Corporate guidelines

We process wood and related products, i.e. natural raw materials. “A natural core” is our mission statement. It is therefore natural for us to attach great importance to environmental issues when purchasing raw materials and during the entire production process. We are, for example, actively involved in the protection of the environment, especially the conservation of forests. As a matter of principle, we therefore exclude the following sources of wood procurement:

  • Wood from illegal logging and overexploitation
  • Wood from forests where civil and traditional rights are violated
  • Wood from high conservation value forests
  • Wood from genetically modified trees
  • Wood from natural forest clearance

In addition, various measures implemented in our production processes make our production more environmentally friendly. Wood residues at our production sites are, for example, used to generate heat. HOMANN HOLZWERKSTOFFE Group takes greatest care to ensure a closed production cycle.

Principles

Quality
HOMANN HOLZWERKSTOFFE Group stands for highest quality standards in terms of product and customer service.
We assure this quality to our customers and expect the same from our suppliers.

Reliability
We keep our promises – regardless of the effort it may cost us.
We are a reliable partner with all our statements and all our actions.

Responsibility
We take the initiative and assume responsibility for our actions.
We are willing to stand up for our mistakes and learn from them.

Trust
We cultivate a cooperative, open and fair style in dealing with our customers and suppliers worldwide and with each other.
We treat each other with mutual respect and trust.

Economic efficiency
The quality of the product and customer service at fair market prices as well as positive results of our actions are indispensable prerequisites for the future of our company. Continuous innovation and improvement in every respect is our daily task.

Number 1
HOMANN HOLZWERKSTOFFE Group always wants to be the number 1 and your best partner.

State-of-the-art

Natural wood and binder with a low content of formaldehyde are transformed into our final products using a gentle, modern manufacturing process. These can be recycled or thermally recovered via the waste wood schemes.

1. Primary Products
Domestic timbers are used for the production of HDF/MDF HOMADUR®, especially roundwood and scrap wood from sawmills.

2. Adhesives
Adhesives, which belong to the group of duroplastic glues, are used; that means that they are reactant adhesives such as urea formaldehyde condensates or mixed condensates based on urea, melamine, phenol, and formaldehyde. All glues we use are “E05” adhesives and complies with the latest REACH requirements.

3. Lacquers
TheThe "Aqueous dispersion paints" used for lacquering are protected by "AC-UV lacquer".

4. Manufacturing Process
HDF/MDF HOMADUR® is produced in a dry process. After heating the chipped timbers under pressure and temperature with subsequent defibration, the moist woodfibre that contains adhesives is gently dried in a warm air stream. Further processing - pressing in the hot press - is carried out dryly. The exhaust vapours emerging from the process of drying and pressing are passed onto an air washer, especially developed for this purpose. Wastewater resulting from this will be cleaned and re-used. The substances remaining after the manufacturing process can be materially and thermally almost completely re-used.

5. Disposal of HDF/MDF HOMADUR® after use
HDF/MDF products can be incinerated without problems because they are not treated with PVC or halogen-organic substances.