DURAWOOD Questionnaire for Wood Manufacturers

 

Dear Respondent!

Thank you for taking the time to complete this very simple questionnaire that is part of the work being carried out by the DURAWOOD project, which is being funded by the European Commission and which aims to develop a cost-effective, ecological, high performance wood coating system, offering low fungicide content via the treatment of wood with electrical gas discharges (plasma). This new technology, which will help to overcome some of the limitations of water-borne coatings in terms of susceptibility to discolouring and damage by mould and blue stain fungi, will be of significant value in light of the Paints and Coatings Directive (2004/42/EC) that requires the replacement of solvent-borne coating systems with water-borne coatings for outdoor wood preservation purposes.

Your responses will be treated with utmost confidentiality and will only be used for the purposes of helping us to ensure that the needs of industry are adequately researched and taken into account during the development work of the proposed tool. For more information about the DURAWOOD project, please visit: www.durawood-fp7.eu