On the other hand, panels manufacturers are developing new method (or markets) to enhance the uses of MDF and PB in order to achieve higher efficiency and scale of economy. The production and consumption of MDF and PB are expect to grow continuosly, but the ranks for each continent may be changed.The rapid industrial growth of Asia , cheap labor ,easy access to raw material and massive expansion of new production lines will enable her to establish as the biggest zone for wood-based panel processing in the world.