# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2119 of 20 November 2015 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of wood-based panels (notified under document C(2015) 8062) (Text with EEA relevance), Division BAT 8: In order to use energy efficiently in the preparation of wet fibres for fibreboard production, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Technique
Description
Applicability
a
Cleaning and softening of chips
Mechanical cleaning and washing of raw chips
Applicable to new refiner plants and major retrofits
b
Vacuum evaporation
Recovering hot water for steam generation
Applicable to new refiner plants and major retrofits
c
Heat recovery from steam during refining
Heat exchangers to produce hot water for steam generation and chip washing
Applicable to new refiner plants and major retrofits

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2119/annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.5/division/bat+8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.1/division-1.1.5/division-bat+8
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