Fourth wood modification reactor installed at Accoya Arnhem plant

2 June 2021


The next step in Accoya modified wood’s expansion policy hit a landmark on May 28 when a fourth wood acetylation reactor was successfully installed at Accsys Technologies’ production facility in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Accoya modified wood is used as a high performance, durable and stable wood for the production of windows, doors, cladding and decking.

The new fourth modification reactor in Arnhem will increase annual production capacity of Accoya wood by one third: from 60,000m3 to 80,000m3 per year, and is expected to begin production by the end of Q1, 2022. The reactor weighs around 65 tonnes and is over 14 metres in length.

The company has also taken on five additional process operators to support the planning for commissioning and increased Accoya wood production.

The latest expansion at Arnhem is part of Accsys’ ‘5x by 2025’ growth plan, which aims to increase production capacity fivefold from 40,000m3 per annum in 2018 to 200,000m3 a year in 2025.

Other steps in the growth strategy include deploying new technology with the world’s first wood chip acetylation plant in Hull which will produce Tricoya wood elements, and, through the joint venture with Eastman Chemical Company, the proposed ‘copy’ of the successful Arnhem Accoya plant into the US.

Arnhem reactor No 4 is installed