Wood Products and Wood-Based Composites: Innovation Toward Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Wood products and wood-based composites play a central role in the transition toward a more sustainable, circular, and climate-resilient bioeconomy. As renewable, carbon-storing materials, wood-based solutions offer significant potential to reduce the environmental footprint of construction, furniture, packaging, and other industrial sectors. However, fully unlocking this potential requires continuous innovation across the entire value chain, from raw material sourcing and processing to product design, performance optimization, and end-of-life strategies.

This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality original research and review papers addressing recent advances in wood products and wood-based composites that contribute to sustainability goals. Topics of interest include novel engineered wood products, bio-based and hybrid composites, valorization of underutilized wood resources and forest biomass, circular design approaches, durability and fire performance, eco-efficient manufacturing processes, life cycle assessment, and applications in sustainable construction and infrastructure.

Dr. Sofia Knapic
Guest Editor

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