Medite Europe

Boiler Replacement
Feasibility Study
July 2014

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Medite based in Clonmel
producing Medium Density
Fibreboard (MDF).
Smartply based in Waterford
producing Oriented Strand
Board (OSB)

Medite MDF Plant, Clonmel

Medite Statistics

Built in 1982
First board Sept 1983
Total site area 64 ha
Area under concrete 18 ha
Employees 160

Who we are..
What we do
Medite Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF).
Brand Leader in International Markets
Pioneered a range of New products
Technologically Advanced Production
Facility
Thermal Energy from Biomass

Daily Inputs

1,500 tonnes of timber

200 tonnes boiler fuel
150,000 litres resin
14,000 litres wax
MIC 18MWe
Typical Usage 14MWe
Thermal 55MWt

Outputs
(420,000m3, 12,500 truck loads)
Line2 3mm
1800 panels/hr 43,200 daily
Equivalent to 4.39Km/hr 105.4Km daily
Equivalent to 38,495Km/year

Line1 18mm
900panels/ hr 21,600 daily
Equivalent to 2.12Km/hr 50.88Km daily
4.6 hours of production to cover Croke Park

Overview
M.D.F.
Process

Medite Products

Premier
Moisture Resistant
Exterior
Flame Retardant
Ultralite
Flooring Quality
Ecologique
Trade
Tricoya
Thickness availability 3mm 45mm
Number of matrix Items available >350

Uses of Medite

Furniture, Kitchen press, wardrobes, bed ends

Window boards, skirting, dado railings, architraves.
Escape routes, public buildings
Hospitals, schools museums
Doors, signage, shop fronts
Stage set up, props
DIY
Cladding, windows, doors
Flooring substrate

Standards & Certification

ISO 9001 QMS

ISO 14001 EMS

CARB 2

EN13986 CE Mark
EN 622 parts 1 & 5

FSC 70%

Medite Europe
Overview of Boiler Replacement
Feasibility Study
July 2014

Feasibility Study Objectives

Aim
Review the technical and financial feasibility
of upgrading Medite existing energy
systems.

Drivers
Minimise the business interruption risk
Maximise Medite competitiveness and
profitability

Cost Breakdown per M3

Other
5%
Labour
15%
Energy
17%

Resin etc
30%

Wood
30%

Energy & Material Flow

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Bottom-up Strategy for Feasibility Study

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Feasibility Study Flowchart

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Heat Flows Representation

Losses

Line 2 Refiner

Line 2 Dryer

Exhaust gases

Biomass Fuel

Energy
Centre
Line 2 Press

Thermal oil

Core Refiner
Face Refiner
EVOJet

Biomass Fuel

Line 1
Boilers

Metso Sifter

Steam

Core & Face

Dryers

Gas Boiler

Gas
Boiler

Line 1 Press

Thermal oil

Losses

Losses

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Biomass Fuel Options @ Medite

Average 50% thermal Energy from Co-Products

A range of biomass products exist, each with their own technical
attributes, availability and respective market pricing
Growing competing demand (eg. RHI) therefore balance required
between long term security of supply and price

Sander Dust
& MDF Trim

Sawmill
Co-products

Bark

Available as part
of the
manufacturing
process
Dust can act
similar to a gas Modulation

Expensive as
energy if reusing in
product possible

Harvest
Residues

Energy
Crops

Recovered
Wood

Sawdust

By-product of
sawmilling
Availability
fluctuates
High MC%
Seasonal
fluctuations in
moisture

Brash & Stumps

Limited availability

Waste material
from clear-fells

High establishment
costs

Only suitable for

large scale boilers

Further potential
for market share
along with Short
Rotation Forestry

Grit content high

Further potential

Boiler must be
suitable to use these

Limited
availability
Boiler must be
WID compliant
to burn lower
grades

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