TECHNICAL PAPERS

If you are interested in finding out more and getting deeper insights about poplar, sustainable managed forests, plantations, and poplar and timber products and processes, feel free to download the following materials by renowned industry players and scientists.

Poplar, a tree that rocks

A short presentation of ProPopulus, The European Poplar Initiative: What it is, what it does, and why poplar is a tree that rocks.

  • Poplar, a tree that rocks

    ProPopulus. The European Poplar Initiative

    2022

Treeconomics. Wood in a Sustainable Economy - Full video

"Treeconomics. Wood in a sustainable economy" was organized by ProPopulus and sponsored by ING, to give visibility to the contribution of wood in the development of a sustainable bioeconomy and in mitigating climate change. Here you can watch the full event.

Treeconomics. Wood in a sustainable economy

Experts and representatives of the forestry sector chain met at the conference “Treeconomics. Wood in a sustainable economy”, held on June 22, 2022, in Madrid. During the event, they explained the role of forests in mitigating climate change and highlighted the need to replace polluting materials with wood as a sustainable alternative. Here you can download all the presentations, by participants in order of appearance.

  • ProPopulus. The European Poplar Initiative.

    Joris van Acker. Chairman of ProPopulus

    2022

  • Poplar, The Tree of the 21st Century

    Joris van Acker, Chairman of ProPopulus and Professor and Director of the Wood Technology Laboratory, University of Ghent

    2022

  • Sustainable Forest Management, key in the fight against climate change

    Ana Belén Noriega, PEFC Spain, General Secretary

    2022

  • Round table. Social, economic, and environmental impact of forests in Spain

    Antolino Gallego, Professor of Applied Physics at the E.T.S. of Building Engineering, University of Granada

    2022

  • Round table. Social, economic, and environmental impact of forests in Spain

    Francesc Cano, Deputy Director of Transfer, Centre for Forestry Science and Technology of Catalonia

    2022

  • Round table. Social, economic, and environmental impact of forests in Spain

    Inés González Doncel, Vice Dean of the Official College of Forestry Engineers and Coordinator of the Platform Juntos por los Bosques

    2022

  • Round table. Social, economic, and environmental impact of forests in Spain

    Marta Corella, Forest Engineer, Mayoress of Orea

    2022

  • Is it possible to continue innovating in the wood industry?

    Juan Picos, Doctor in Forestry Engineering, Professor and Researcher, University of Vigo

    2022

  • Construction Revolution

    Julen Pérez, Architect, Senior Associate, Waugh Thistleton Architects Ltd.

    2022

  • Garnica at a Glance

    Oscar Crespo, Head of Business Development, Garnica Group

    2022

Poplar in a sustainable economy

In this informative booklet, ProPopulus offers detailed information on the economic and environmental benefits of poplar, its industrial uses, its link with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and its role in the development of a circular bioeconomy, as well as the important role played by the poplar chain.

Poplar: an irreplaceable asset

This booklet published by the Conseil National du Peuplier, with the support of France Bois Forêt, offers detailed information on the key role of poplar in France and on the characteristics of this exceptional species.

Poplar bioeconomy benefits in Granada

This document highlights the economic, environmental and social assets of poplar as an opportunity to develop a competitive, profitable and highly technological bioeconomy in the province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

  • Social Council - University of Granada - Scientific Coordination: Antolino Gallego Molina

    March 2020

Tackle Climate Change: Use Wood

This book tackles the climate change issue posing timber as a suitable alternative to non-renewable resources. Downloadable in seven languages

Practical Guide to EUTR

Here you can download an introduction to the current EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). Downloadable in English and French

Poplar, the tree of the 21st Century

This downloadable book offers a complete vision of poplar as a sustainable, renewable resource and its benefits.

2nd Conference on Engineered Wood Products Based on Poplar/Willow Wood

All these documents were presented in the framework of the 2nd Conference on Engineered Wood Products Based on Poplar/Willow Wood in León, Spain, in 2016

  • Early assessment of poplar and willow wood properties: selection of parameters and their predictability

    Lieven De Boever, Jan Van Den Bulcke, Joris Van Acker

    2016

  • Low risk of transferring microorganisms from artificially contaminated poplar crates to foodstuffs

    Mathilde Montibus, Rached Ismail, Isabelle Le Bayon, Adeline Jasick, Martine Gabille, Florence Aviat, Valérie Michel, Michel Federighi, Magdalena Kutnik

    2016

  • Thermal insulating materials made up of poplar wood fibers

    Pierre Vignon, Mohamad Hobballah, Huyen Tran, Jérôme Moreau, Christine Delisée, Michael Lecourt, Rachid Belalia

    2016

  • Study of the stress-grading of poplar for a structural use

    IPC Working Party on Harvesting and Utilization of Poplar and Willow Wood

    2016

  • Kiln drying properties of hybrid poplar clones from three growing sites

    Yves Fortin, Suying Xing, Roger E. Hernández

    2016

  • Enhancing poplar plywood with sound absorption properties

    Francesco Negro, Corrado Cremonini, Gaetano Castro, Marco Fringuellino, Antonio Spinelli, Guido Callegari, Roberto Zanuttini

    2016

  • Durability of exterior wood works in poplar from France in real conditions of use

    David Lorenzo, Magdalena Kutnik, Juan Fernández-Golfin, Manuel Touza, Manuel Guaita

    2015

  • OHT of poplar round wood – the wood’s resistance to white rot

    Waldemar Perdoch, Stanisław Karpiński, Janusz Zawadzki, Bartłomiej Mazela

    2016

  • Poplar Wood Related Research in Hungary

    Róbert Németh, Sándor Fehér, József Ábrahám, Miklós Bak, Norbert Horváth, Szabolcs Komán, Péter Szeles

    2016

  • Bending properties of tangentially and radially sawn European aspen and silver birch wood after industrial scale thermo-mechanical modification

    Juhani Marttila, Veikko Möttönen, Yağmur Bütün & Henrik Heräjärvi

    2016

  • Challenge the Ordinary (Company Presentation)

    Garnica

    2016

  • Use of poplar for wood-polymer composites manufacturing

    Sébastien Migneault, Ahmed Koubaa, Djamila Kada, Ghazela Tabak, Mohamed Mokhtar Hadidane

    2016

  • Potential of thermally modified poplar wood for construction products

    Lieven De Boever, Jan Van Den Bulcke, Joris Van Acker

    2016

  • Mechanical properties of Laminated Veneer Lumber made from 14 poplar cultivars

    Louis Denaud, Jean Claude Butaud, Michael Krebs, Rémy Marchal, Istie Rahayu1

    2016

  • Enhanced potential of poplar and willow for engineered wood products

    Joris Van Acker, Nele Defoirdt, Jan Van den Bulcke

    2016

  • Laminated Veneer and Rubber Lumbers (LVRL): Manufacturing and Physic-mechanical Characteristics

    Xinwu Xu

    2016

  • Producing medium density fibre board based on bamboo-willow

    Mei Changtong

    2016