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Unipanel: Stability of the Form

(Issue of a magazine 1/2013, page 116)

Engineering lumber or structural material that was manufactured on the basis of wood and resin is getting more frequent in timber engineering. The Unipanel is a new technology in this area. It is also known as core scaleboard (CSB ) that in its turn belongs to laminated wood constructions (LWC) and is sandwich material. Light, eco-friendly, easy to manufacture and to use, short of the flaws most wood materials have, it can be used in construction as well as in manufacturing of doors, furniture, interior items, etc. Sergey Ovchinnikov who invented the new material dwells on the Unipanel

KNAUF Supported the Green Construction

(Issue of a magazine 4/2012, page 118)

In Moscow hosted the III International Festival of Innovative Technologies in Architecture in Construction - “Green Project”. KNAUF company has supported the event for the third time served as its general partner. Within the campaign for the collection of waste paper, anyone could hand over the accumulated waste paper in a mobile point parked next to the exhibition complex and get a prize at the booth KNAUF.

Buildings Fire Protection Based on Knauf Technologies

(Issue of a magazine 3/2012, page 118)

The increasing comfort of urban living environment is inseparably associated with the growing demand of the buildings security. And one of the most common building’s harm’s way are fires. So, according to the construction standards the fire safety means and measures, which also depend on the typology of the building, are developed already at the stage of building design. And these fire safety requirements become more stringent every year.

KNAUF Green Technologies in Low-rise Construction

(Issue of a magazine 2/2012, page 118)

Many Russians are dreaming to live the same way as people in developed countries, where the 2-3-storied private house has become the norm for the average family residence. The program of low-rise housing construction in Russia every year is gaining momentum - for the 1st half of this year’s volume of private dwelling in the housing construction accounted for more than 56%. Knauf Company promptly responds to these trends, expanding the range of package systems, materials, and even the model projects. Today, we are able to offer Russian consumers completely ready technical solutions, up to a finished house, which in the future, we will call “KNAUF-house.”

Save a Tree – Hand Over the Waste Paper!

(Issue of a magazine 1/2012, page 110)

Knauf International Company - one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction and finishing materials, conducts its activities in Russia and CIS, based on international standards of quality. Respect for tradition, implementation of innovations and high level of responsibility are common to all enterprises included in the main body structure. Today Knauf represents a major project for collecting waste paper from the people to revive this forgotten practice that helps to make our cities cleaner and save the forest from logging.

Based on Natural Ingredients

(Issue of a magazine 1/2012, page 114)

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA, Arlington, Va.) has announced the winners of its ACE (Awards for Composites Excellence) and Pinnacle Awards at the organization’s COMPOSITES 2012 trade show and conference in Las Vegas.The award for the Composites Sustainability went to e2e Materials Inc. (Ithaca, N.Y., USA) for Transform Worksurface. e2e’s proprietary biocomposites, featuring 28 pending patents, are made from plentiful feedstocks that include soy flour and natural grass fiber such as jute, flax and kenaf. In addition, the company employs a unique 3-D forming capability that eliminates costly manufacturing processing steps and associated waste. e2e Materials develops, designs, engineers and produces proprietary biocomposites for the furniture, cabinetry and other markets.