EU Project "WoodTreat" Launched with iVTH Participation

May 11, 2026

WoodTreat – Innovative integral approach for wood waste depollution and multi-sector valorization

WoodTreat opens up new avenues for the safe reuse of treated waste wood.

Large quantities of waste wood are currently difficult to recycle due to treatment with wood preservatives intended to increase its durability and are predominantly used for energy recovery in accordance with the Waste Wood Ordinance. As a result, valuable raw materials are lost.

WoodTreat addresses this challenge by developing innovative decontamination technologies that enable the recovery of clean secondary raw materials from contaminated wood, thereby transforming waste into valuable resources for a circular, bio-based economy.

WoodTreat’s main objective is to develop processes for obtaining wood preservative-free secondary raw materials from heavily contaminated waste wood. The goal is to convert highly contaminated wood waste into safe, high-quality materials. Industry and society benefit from new recycling options, less waste, and a more efficient use of existing resources. In doing so, the project supports key objectives of European climate and sustainability policy.

The 18 project partners come from 10 European countries (Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Albania). The WoodTreat project is coordinated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

Funding Body: European Union
Project Promoter: Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Funding Program: European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program
Grant Agreement No.: 101214288
Duration: September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2029

Further information can be found here:
https://www.woodtreat.eu

This project has received funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101214288. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.