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Regulatory Announcement
Company Accsys Technologies PLC
TIDM AXS
Headline TricoyaTM Collaboration with Medite Europe
Released 07:00 17-Mar-09
Number 9523O07
17 March 2009 AIM: AXS
NYSE Euronext Amsterdam: AXS
Accsys Technologies PLC
Accsys Announces Tricoya™ Collaboration with Medite Europe
Accsys Technologies PLC ("Accsys" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned
subsidiary, Titan Wood Limited ("Titan Wood"), has agreed to heads of terms with Medite
Europe Limited, a leading producer of panel products. This agreement is a milestone to
the potential creation of a joint development agreement between the two companies.
Medite and Titan Wood are presently exploring ways in which they can combine their expertise and
know-how to jointly develop an economically viable, non-toxic, and stable medium density
fiberboard (MDF) panel made from acetylated wood fibers. Testing to-date has demonstrated
enhanced durability and dimensional stability that is substantially differentiated from standard MDF
products and will allow their use in new and exciting applications, including outdoors.
Medite is a pioneering and forward looking company with more than 25 years experience in the
wood composites sector. Medite currently offers a broad range of MDF products and is keen to
explore the potential to expand their product offerings through the adoption of this new fiber based
technology.
Titan Wood, the only company in the world to produce acetylated wood on a commercial scale, has
already proven to be a market leader and currently produces Accoya® solid wood using the
company's own non-toxic, environmentally responsible, proprietary technology. The Company is
now seeking to extend its proprietary technology to the production of wood composite ingredients.
Working with production partners, it is the Company's goal to license their revolutionary production
technology, branded as TricoyaTM, for new applications in wood based composites fabricated from
acetylated lignocellulosic biomass materials.
Finlay Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of Accsys Technologies, added, "As a step-change product,
Accoya® has demonstrated that it is possible for wood to be both durable and environmentally
sound. Tricoya™ technology is a logical next phase for the company. It will offer manufacturers the
opportunity to develop high value, high performance, innovative wood composite products that can
be used with absolute confidence in new and challenging applications. We are delighted to be
collaborating with Medite, an industry leader, to work together to produce the most durable, stable
and sustainable composite panels on the market."
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